When Bluesky flung its doors open to the public in 2024, it looked like just another Twitter exile. Twelve months later, it’s powering a fast-growing universe of 36-plus million users and dozens of third-party apps—all stitched together by the open AT Protocol (ATProto). Last month’s inaugural ATmosphere conference in Seattle made that momentum impossible to ignore: indie developers, crypto veterans, ex-Big-Tech engineers and artists converged to show off the new social web’s next wave.
Below is a refreshed roll-call of the projects turning ATProto into a living, breathing Web 2.0 reboot—minus the corporate silos. Apps are grouped by category so you can dive straight to the tools that match your interests.
Photo & Video
App
Elevator Pitch
Spark
Formerly Reelo, aims to be ATProto’s TikTok plus Twitch: live streaming, filters, full music library and long-form uploads on the roadmap.
Bluescreen
Pure TikTok-style feed for Bluesky clips.
Flashes
Instagram clone built by dev Sebastian Vogelsang—30 k downloads day one; now supports up to 4 images or 3-min videos per post.
Pinksky
iOS/Android photo app with 24-hour Stories à la early Insta.
Skylight Social
Two-person Seattle startup building likes, comments, and curated feeds on Bluesky media.
Videos for Bluesky
TikTok-like scroller by Japanese indie dev MszPro (Hoshida Takiyoshi).
Omni / Skyswipe
Beta iOS clients mixing AI editing, e-commerce hooks, custom feeds and Reddit-style comments.
Livestreaming spotlight: Streamplace—built by ex-Livepeer founder Eli Mallon—handled the ATmosphere livestream and cryptographically signs every clip.
Feed Builders & Dashboards
Graze turns Bluesky’s firehose into sponsored or subscription feeds you can sell.
SkyFeed is a web-based TweetDeck clone that lets non-coders build regex feeds.
Surf (from Flipboard) merges RSS, YouTube, Mastodon and Bluesky into one custom magazine.
Messaging & Social Discovery
Germ: E2E-encrypted messenger with multiple identities and App Clips onboarding; Bluesky integration on deck.
Roomy: Peer-to-peer Discord alternative—alpha testing now, funded by Skyseed.
Trends, Analytics & Discovery
Tool
What It Does
Dazzle.fm
AI sorts Bluesky’s firehose into vibe-based modes—politics optional.
Sill
Nuzzel-style link tracker spanning Bluesky + Mastodon. Early adopter of Bluesky OAuth.
BlueFacts
Leaderboards, growth charts, content rankings for social-media managers.
Alternative Clients & Utilities
Skeets, Dragonfly, Skywalker—lightweight clients adding bookmarks, drafts and multi-column views.
Deck.blue—TweetDeck for Bluesky, complete with post scheduling.
Popsky for spoiler-controlled TV/film/game reviews; Skylights for book, movie and TV ratings.
Rocksky brings Last.fm-style “scrobbling” to decentralized music.
SkyMuseum lets artists host 3-D gallery spaces for up to 32 visitors.
Bluesky may have kicked things off, but ATProto’s strength lies in its open, portable identity layer: pick an app, own your data, move whenever you like. From Instagram clones to energy-efficient livestreaming, the ecosystem is rebuilding social media’s greatest hits—only this time, users hold the keys.
Stay tuned: with OAuth, custom feed monetisation and live video all maturing fast, the next wave of decentralised apps could push ATProto past “Twitter alternative” and into mainstream territory.
Original reporting credit: TechCrunch. TechBooky has adapted and expanded the analysis for our audience.
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