diff --git a/assets/splash-with-logo.png b/assets/splash-with-logo.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d012d724c2
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diff --git a/assets/splash.png b/assets/splash.png
index d012d724c2..603f1f3791 100644
Binary files a/assets/splash.png and b/assets/splash.png differ
diff --git a/src/App.native.tsx b/src/App.native.tsx
index 993e8c037e..b67b7c1501 100644
--- a/src/App.native.tsx
+++ b/src/App.native.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function InnerApp() {
   }, [resumeSession])
 
   return (
-    <Splash isReady={isInitialLoad}>
+    <Splash isReady={!isInitialLoad}>
       <React.Fragment
         // Resets the entire tree below when it changes:
         key={currentAccount?.did}>
diff --git a/src/Splash.tsx b/src/Splash.tsx
index 1aaced850c..57c5c83154 100644
--- a/src/Splash.tsx
+++ b/src/Splash.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect} from 'react'
-import {View, Image, StyleSheet} from 'react-native'
+import {View, StyleSheet} from 'react-native'
 import * as SplashScreen from 'expo-splash-screen'
-// @ts-ignore
-import splashImagePointer from '../assets/icon-android-foreground.png'
 import LinearGradient from 'react-native-linear-gradient'
 import Animated, {
   interpolate,
@@ -10,10 +8,10 @@ import Animated, {
   useAnimatedStyle,
   useSharedValue,
   withTiming,
+  Easing,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated'
 import MaskedView from '@react-native-masked-view/masked-view'
-
-const splashImageUri = Image.resolveAssetSource(splashImagePointer).uri
+import {Logo} from '#/view/icons/Logo'
 
 type Props = {
   isReady: boolean
@@ -22,34 +20,18 @@ type Props = {
 SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync().catch(() => {})
 
 export function Splash(props: React.PropsWithChildren<Props>) {
-  const progress = useSharedValue(0)
+  const fadeAnimationProgress = useSharedValue(0)
+  const scaleAnimationProgress = useSharedValue(0)
   const [isAnimationComplete, setIsAnimationComplete] = React.useState(false)
 
-  const onFinish = useCallback(() => {
-    SplashScreen.hideAsync().catch(() => {})
-    setIsAnimationComplete(true)
-  }, [])
-
-  const onLoadEnd = React.useCallback(() => {
-    SplashScreen.hideAsync().catch(() => {})
-  }, [])
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (props.isReady) {
-      progress.value = withTiming(1, {duration: 1000}, () => {
-        runOnJS(onFinish)()
-      })
-    }
-  }, [onFinish, progress, props.isReady])
-
-  const imageScale = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+  const logoScaleAnimation = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
     return {
       transform: [
         {
           scale: interpolate(
-            progress.value,
-            [0, 0.2, 1],
-            [1, 0.8, 100],
+            scaleAnimationProgress.value,
+            [0, 0.2, 0.22, 1],
+            [1, 0.8, 0.8, 200],
             'clamp',
           ),
         },
@@ -57,72 +39,104 @@ export function Splash(props: React.PropsWithChildren<Props>) {
     }
   })
 
-  const appScale = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+  const logoFadeInAnimation = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+    return {
+      opacity: interpolate(
+        fadeAnimationProgress.value,
+        [0, 0.5, 1],
+        [0, 1, 1],
+        'clamp',
+      ),
+    }
+  })
+
+  const appScaleAnimation = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
     return {
       transform: [
         {
-          scale: interpolate(progress.value, [0, 1], [1.1, 1]),
+          scale: interpolate(
+            scaleAnimationProgress.value,
+            [0, 0.22, 1],
+            [1.05, 1.05, 1],
+          ),
         },
       ],
     }
   })
 
-  const opacityScale = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+  // const opacityScale = { opacity: 1 }
+  const appFadeInAnimation = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
     return {
-      opacity: interpolate(progress.value, [0, 0.15, 0.3], [0, 0, 1], 'clamp'),
+      opacity: interpolate(
+        scaleAnimationProgress.value,
+        [0, 0.22, 1],
+        [0, 0, 1],
+        'clamp',
+      ),
     }
   })
 
+  const onFinish = useCallback(() => setIsAnimationComplete(true), [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // hide on mount
+    SplashScreen.hideAsync().catch(() => {})
+
+    if (props.isReady) {
+      fadeAnimationProgress.value = withTiming(
+        1,
+        {duration: 800, easing: Easing.inOut(Easing.cubic)},
+        () => {
+          scaleAnimationProgress.value = withTiming(
+            1,
+            {duration: 1000, easing: Easing.inOut(Easing.cubic)},
+            () => {
+              runOnJS(onFinish)()
+            },
+          )
+        },
+      )
+    }
+  }, [onFinish, fadeAnimationProgress, scaleAnimationProgress, props.isReady])
+
   return (
     <View style={{flex: 1}}>
-      {isAnimationComplete ? null : (
+      {!isAnimationComplete && (
         <LinearGradient
           colors={['#0A7AFF', '#59B9FF']}
           style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject]}
         />
       )}
+
       <MaskedView
         style={{flex: 1}}
         maskElement={
-          <View
-            style={{
-              // Transparent background because mask is based off alpha channel.
-              backgroundColor: 'transparent',
-              flex: 1,
-              justifyContent: 'center',
-              alignItems: 'center',
-            }}>
-            <Animated.Image
-              onLoadEnd={onLoadEnd}
-              style={[
-                {
-                  resizeMode: 'contain',
-                  width: '50%',
-                  height: '50%',
-                  position: 'absolute',
-                  top: '25%',
-                  left: '25%',
-                },
-                imageScale,
-              ]}
-              source={{uri: splashImageUri}}
-            />
-          </View>
+          <Animated.View
+            style={[
+              {
+                // Transparent background because mask is based off alpha channel.
+                backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+                flex: 1,
+                justifyContent: 'center',
+                alignItems: 'center',
+              },
+              logoScaleAnimation,
+              logoFadeInAnimation,
+            ]}>
+            <Logo width={100} />
+          </Animated.View>
         }>
-        <Animated.View style={[{flex: 1}, opacityScale, appScale]}>
+        {!isAnimationComplete && (
+          <View
+            style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject, {backgroundColor: 'white'}]}
+          />
+        )}
+
+        <Animated.View
+          style={[{flex: 1}, appFadeInAnimation, appScaleAnimation]}>
           {props.children}
         </Animated.View>
       </MaskedView>
     </View>
   )
 }
-
-import Svg, {SvgProps, Path} from 'react-native-svg'
-const Logo = (props: SvgProps) => (
-  <Svg width={'100%'} height={'100%'} fill="none" {...props}>
-    <Path
-      fill="#fff"
-      d="M180 141.964c-16.301-31.702-60.692-90.782-101.965-119.92C38.497-5.868 23.414-1.032 13.526 3.436 2.081 8.608 0 26.178 0 36.516c0 10.338 5.667 84.756 9.364 97.178 12.215 41.044 55.696 54.913 95.74 50.462 2.047-.304 4.123-.584 6.225-.844-2.062.33-4.139.612-6.225.844-58.684 8.691-110.8 30.077-42.446 106.174 75.19 77.85 103.047-16.693 117.342-64.628 14.295 47.935 30.76 139.069 115.995 64.628 64.005-64.628 17.585-97.48-41.099-106.172a131.118 131.118 0 0 1-6.225-.843c2.102.259 4.178.54 6.225.843 40.044 4.452 83.525-9.418 95.74-50.461 3.697-12.422 9.364-86.84 9.364-97.178 0-10.338-2.081-27.909-13.526-33.08-9.888-4.468-24.971-9.305-64.509 18.608C240.692 51.184 196.301 110.262 180 141.964Z"
-    />
-  </Svg>
-)
diff --git a/src/view/icons/Logo.tsx b/src/view/icons/Logo.tsx
index b7a281d3d1..5d78a2adc7 100644
--- a/src/view/icons/Logo.tsx
+++ b/src/view/icons/Logo.tsx
@@ -10,12 +10,20 @@ import Svg, {
 
 import {colors} from '#/lib/styles'
 
+const ratio = 106 / 120
+
 export function Logo({fill, ...rest}: {fill?: PathProps['fill']} & SvgProps) {
   const gradient = fill === 'sky'
   const _fill = gradient ? 'url(#sky)' : fill || colors.blue3
-  const size = rest.width || 32
+  // @ts-ignore it's fiiiiine
+  const size = parseInt(rest.width || 32)
   return (
-    <Svg fill="none" viewBox="0 0 64 64" {...rest} width={size} height={size}>
+    <Svg
+      fill="none"
+      viewBox="0 0 64 64"
+      {...rest}
+      width={size}
+      height={size * ratio}>
       {gradient && (
         <Defs>
           <LinearGradient id="sky" x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="1">