Thanks! I had been considering Mastodon for a private (non-federated) little community. But from a quick look it seems Pleroma doesn't have any mobile apps? That's a dealbreaker for many people.

Pleroma emulates Mastodon's API, so most Mastodon apps also work with it

Thanks! That's interesting. Looks like I have some research to do.

In addition to the apps mentioned already, the mobile browser UI is actually well-liked by many.

oh. pleroma does. there is tusky and fedilab. they are all intercompatible so it works wonderfully. just login.