[xnx]

TikTok is impressively multi-device. It works well on Android, iPhone, Android TV, and web.

Compared to Instagram, where the web version has always been behind the mobile version, TikTok really seems to make each device version the best possible.

[vips7L]

I'm pretty sure for Instagram it's by design, not because of their technical stack.

[serial_dev]

Instagram web is so bad that it’s the only logical explanation.

[kridsdale1]

I have worked in the Instagram ios source. It is FUCKING AWFUL.

They’re impressive in their business success given their code quality.

[vips7L]

I don’t think I’ve ever worked anywhere that had decent code quality

[qingcharles]

There isn't even a real iPad app (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

[swiftcoder]

Worth considering that this is an explicit business decision (not enough iPad users to justify the development effort), versus a technical one. There were various builds with proper iPad layout floating around internally, but no one ever got the management buy-in to polish it enough to ship.

[noveltyaccount]

They want you to use the app because it's harder to adblock in apps than on the web.