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Jesse Karmani

Hey everyone! I wanted to share a little bit about why I’m building @frequency and what we’re working on.

First, we’re a very small team of two—me as a full-time developer and a part-time designer moving toward full-time.

We strongly oppose the use of addictive, manipulative algorithms & design patterns used by big platforms.  Rather than replicating familiar interfaces, we’re aiming to build a more intentional, mindful way of interacting with social media.

My goal is to create a private, personal space for sharing photos and videos with friends and family while still offering integration with the wider federated network.

To that end, we've built frequency as a custom, Mastodon-based server with a uniquely designed native app. It focuses on private posts instead of public ones. The most exciting features are being built as we speak, but we’ll have something to share with you very soon!

Lastly, about cost: we hope to build something that's worth paying for. We don’t track you, collect your data, or run ads, so we rely on a small subscription of a few dollars per month to cover hosting and development. However, we currently offer a free trial, and we hope you’ll try it out and let us know what you think!

@jesseplusplus really like the idea of private and friends only.

@jesseplusplus @frequency good luck! so excited to see what you build!

@jesseplusplus@mastodon.social @frequency@frequency.app hi! Very neat looking project so far! I was curious: right now the iOS app login link sends you directly to frequency.app. Is there any interest in opening that up to login with different servers (or am I just missing the option) and if so, does it have compatibility with the existing 'normal' Mastodon API (IE, could you use it on a mastodon account)?

Thank you! Definitely will be following along!

@aud @frequency thank you so much! Right now I'm focusing on one integrated server and app (similar to what bluesky has done) so it does not connect to other mastodon servers, especially since most of them will not have the extra functionality I've added to my fork to enable our most unique features

@GuillaumeRossolini @aud @frequency the fork is open source already. Is that what you mean? Sorry if I’m misunderstanding.

@jesseplusplus @frequency @Julianoe
That's super interesting!
Would it be possible to publish the app on all the stores? (I cannot access it on the French store now)
Thank you!

@skynebula @frequency @Julianoe sorry about that! We’re working on making sure we are compliant with all of the EU data policies before doing a wider release. We’ll be publishing to those stores as soon as possible!

@jesseplusplus
Loving the idea, any plans on Android apps? I guess you have plans, but part of a near term roadmap? :)

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