Prior to Pixelfed’s mobile app debut, people could use Pixelfed via the web or through third-party mobile apps like Impressia. Now, the service offers its own official mobile apps for both Android and iOS, following their earlier beta tests.
The Android Pixelfed launched just ahead of Tuesday’s iOS app, and it only took two days to reach 10,000 downloads, Supernault noted on his Mastodon account. The app is also now the No. 1 Social app on Google Play in a number of markets, including the U.S.
He also said that 11,000 new users joined one of the top Pixelfed instances, pixelfed.social, over the past 24 hours. That server alone has seen more than 78,000 posts on Tuesday alone.