1. Features available on Instagram Direct that I feel should be put on threads are the regular story functions (stickers, photo effects, etc.) as well as the ability to interact with people who aren't on your close friends list through Stories or Direct Messages and the Voice Recorder.It could be better.
2. it is completely unusable original review: i just wish there was the option to sort messages as "primary" and "general" instead of close friends or not, i think for an app whose almost only point is to message people, it does a worse job than the full instagram app.What I really like about the app is the aesthetic.
3. For example, often times a friend will send me a photo from the in app camera, which is one of the main uses of the the app, and I will open the photo only to be able to see the bottom of the photo clipped all the way up at the top of my device, rendering the main purpose of the app kind of useless, but I do frequently use it to text, and so far that seems to be pretty solid.
4. But having auto captions is great.This is a great start for an app, but I feel like it's more limited than Instagram Direct.
5. It seems like a half-assed Snapchat for close friends.EDIT 7/28 UPDATE this update changed the whole layout in an effort to make it much more compact.
6. That's about it for the pros, now for the cons: It's missing so many key features from Instagram direct messaging that it makes this app useless.
7. I used it as a way to increase productivity and not get distracted by the whole Instagram app, not to mention it was super useful regardless.It's a great app, and I love it so far.
8. Ability to scroll through all the stories with previews and timestamps with close friends at the top was amazing, and to have all the charts to scroll through was amazing.
9. The app would be amazing if it really was just a Instagram stories and DMs program, because it be better than Snapchat; although I understand why Instagram might be opposed to doing that.
10. The second suggestion would be to allow users to dm anyone using the app, but only show your status to close friends.
11. The two problems with the app is that restricting the contacts to only "close friends" makes it way too niche.