Third-party apps in Web3 social are currently in a death spiral. 

Super 💀 - acquired by Farcaster 
Phaver 💀 - failed token launch; shut down; prior #1 Lens app 
Buttrfly 💀 - shut down; Top 5 Lens app 

Firefly App standing the test of time and frankly growing through this same time frame. But I'll be honest, if we are the only other significant 3rd party app, I'm not sure anything has changed. 

What's the point if the protocol team is building the dominant app? That's like Bitcoin core devs running the only wallet. 

Yes, there are other third-party apps but they are either ghost towns or growth is stalled*. I'll spare their names. 

*No Growth = No Investors to help you weather the storm.

onchain m&a ~ @fireflyapp + mask network ~ @rara (exit 2023)

Nicely pointed out! I haven’t used Super nor Buttrfly so much. Phaver had hype, but poor execution and it wasn’t supported by Lens. Firefly is standing strong and improving by implementing new and useful features for creators. I do see kind a biased overview here too.