So glad to have a separate app for this – Threads from Instagram Review

I hate looking at the Instagram feed. I am more of a Snapchat person but only a couple of my friends use it anymore so with this app i can still communicate with my friends, who are all on Instagram, while maintaining a more Snapchat like interface. I wish they would just use Snap but this is the best I can do. Especially because my phone is slow, having to open the Instagram app and let the feed load before opening DMs wastes so much of my time and distracts me from what i actually want to do (talk to my friends). And leads me to try (and fail) to get my friends to message me on a different app. But with threads they can keep using the IG app they love and i can keep messaging them and posting stories without having to see the newsfeed that i’d rather not see and constantly makes my phone crash. The main IG app is so bloated and this app just narrows it down to what I actually want to use. There are a few problems that could use some work - but i still give this app 5 stars for what i like about it. First being the filters will often fail to load after scrolling through a couple within the camera. Also, I love reacting with various emoji to people’s dms but this app only allows hearts. Would like to see that expanded. Also, I think in the Threads section it would be nice to have your close friends’ stories at the top like in the IG feed. But for now I am fine to click on the profile pictures of my close friends to see their stories. But otherwise, love this app, hope it stays around but I have a feeling it’s an experimental thing that will be thrown out soon. I’ll be sad but it’s nice for now.
Review by patrick95867 on Threads from Instagram.