App Profile: Ello

Danny The Wytch

Rating: 5/5

Upon leaving Facebook and Instagram in search of platforms with integrity, I was still in a mindset of algorithms, likes, and followers. So when I approached Ello with that mindset, I was disappointed. Years on these other networks had me convinced that my worth was dependent on numbers and reactions. Today, I’m able to see Ello for its innovative potential, and I’ll be using it as my online jewelry portfolio to reference my customers to...which is awesome compared to sending potential customers to a social platform rife with ads and trolls. As I relearn what it truly means to be an artist OUTSIDE of the control of social media networks, I’m coming to terms with what I said I wanted being my new reality: being an honest artist not focused on numbers but on sharing my passion. So thank you, Ello, for providing a space for creators BY creators...and for giving me back my power.

ellusionx112

Rating: 5/5

I love using this app. It is a little difficult to navigate but you get used to it. I also love that it has more post/hashtag freedom than some “other” popular photo app does. 🙄😉 I feel this is a great app for the arts and entertainment industry, especially for photographers like myself who can use this app as a portfolio tool. I would recommend to Ello to maybe do a small tv commercial or push it harder on social media sites. Would love to see this app skyrocket. I’ve read It currently has over 1 million users but all of my friends have never heard about it. I’d like to see that change. ELLO, push out a commercial! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

ID824

Rating: 2/5

The app was clunky to use at first, but I quickly adjusted my expectations and thought process. However, there are things I just couldn’t abide by: Major issues: 1) no native support for video. It only hosts video you’ve uploaded elsewhere and provide links for. 2) when uploading a series, you have to do them one by one, going through the tedious add process for each image. Would be nicer to go to your image library just once and selecting several images at a time. Those two points alone are enough to make me delete this app after less than 24 hours. NOT user friendly. Minor issues: 1) images look stretched out at first- distorted 2) when uploading a series, images wouldn’t display correctly or at all in preview. You just had to hit Post and hope it turned out. It always did, but the white space is unnerving when trying to see how it looks together before posting. 3) the app auto-followed over 100 people the moment I signed up?!? I suppose this is how they match you with people who match the type of categories you picked?!? Not how I like to roll. I’ll follow people on my own thanks.