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You don't need to use the official Mastodon apps, they're not the best way to use Mastodon. The official apps only arrived last year, and they were intended as "Fisher Price My First Mastodon" things with a restricted set of features.

Third party apps have been around longer than official ones, and include way more features. You can sign in with the same account on all apps.

:android: On Android try Tusky, Fedilab, Megalodon, Tooot

:apple_inc: On iPhone/iPad, try Toot!, Ice Cubes, Ivory, Mona

@feditips

Apparently I'm using the, "Fisher Price My First Mastodon," and I'm fine with that. 🙃

FediTips has moved!

@DaSkinny1

I should add the official apps have been updated since then the "fisher price" comment was slightly tongue in cheek 😁

But still, the third party apps are consistently ahead with features even after the updates. If you want the website's features, you have to use a third party app.