Tumblr: Social Media & Art
★ 4.6What it actually doesTumblr is a microblogging social network specializing in fandom content, art, memes, and creative works, where users post, reblog, and subscribe to tags and creators of interest.
Actually does
- ✓Social network80% of reviews
- ✓Note taking60% of reviews
- ✓Реблоги и переделение контента50% of reviews
- ✓Фандом-сообщества и теги70% of reviews
- ✓Photo editor40% of reviews
- ✓Video player30% of reviews
- ✓Messaging15% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free(bonus)10% of reviews
- ✓Портфолио для художников35% of reviews
- ✓Offline-first(bonus)8% of reviews
- ✓Подписка и курирование тегов30% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Audio recorder
- ⚠Music streaming
- ⚠Продажа репродукций и товаров (Artist Alley)
Common complaints
- ✗Unjustified account blocks without notifications25% of mentions
«They blocked me for reposts that don't even contain anything. I recovered this account before, and they blocked it again.»
- ✗Aggressive spam filter and shadow bans for no reason18% of mentions
«Please fix your spam filter, because it is impossible to be in this application. I was recently released from the shadow ban, and now I'm back in it because I sent 2 posts.»
- ✗App doesn't load, freezes, crashes with errors15% of mentions
«The app is good, but today or yesterday it stopped loading. The app opens but nothing loads inside it.»
- ✗Private messages often lag, can't send videos/files8% of mentions
«Chatting in private messages is simply impossible. The chat constantly lags, you can't reply to certain messages, pin messages in the chat, or send videos/files»
- ✗Ads autoplay sound without consent4% of mentions
«Audio started autoplaying in ads. Edit: it's not about particular ads; during the usage of the app ALL ads start auto-playing with audio enabled.»
What people praise
- ★Wonderful place for artists with a supportive audience
«Too wonderful an app for fans of artists and meme creators in fandoms»
- ★Huge amount of quality content on fandoms, memes, and art
«First time I come across an app where you can get support, where people like what you like»
- ★Authentic 'old internet' style from 2016-2018
«God, this is perfect, such a vibe from 2016-2018»
- ★App works stably in Russia without VPN
«Wonderful app, doesn't lag, doesn't crash, works without vpn (that's rare these days)»
- ★Convenient recommendations and feed personalization
«The app is convenient overall, recommendations are tuned well»