Mastodon looks to be a good alternative for the bird app, but the android version of it can be clunky and annoying. Best to use it via a droid browser like Samsung Internet rather than thru the dedicated droid app itself.

mastodon feels weird af 2 me

questella : I agree. Too much categorizing of chat threads by topic and location, imo.

the refresh is kinda slow in android and they say its slower now with 1M user migration

the android app is a mess. 😒