Comparison

CounterSocial vs Radiant for Mastodon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CounterSocial

This platform offers a unique social network experience free from trolls, abuse, ads, and fake news. It actively counters foreign influence operations and disinformation by empowering users to control the content they see. User data is never mined or sold.

Highlights
  • Zero-tolerance for trolls and abuse
  • No ads or promoted content
  • Combats fake news and disinformation
  • Crowd-powered by users
  • User data is not mined or sold
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A unique social network. No trolls. No abuse. No ads. No fake-news. No foreign influence operations. CounterSocial is the first Social Network Platform to take a zero-tolerance stance to hostile nations, bot accounts, trolls and disinformation networks who are weaponizing OUR own social media platforms and freedoms to engage in influence operations against us. And we're here to counter it. CounterSocial is 100% crowd powered by it's users, and does not run ads or 'promoted content'. Our users data is not mined or sold for any purpose.

About

Radiant for Mastodon

A highly customizable Mastodon client offering a personalized social media experience. Tailor timelines, content filters, and aesthetics to your preferences. Schedule posts, create polls, and share media with ease.

Highlights
  • Customizable timelines with multi-tag support
  • Advanced content filters
  • Flexible theming and behavior customization
  • Post scheduling
  • Poll creation
  • Media sharing
Features
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Radiant is a powerful and flexible Mastodon client for your iPhone that’s designed from the ground up to be easy to use while still offering the features you need … and some new ones that might surprise you! The best Mastodon experience is one that works for you, making the social network fun and easy to use. Radiant does that by including all of the features you might expect from a feature-rich app while adding others that go above and beyond what you’re used to. Radiant offers almost endless customizability, whether that’s the ability to create powerful filters to suit your needs or the way you can tweak its aesthetic to suit your tastes. If you don’t quite feel at home with your current Mastodon app, Radiant is for you! I hope you’re going to love using Radiant. Some of the features you can look forward to include: - Full support for home, local, and federated Mastodon timelines - Custom timelines with multi-tag support — see all of the posts tagged with #puppies, #kittens, #cats, and #dogs in one place - Flexible theming and behaviour customization - Total control over what you see and when you see it — already seen a boosted post? Radiant can filter those out so you never see them again, for example - More advanced content filters so you only see the posts that you want to see and none of those that you don’t - The tools to express yourself your way — create polls, share media, and even schedule future posts with Radiant And this is just the beginning. Radiant is in active development and will continue to grow with new features being added all the time! Radiant is a free download from the App Store with an optional Radiant PRIME subscription unlocking additional features that include the ability to add multiple accounts and even customize the app’s theme based on your current account. Instant server-based notifications and support for additional app icons and themes are also available to Radiant PRIME subscribers. Radiant PRIME subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period (and charged to your iTunes account). You can turn off auto-renew/manage subscriptions in your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use can be found at https://radiant.social/terms and Privacy Policy can be found at https://radiant.social/privacy. Enjoy better social media!

Screenshots

CounterSocial4 screens
Radiant for Mastodon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CounterSocial at none against Radiant for Mastodon's 2. CounterSocial also leads on ratings volume (493 vs 59) and device support (3 vs 1). Radiant for Mastodon's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (88% vs 71%). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Radiant for Mastodon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CounterSocial asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Radiant for Mastodon holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CounterSocial has 493 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of CounterSocial's written reviews are positive against 88% of Radiant for Mastodon's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CounterSocial versus Radiant for Mastodon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounterSocialRadiant for Mastodon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (493 ratings)4.5 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings493 — better59
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB58 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJay BauerSmall Colossus LTD

Customer experience

CounterSocial

All ratings490 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative27.1%

Radiant for Mastodon

All ratings57 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

Bugs and requests

CounterSocial

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Verification email not received
  • App crashes or freezes on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • iPad app support
  • Improved search and discovery tools
  • Expanded customization options

Radiant for Mastodon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CounterSocial

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Radiant for Mastodon

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Radiant Prime7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Radiant Prime7 Days trial$7.991 Year

Questions

Is CounterSocial free?
CounterSocial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Radiant for Mastodon free?
Radiant for Mastodon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CounterSocial or Radiant for Mastodon?
Radiant for Mastodon is rated higher. CounterSocial averages 4.2 out of 5 from 493 ratings, while Radiant for Mastodon averages 4.5 from 59 ratings.
Do CounterSocial or Radiant for Mastodon have ads?
Neither CounterSocial nor Radiant for Mastodon shows ads.

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