Instagram alternative Flashes publicly launched its Bluesky-based photo-sharing app on the App Store this week, gaining nearly 30,000 downloads in its first 24 hours.

Pixelfed, a decentralized and ad-free Instagram alternative, now has apps on iOS and Android, as reported by TechCrunch. The iOS app launched today, while the Android app launched on January 10th.

Anyone looking for an alternative to Instagram might have a suitable candidate in Flashes, a recently launched app built on Bluesky that seems to get all the important basics right.Flashes ...

Flashes this year launched an Instagram alternative built on top of the Bluesky social network. Now available on the App ...

Vogelsang says that Flashes is not intended to be a complete rip of Instagram and will not receive many features Instagram has. That makes sense, as the app is just a reskin of the Bluesky app.

If Instagram is your main social media platform, check out these alternatives built on open protocols. One of those alternatives is Flashes . This platform operates on the Bluesky social network ...

For those who’ve had enough of scrolling AI slop, meet Picastro: an Instagram app for astrophotography. Picastro is a dedicated, mobile-first platform built for amateurs and pros who capture ...

Screenshots of three Instagram alternatives, from left, Pixelfed, built on the same platform as Mastodon and part of the Fediverse; Flashes, a clever Bluesky client that turns that microblogging ...

Pixelfed, an open-source service with chronological feeds and no ads, is emerging as a substitute. But switching to Pixelfed doesn't mean you need to abandon the archive of Instagram posts you've ...