Shitter vs barinsta

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Shitter		barinsta
	Project
22	Mentions	4
227	Stars	97
-	Growth	-
9.3	Activity	0.0
13 days ago	Latest Commit	almost 3 years ago
Java	Language
Apache License 2.0	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

Shitter

Posts with mentions or reviews of Shitter. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-23.

⟳ 4 apps added, 72 updated at f-droid.org
29 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 23 Oct 2023

Shitter (version 3.4.4): A lightweight Mastodon client focused on privacy and low data consumption
fritter not working
3 projects | /r/fossdroid | 21 Apr 2023

I thought you where shitting me, but it's real: https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter
Mastodon and twitter in one client??
1 project | /r/fossdroid | 20 Jan 2023

Shitter
⟳ 4 apps added, 16 updated at apt.izzysoft.de
8 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 20 Jan 2023

Shitter (version 69): lightweight Twitter/Mastodon client
Shitter for Android swithced to Twitter API v1.1
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Jan 2023
Today Marks the End of an Era
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Jan 2023

Shitter[0] app for Android also is a good lightweight client.
[0] https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter/releases/tag/3.0.1
Fritter is the only Twitter client that keeps working (Android)
2 projects | /r/PrivacyGuides | 20 Jan 2023

If anyone is looking for a minimal barebones AF Twitter client, this works as well. https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter
Shitter – A lightweight Twitter and Mastodon app for Android
1 project | /r/CKsTechNews | 13 Jan 2023
Shitter 3.0 – a lightweight Twitter and Mastodon app for Android
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Jan 2023
Any method to remove the recent tweets popup in Twitter app
3 projects | /r/androidapps | 10 Jan 2023

Don't use the official application, and try Twidere, Fritter or Shitter, depending on what you're looking for.

barinsta

Posts with mentions or reviews of barinsta. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-14.

Instagram clients?
1 project | /r/androidapps | 11 May 2023
Top rated alternative FOSS apps to access social media with privacy in mind (05/2022)
22 projects | /r/fossdroid | 14 May 2022

Facebook - Tinfoil, Frost, SlimSocial* Facebook Messenger - Instagram - Barinsta*, Reddit - Infinity, Slide Twitter - Fritter, Twidere, Slim Social for Twitter* YouTube - NewPipe, SkyTube LinkedIn - Pintrest - Snapchat - TikTok - Twitch - Vimeo - Tumblr - Flickr -
Good social media platform?
1 project | /r/privacy | 22 Feb 2022
Instagram vs Instander
1 project | /r/androidapps | 15 Oct 2021

I also have Instagram lite in case I want to use stickers on photos. https://github.com/Android-Builds/barinsta

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Shitter and barinsta you can also consider the following projects:

fritter - A privacy-friendly Twitter frontend for mobile devices

Xtra - Xtra is a Twitch player and browser for Android.

twittered - Twitter API client for Java developers

SlimSocial-for-Twitter - Light version of Twitter. Light not only in weight but also in the use.

TwidereX-Android - Next generation of Twidere for Android

Nitter-Android

mollyim-android - Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal.

Signal-Android - Patches to Signal for Android removing dependencies on closed-source Google Mobile Services and Firebase libraries. In branches whose names include "-FOSS". Uses new "foss" or "gms" flavor dimension: build with "./gradlew assemblePlayFossProdRelease".

TelegramAndroid - Fork client of Telegram app for Android.