Features Survey

The applications explored in the survey were found to be spread across three main areas of use, messaging, posting or community boards, with some having all three and others only one.

	Messaging	Posting	File sharing
ManyVerse	Straight forward messaging capabilities with FaceBook-style chat UI	Users can write a public message to which they can post an image or text. Does not have support for other file formats.	File posting (images only) and transfer is done through chat or public post interface
Sharedrop.io			File transfer done through web UI requiring sending link or QR code
Status	Private direct messages with other users without request	Posting of messages to public chat rooms, no images or files supported	No native, in-app support, but can load dApps that can transfer files
FrostWire			Torrent UI featuring search, file and download management
uTorrent			No in-app search, can connect with desktop app, download and file management
Haven	Private direct messages with other users without request, no file transfer	Users can post items for sale which can include images, but users can not directly post images to each other
Fairdrop			File transfer done through web UI requiring sending link