I recommend to try different apps for accessing Mastodon. You can try all in parallel, next to each other. You need not remove the one you're using to try another.
I myself recommend not to use the official app.
Look here for what to try. Get Fedilab from F-droid.
https://joinmastodon.org/apps

@rudolf And for servers with a modified Mastodon, I can recommend just using the mobile web interface instead. It's very mobile friendly, I'm not really sure why people need an app at all. Just pin the page to your homescreen and you're golden.

@trinsec
Tusky can do text only. Just one of many possible reasons.

@rudolf What do you mean with text only?