BookWyrm vs Raccoon
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
BookWyrm
This is an Android client for BookWyrm – a federated social network for tracking your reading, talking about books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. It is just BookWyrm put into a webview element, nothing special – but it adds some convenience on top: * bookwyrm links can be made to open with the app (e.g. clicking on the link to someone's userprofile will open that from your own bookwyrm instance) * thanks to that, you can immediately follow them easily if you want. * it lets you easily return to your own home timeline when viewing something like posts, on another bookwyrm instance, because the 'back' button is then modified for that. * You can also search for books by scanning the ISBN, no matter what instance of Bookwyrm you use. This application is not an official client! (An official client does not exist yet, as far as I know) The ISBN scanning feature is created with the zxing-android-embedded library.
Raccoon
Raccoon is a social app designed to bring Friendica and Mastodon to you in a completely new way. Main features: • "tour" mode: explore the Fediverse without creating an account • view multiple timelines (local, federated, followed, custom lists) • traditional navigation (vertically scroll the message timeline) • simplified navigation (horizontally swipe between posts) • support for long posts, formatting, titles and spoilers • formatting toolbar and message preview • smart insertion of alt-text for attachments • intuitive topic view for ActivityPub groups (Friendica, Lemmy, Gup.pe) • view post details • direct messages • multimedia gallery • circle and list management • social view of blog RSS feeds • integrated event calendar • UI customization (colors, font size, post length, "distraction-free" mode, etc.) • save drafts or schedule message publishing • multi-account • explore in "guest mode": view public timelines of other servers • settings import/export • 100% compatible with Mastodon and Mastodon Glitch-Soc version (long and formatted posts) Friendica is a social environment integrated in the Fediverse, just like Mastodon and Pixelfed, which is also compatible with Bluesky and Tumblr. Raccoon intends to make it easier to use Friendica and integrates the features of its web interface in an intuitive and lean view. Additional features: • view trending posts, hashtags and follow suggestions • manage follow requests • create post and user reports to moderators • mute/block users, set custom rate limits and exclude terms from your timelines • polls (read-only on Friendica) • profile editing • edit and delete your posts • translate posts to your language • and, of course, much more!
| Feature | BookWyrm | Raccoon |
|---|---|---|
| License | BSD-3-Clause | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | NotesSocial | NotesMessagingBrowserSocial |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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