TikTok

I bought a few ad credits to promote a video about my late wife's recipes for our local church group, and the subtitles were what I needed. I was nervous about spending money online but the process was clear and nothing was hidden. The video reached more people than I expected, and the group has been very pleased.

I was rather surprised to find that the sign up only needed my phone number and a birthday, which I did not expect for a site like this. My grandson had shown me a clip about gardening and I wanted to see more of that sort of thing, so I looked into it properly. The feed picks up my interests very quickly and it is easy enough to follow.

I've been using this app for a good few years now, mostly to keep up with local news clips and the odd bit of cooking. I needed a way to share the updates from my allotment society with members who don't use other social media, and it's done that well. The layout has changed a fair bit over time but it still does the job.

This is the best platform for my niche, plain and simple, with a community of home brewers that's active and helpful. I've been posting brewing tips for a couple of years and the algorithm finds the right people without much effort. The creator tools are solid and the monetisation options have made it worth my time.

The filters and effects are what I use most, honestly they make my videos look way better than my phone camera alone. I bought the coin pack once to tip a creator I follow and it went through straight away. Just wish the comments loaded quicker when the app's busy, but yeah, it's a good way to kill time.

The duet and stitch options are what got me hooked, I post choreography clips for our crew every week and the editing tools are quick enough that I don't have to faff about. Scrolling is smooth and the comments are mostly nice, which is more than I can say for some other apps. Been on it since the summer.

Worth it for the analytics alone, which is the main reason I stuck with it for my fitness channel. I've tried paying for other tools and this has given me most of what I need without the monthly fee. The creator fund payouts have been regular, and I've been able to plan my posting around the data rather than guessing.

Better than the other apps for finding new music, and the sound discovery is spot on. I rarely post but it's the one I open first. Sign up took seconds.

Needed it for my uni stuff and honestly just used the app to post a short video for my course. Took about two minutes to sign up and it just worked, no faff at all. Would do it again.

I bought the ring light and an extra storage add on for the account, which cost me under a tenner a month. The add on did what it said and I haven't had to delete anything since. For a small business account that's hard to beat on value, and the analytics page gives me enough to see what's working without paying for a separate tool.

I needed a cheap way to get our café noticed locally and the promoted posts were the obvious option. Set it up in the evening and it ran for a fortnight within a budget I could actually afford. The reach was decent for the money and I could see clearly which posts brought people through the door.