Squabblr

Name: Squabblr
Rating: 4.31 (59 reviews)

A new kind of social media - A community powered platform

4.3•59 reviews•

1.2K followers

A new kind of social media - A community powered platform

4.3•59 reviews•

1.2K followers

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This social network is a combination of Twitter and Reddit. It takes the best of both worlds where you can both follow the people you love, and have great, in-depth conversations with them and others. A clean, simple interface that facilitates conversation.

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Er, @jayclees are you manually checking usernames? I signed up, grabbed my username and was surprised that at first it gave me an error (so I couldn't post). Then a few minutes later, seemed to work. Interesting concept for the site. I'll be watching regardless.

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3yr ago

Jayclees the Developer has decided the platform need to be freespeach and that being homophobic is fine as long as you dont use a slur. He has called being born LGBTQ a political movement and a wedge issue driving away conservatives.

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3yr ago

@hurt we love to see new faces, and get acquainted. The community has grown, and I think the ‘common enemy’ of some other sites has contributed somewhat to squabbles’ friendliness.

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3yr ago

@hurt I personally don't have a "lack of downvotes". Already got enough elsewhere.

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3yr ago

When I first learned of the Reddit API fiasco, I scrambled to create accounts on several different sites. I tried the others first because Squabbles was lagging behind in community size, but the UI/UX stunk and it was difficult for me to find communities and follow discussions I was interested in. Enter Squabbles! The developer is committed to finding a nice balance between Reddit and Twitter through evenly championing self-posts and communities alike. He's worked almost non-stop--I cannot count the number of small, UI/UX-friendly changes that have been made simply because the community was clamoring for them! I've never seen so many self-proclaimed lurkers feel comfortable and confident in posting their first online forum posts, which warms my heart. Squabbles is about being friendly, open and inclusive: "The Nicest Place on the Internet"!

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3yr ago

@not_your_name I'm actually really excited about that aspect of it too! There's a little community called /s/LurkersAnon (which you're probably thinking of) who are encouraging each other to post and comment, giving each other tips on how to engage with the site and the users. It's heartwarming :)

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3yr ago

@not_your_name @connor_dovah Natural born lurker here. My main motivation for leaving a review on this site was that I wanted to thank the people of /s/LurkersAnon publicly for the way they welcomed me. I had 3 comments then. No post. Now I have my first post up and my comment count is at 9. ☺️

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3yr ago

This site has been one of the best communities I've been a part of. From reaching user number goals together and celebrating our first 20k, to the everyday 'squabbles' we have. I have felt welcomed and enjoyed being a part of this site :)

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3yr ago

Squabblr

Maker

@sn1per I encourage (positive) squabbling!

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3yr ago

It has been an exciting journey so far for this website. Come join the wholesome communities that we are making here at squabbles.

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3yr ago

Squabblr

Maker

@jay_baldev We have communities for gaming, photography, and everything in between, so stop by and hang out!

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3yr ago

Bubbles

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The community being fostered at Squabbles has been amazing to watch unfold! There's a strong foundation of simply being welcoming and kind, which has been noticeably absent at Reddit and Twitter lately. This effect is achieved by design by taking the positive aspects of both platforms: 1. You pick your communities without ending up in an echo chamber. 2. You say your piece without fear of the downvote. We're iterating off this foundation at a rapid pace, so jump in, post your thoughts and watch the site evolve!

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3yr ago

@_dylan unfortunately some people are looking for that echo chamber that they are use to, and Squabbles can become that for them if that's what they want.

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3yr ago

Bubbles

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@fng That's a great point. I think a big challenge (but doable) will be to evolve the liking algorithm to something more nuanced than Reddit and Twitter. Perhaps a private tagging/flagging system. Something where people don't have fear of saying their opinion, but their exposure doesn't become limited to just that. And hopefully practices like astroturfing could be kept in check from the platform becoming a political device. This is just my personal view - nothing Squabbles is officially doing yet to my knowledge!

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3yr ago

As an alternative to The Big Two, Squabbles is standing head and shoulders above the rest. It’s easy to use, doesn’t require a steep learning curve and already has an engaging and warm community atmosphere. Jake and his team are incredible at staying on top of the needs and wants of the users; in almost no time at all, he’s created a comfortable community space that actually *listens* to users, and that is a breath of fresh air. Already there are several 3rd party apps in development, and I can only wish Jake and his team the very best of luck.

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3yr ago

@finnvalley Good to see your lovely li'l face and your insightful, kind words here, too. ☺️

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3yr ago

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Based on 59 reviews

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Reviewers split sharply by timing: early users praised Squabblr’s clean Reddit-Twitter hybrid, friendly community, fast updates, responsive developer, and solid desktop/mobile usability, with some also noting an open API and third-party app activity. Repeated requests included better feed curation, search, blocking, moderation tools, and a smoother mobile view. But many later reviews say management and policy changes undermined that goodwill, citing “free speech” shifts, weaker protections for LGBTQ+ users, admin removals, poor community leadership, spammy promotion, and a resulting drop in content and active users.

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My favorite Reddit alternative. After one week on Squabble, I lost all desire to use Reddit and have not gone back. I love seeing the first few comments of every post to get the feel of the conversation happening. My favorite feature is hiding posts I read so upon refresh I am not stuck seeing the same posts multiple times a day as they gain popularity. The platform is evolving daily with all the changes enhancing the platform's usability, UI, or encouraging engagement. The developer is actively involved with the users and takes constructive feedback well. The developer implemented lessons learned from both Twitter and Reddit such as limiting users from moving to more than 3 communities and coins for engagement only being visible to the user. The developer is passionate, has a vision, and has been thinking about platform sustainability and positive user experience since day one.

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A new kind of social media - A community powered platform

A new kind of social media - A community powered platform

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