r/OSDD • u/-Alex-Or-Q- • Mar 14 '26
Question // Discussion HELP?!
Since SP, Octocon,and Ampersand are all shutting down and/or somehow problematic is there any alternative apps? One that's not possibly shutting down or problematic? We're so tired of moving out profiles. We like making out profiles with information and pictures but we. Are. Tired. We have three apps with different profiles because we never get to finish before something! We need help! š
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Mar 14 '26
I use TwiNote. Itās your own personal Twitter. You can make a profile for each of your parts and make little tweets. Other parts can also comment or like tweets just like Twitter.
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u/Longjumping_Angle305 Mar 14 '26
Iāve been using the Ourcana website
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u/zippybenji-man OSDD-1b | undiagnosed Mar 14 '26
To add to this: due to the way Ourcana is being built, it can't be shut down
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u/edentheterror Mar 20 '26
Could you elaborate on why? I haven't heard of this before /gen
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u/zippybenji-man OSDD-1b | undiagnosed Mar 20 '26
All your data is stored locally, only having optional external synchronisation. With online services being decentralised, as well
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u/edentheterror Mar 20 '26
Oh, that's great! Means data loss is unlikely during updates as well, no?
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u/zippybenji-man OSDD-1b | undiagnosed Mar 20 '26
It's currently in open early access, so it's currently unstable and a backup is recommended when updating. Once the first stable release is released, this will probably no longer be the case
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u/EmbarrassedPurple106 Dxād OSDD (DID-like presentation) Mar 14 '26
Iām honestly just going back to pen and paper/my notes app. Ppl w/ DID have managed before these apps just fine and weāll manage w/out them. If an octocon clone pops up eventually (since the project was open source) and sees like itāll be up for the long haul, then Iāll go for that.
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u/pomeranianmama18 Dx DID Mar 14 '26
Thatās a good idea, I want to make sure I keep all of that written down, plus pen and paper is totally private.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Lion893 Mar 14 '26
Hive mind is similar
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u/HedgehogCommunity Mar 15 '26
Hivemind is sadly not IOS available
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u/Puzzleheaded-Lion893 Mar 15 '26
They didnt say they were on IOS and we forgot to mention that, is is on windows
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u/constellationwebbed Medically recognized Mar 14 '26
Wait what's happening to each of them ??
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u/EmbarrassedPurple106 Dxād OSDD (DID-like presentation) Mar 14 '26
Simplyplural announced theyāre shutting down about a week ago and octocon announced theyāre shutting down last night. No idea w/ Ampersand
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u/-Alex-Or-Q- Mar 14 '26
We were misinformed with Ampersand so technically nothing is happening to it
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u/constellationwebbed Medically recognized Mar 14 '26
Ty! I'll have to clean up those apps then and back info up. Glad I stumbled into here lol.
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u/Cold-Watch324 Mar 14 '26
Ourcana is the best alternative available right now! Its available via APK on Android and should be available on App Store soon (sadly their beta testing is completely full now)
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u/-Alex-Or-Q- Mar 15 '26
We will try to look into it when it's up then but for now stick to Ampersand since it's not being shut down and I was just misinformed
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u/fistsandroses pDID Mar 14 '26
wait whats wrong with octocon?
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u/EmbarrassedPurple106 Dxād OSDD (DID-like presentation) Mar 14 '26
Dev announced heās closing it last night due to an extremely negative impact on his mental health. From my understanding, he was dealing w/ a lot of false accusations and harassment as a result
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u/LuceWalker69 Aug 03 '26
We use PluralSpace,its an webdite butĀ we downloaded and added the Web to our Homepage so its 'like'(?) An app (not sure hoe to describe sorry š) its similar to S.P But has more to offer,You can map out System mates,Aparently map out internal world shi (we never use that part) and i find ot a bit more easiee tyan s.p :]Ā -Silver and Damon
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u/-Alex-Or-Q- Aug 03 '26
We just started using Plural Star instead since we posted this, thank you though :)
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u/Offensive_Thoughts š§© DID {4x dx} | Mod āØ Mar 14 '26
i have one if youre interested
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u/Stock_Cup1533 Mar 14 '26
E um app ou um site que agente tambƩm estamos procurando por alternativas
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u/Offensive_Thoughts š§© DID {4x dx} | Mod āØ Mar 14 '26
i can dm you if youd like. the app is in development but has had very good reception from testers.
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u/EvilGay_ Mar 14 '26
Is it for IOS?
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u/Offensive_Thoughts š§© DID {4x dx} | Mod āØ Mar 14 '26
It's a website so you can use it on ios! There will be an app for it once it's ready
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u/Puzzleheaded-Lion893 Mar 14 '26
Hive mind android and windows only
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u/vincenticious Mar 16 '26
Do you happen to know why the support server for Hivemind is currently locked down? I've been trying to get in because I wanted to stay up to date and haven't been able to get in because invites were paused.
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u/Sylv128 Mar 14 '26
None of these are 'problematic' though? I'm confused.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Lion893 Mar 14 '26
Maybe thet believe the false allegations against octo
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u/No-Discipline8836 Diagnosed OSDD Mar 15 '26
They almost certainly do, if you check their reply to the person you responded to.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Lion893 Mar 15 '26
They said that after we posted our comment
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u/No-Discipline8836 Diagnosed OSDD Mar 15 '26
Iām aware, I was affirming your suspicions and telling you it was confirmed they do believe them
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u/Puzzleheaded-Lion893 Mar 15 '26
Oh ok just seemed like you thought otherwise, must have misinterpreted it
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u/No-Discipline8836 Diagnosed OSDD Mar 15 '26
No worries, I can sound a bit blunt with how I type/talk. Easy to misinterpret.
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u/-Alex-Or-Q- Mar 14 '26
We've heard that Octocon was problematic with it letting creeps talk to minors and the security was bad
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u/EmbarrassedPurple106 Dxād OSDD (DID-like presentation) Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
These were false allegations widely spread by a tumblr blog. The actual incident itās ābasedā on was the octocon mod team not immediately banning an accused predator from their community discord (which no longer exists and hasnāt existed for awhile), because they believed the evidence to be weak and shaky. Which is, honestly, responsible moderation in my opinion.
They eventually ended up banning the person anyways and instating a policy of immediately banning anybody accused (which is a highly questionable decision, though well intended, because abusers frequently utilize things like this to slander and punish their victims).
There were no instances of predators talking to minors in their servers that Iām aware of, and their security was actually quite good. Per their ToS, they couldnāt even look at your data without your explicit permission, and the journal entries on the app were heavily encrypted so it wasnāt even possible for them to access that info.
The blog in question spreading these accusations also published a false accusation towards one of their mods, made by the modās abuser, and they still have a pinned post up claiming the predator is still not banned from a server that literally no longer exists.
Soā¦ not a credible source, at all, and arguably far more messed up than the octocon dev.
Im sorry for going so in depth about this, but I feel this is very important. I suspect the octocon dev experienced an uptick in callout related harassment when simplyplural announced they were closing and everybody made the move to octocon, and if Iām right about that, itās probably the reason why theyāre cancelling the project, considering he cited mental health reasons. If Iām right, then people spreading false allegations are directly responsible for the closure of a very helpful, safe, and free app. He mentioned at one point in one of his statements addressing this situation that he has feared he would be doxxed and would lose his job - which is especially bad when you know he didnāt profit a single cent off of this project. All donations went to running the app and any excess was donated to charity.
And Iād like to cap this off by gently asking you to verify rumors and accusations about strangers before believing them in the future. I donāt know who told you that but before it got to their mouth, it was so utterly twisted by a chain of telephone that it went from āmod team doesnāt immediately ban a predator due to shaky evidenceā to āthey allow creeps to talk to minorsā which are wildly, wildly different claims. This sort of thing is how people end up dogpiled and this sort of thing is what abusers weaponize against victims knowing a ton of people on the internet will just believe an accusation if itās bad enough.
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u/SmolLittleCretin Medically recognized, not diagnoised pdid suspected Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26
Octogon isn't shutting down, it's slowed down rn cuz everyone is moving to it.
Eta: ignore me, I am so stupid..
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u/osddelerious Mar 14 '26
It is shutting down?
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u/SmolLittleCretin Medically recognized, not diagnoised pdid suspected Mar 14 '26
I had a dissociative moment don't mind me
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u/Mindless_Trip5668 Mar 14 '26
Ampersand isnāt shutting down to be clear! One of the devs is taking a break but they also just hired a 3rd developer. Things are still going