I have never used a third party app. I've used compact mode (i), old, new and their first-party app on Android. The information density on their first-party app is so low as to be painful. Then there are ads that feel like a run-by assault. Somehow they're now competing with _LinkedIn_ for how painful they can make being curious and attempting to connect with others.

If the first-part app is all there is, it's easier just to go somewhere else.