How I Alt Farcaster

Sunday, 7/28/24 (Edited)
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7 minutes

tl;dr

  • Warpcast sucks; the Farcaster alt clients all suck in different ways

  • composability means you get to pick and choose your way to a delightful experience you control

  • Three simple building-block daily tools

Summary

In July 2024, Warpcast remains the dominant client for Farcaster Protocol.

Several promising alt clients have built significant followings:

  • Supercast [link] by @woj.eth originally positioned as a Pro client, will pivot to mobile-first

  • Wildcard [link] by @defikaran.eth and team as a tipping-friendly space, welcoming all users with innovative features to meet community demand

  • Recaster [link] by @haole as a slick, mobile-native alternative to Warpcast. Broke its own record for new user logins last week [link]

  • Herocast [link] by @hellno.eth and team as the relative old man in the room (it pre-dates channels!), building onward with unstoppable European pace and determination

  • far.quest Pro [link] by @jc and @n as an 80k DAU client spanning the L1 (Optimism + H...

Title:How I Alt Farcaster

Author:artlu99

URL: https://artlu.xyz/posts/farcaster-altclients-jul2024

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