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Signal just released a "poll" feature with great fanfare, while all #deltachat apps already integrated a full suite of chat-shared apps, checklists, polls, shopping lists, calendar, editor + tons of games.

Better, anyone can create new apps, eg as github/codeberg forks from existing apps, and post it to their chats for instant deployment. No need to ask for permission, register an account, and no hosting or DNS: actually "server-less" and fully end-to-end encrypted :)

webxdc.org/apps

web page screenshot of https://webxdc.org/apps
screenshot of official Signal account in Signal Android that announces "Signal polls are here" with three paragraphs of explanation.

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@perry fair point, certainly! webxdc.org/apps are indeed not consistently designed, and not of consistent quality. For now, the app collection has low barrier of entry, but other curations are possible, and we trying to streamline a few apps to guarantee a certain UX quality. Note that Signal and other messengers can integrate these webxdc apps as well. Even w2g.tv integrated it, and Cheogram/Monocles support them. It's a pretty versatile container format for HTML5 apps :)

Watch2Gether

With Watch2Gether you can watch YouTube together. Services like Vimeo, Netflix, Amazon, Disney & Co are also supported. Create a room and invite friends to your WatchParty.
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Allegro con Fuoco

How is Delta Chat different from Signal? Because of the network effect I already have trouble convincing people to swap WhatsApp for Signal. I'm already fatigued by having to keep up with "what company/service isn't evil and unethical," I don't want to have to go through this every couple years. I guess a solution would be interoperable instant messaging services - is that what Delta offers?
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@largo some user-visible differences to Signal:

- onboarding with #deltachat is among the fastest in the industry

- easy to create multiple chat profiles

- multi-device setup and export/import are easy, also between different platforms

- no phone number needed so eg children can participate without forcing a SIM card on them, and without making them discoverable anywhere

- shopping lists, travel checklists, and games like Wonster (a wordle-clone) or Tetris are available for group fun

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