CounterSocial vs Radiant for Mastodon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Customizable timelines with multi-tag support
- Advanced content filters
- Flexible theming and behavior customization
- Post scheduling
- Poll creation
- Media sharing
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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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | CounterSocial | Radiant for Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (493 ratings) | 4.5 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 493 — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jay Bauer | Small Colossus LTD |
Customer experience
CounterSocial
Radiant for Mastodon
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
CounterSocial
No in-app purchases
Radiant for Mastodon
- Monthly Radiant Prime7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Radiant Prime7 Days trial$7.991 Year
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