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great community and awesome for artists
This app is genuinely great for artists. There is such a good community and i almost never see anything negative. Everyone is very encouraging and supportive to each other. Love that there isn’t a size limit on the art you can post. There is no algorithm, which gives everyone’s art a chance to be seen, and likes are mostly hidden. There is a dedicated section to asking for critiques, and a place where people can create challenges, which can be awesome for art block. There are also content warning filters you can use on your own art or to censor any art you might be uncomfortable with, which you can remove if you want to see the art.
There are bugs somewhat often and the app isn’t the fastest, but the devs are very open and responsive to communication about any bugs or problems in the app.
The app is fairly new-ish so I’m assuming there’s more to come, but even so it’s awesome so far.
If you’re an artist i definitely recommend checking out this app, the community is so supportive and it’s nice to be able to post art without feeling the frustration of having to try to appeal to an algorithm. It takes away the competition and makes it more of a community. Really awesome, highly recommend!Show lessb e a n b e a r
Amazing App
I love Artfol and have had an account since beta. Many of the older lower star reviews are from beta so don’t fret, the app does not take forever to load anymore, hasn’t in a long time. Most of the complaints about the app have to do with there being next to no algorithm, this is done to encourage users to actually engage with their audiences. For me this is actually a big deal, I get next to no engagement on instagram even though I have 500 followers while on Artfol I get a ton more engagement with only 100 followers, this means I can more easily see what people like about my art and connect with way more people. Remember more followers doesn’t mean more engagement!Show lesshanne_draws
It’s fine, but not the most functional.
I get it, this isn’t a reflection on the creators of the app. I really get that it’s a lot to handle with no help for no pay. But that’s the hard truth. This app is only okay. It has a lot of cool features but functions at a 90s era microsoft dell level. It’s very slow, the community is circular and isolated (if you’re looking to meet and befriend other, typically young, artists, great. If you’re looking to network might be okay at best. If you want to grow a business, terrible). It’s just not that good. It’s okay. It’s fun if you have the patience to wait for every post to load for five minutes, and you don’t mind a young-ish, artist-centric echo chamber. But I think I’m finding more and more this app just isn’t for me and I can’t imagine it’ll get too much better anytime soon if it’s funding remains as is. It’s cool that it’s free, but if it can’t really function properly every time a new feature is added…idk, I’m losing interest at this point.Show lessapmanda
I adore this app!
I have been a long time Artfol user, since late 2020. The app has continuously improved since then. If you had the app back when it boomed and deleted it due to lag, you absolutely should try it again!
The developers are actively listening to what the community suggests and recommends. Because the community on the app is small, it’s easier for them to do so. Once bugs are reported, they tend to be weeded out fairly quickly.
Within the app itself, there is a huge array of features. Artfol has no algorithm, so you must rely solely on your connections and interactions with others. This means that you do need to put in the effort to communicate and interact with others if you wish for interaction yourself.
It’s super easy to manage your own account for whatever you need, with both profile edits, gallery formats (two to choose from), featured, and introduction stuff.
There are still bits and pieces that behave a bit clunky in-app, but if you keep in mind that all the potential, it easily becomes ignorable.
I absolutely recommend this app to anyone who wishes to view others art and/or share their own!Show less27519834009347
The only art social media i feel like i matter on
Ive been using Artfol for a few years now and its always been my favorite, i’ve posted my art on other sites for as long as ive been an artist and usually never get a single like. But now i have over 100 followers and a minimum of 20 likes per post. Its not much but considering Artfol’s small community im content with it. Everyone on this platform is amazing and i’ve seen almost no toxicity and hate on it. 10/10 would recommend trying, its change for the better since it launched.Show lessEdgar •u•
I think it’s an okay app
I really like the app, my only issue is that it’s even harder getting noticed on this app than it is on other platforms. I remember joining in during the start of the beta version of the app and getting lots of notifications, but now I’m barely getting any.
I can handle the slow loading time, I also don’t mind the wait between posting. My current issue right now though, I recently posted an artwork but as soon as that was posted the entire feed went blank. I can’t even make a post and my profile is blank and the text “User not found” pops up. My notifications are gone, I can’t check my followers or the people I’m following. The only thing that I can still view is the discover feed. I tried installing it on my phone to use from there but it’s not working either.Show less666Hellsing666
Not the best.
After spending some time on this app, I felt like it wasn’t worth it. Everything is posted chronologically, which makes it hard to see everyone’s art unless you spend an hour or two scrolling. This platform leans more toward “anime”, so if you don’t do anything along those lines, people don’t much care for it. It also feels like there are a lot of younger kids on it, and while that isn’t a bad thing, the text posting page should be avoided. This app crashes a lot, sometimes making it difficult to either post art or leave a comment on someone else’s post. It is decent enough, but I wouldn’t recommend it being your go to place to share art.Show lessArtfol user
Currently the best art posting social
Artfol might be the only art social out right now thats not on fire. Its gotten to the point that other art socials dread updates because they will inevitably ruin something worse. Artfol not only has updates that IMPROVE the app, imagine that! But also they listen to feedback and once even worked to resolve one of the glitches I encountered! And it was fixed just like that! No algorithms, only you, your posts, and your art. In a time when every other art posting place is on dead or on fire, maybe both, artfol is the last beacon for casual art posting and browsing. Give it a go if you are fed up with insta, twitter, DA, amino, tumblr, ect ect!Show lessZipper dragon
Better than Instagram!
Artfol is WAY better than a lot of the other platforms out there!
People actually talk to you on this app & give compliments on the art! It helps that there’s a Community Tab, a place in the app where you are encouraged to talk to other artists!
Problematic accounts are often actually dealt with by the lovely folks who run this app! They currently don’t leave reports to crummy bots, so humans are actually reading the reports! So if someone’s stealing your art, you can report it, let your followers know about it so they can report it too, & usually in a few days, the thief’s posts will either have gotten taken down, or they got banned for the theft.
Anytime I’ve ever had some sort of issue, I just contacted their email address, & had my problem solved!
They’re currently working on adding even more amazing features, so don’t wait & get Artfol already so you don’t miss out on the app-wide excitement of the new features!Show lessFrenchielover5411
Short Reach
ArtFol is an amazing application for artists. Everyone who uses it is super supportive of one another and the U.I. is nice to look at navigate through. However, your art is seen by very, very little people. If you’re lucky, maybe two or three people will see your art. Also, since this is a relatively new app compared to Instagram or Twitter, there aren’t that many people using it either. It is a very nice app, don’t get me wrong. I just don’t think it’s the best if you want your art to be seen.Show lessAkira Deibisu
