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best app for lemmy? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Grimy@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
 

The one I'm using is becoming so buggy to the point of being unusable. It was never really great tbh, what are most people using?

As an added question, are bookmarks associated with the lemmy account or the app?

Edit: I'm on android, currently using Jerboa.

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[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use voyager. It's good. FOSS btw

[–] greencactus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yesss! Voyager for the win!

[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

What OS? For iOS I’ve used quite a few and voyager has been the best of them all

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm on android, forgot to mention it!

[–] Dankry@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well the good news is Voyager is available for both iOS and Android. Give it a shot, it’s a great FOSS app!

[–] TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

I've been using sync and love it. I used it on reddit as well.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'm on android, forgot to mention it!

[–] Cthuwu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’ll third Voyager.

  • open source
  • very frequent updates
  • free
  • multi platform + web app
[–] usaleste@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Voyager FTW 🙌

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

The absolute bare minimum is to show text as it was written. Most of the apps don't even deal with formatting post correctly, so I am happy to stick with a browser.

If your app of choice does not display the following correctly, let the devs know via a bug report

Bold = Bold v. normal.
Italic = Italic v. normal.
Superscript = ^SuperScript^ v. normal.
Subscript = ~Subscript~ v. normal.
Strike-through = ~~Strike-through~~ v. normal.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I've tried Jerboa, Liftoff, and Connect. They all seem fine, but Connect is the one I stuck with.

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I just switched from Liftoff because it hasn't received an update in 6 months and is now breaking. As of last week, it no longer opens the subbed list for me.

I tried Voyager and Connect. It looks like I may be sticking with Connect, as I'm way happier with how smooth it is and the fact that it's not harvesting my data like some of the more popular browsers.

[–] starman@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Photon is great! It has all the features of lemmy-ui and looks really nice

Link: https://phtn.app/

[–] oranki@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

I wish I knew about Photon before. Just spun up my own instance and loving it!

[–] simple@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Eternity! Can't imagine using anything else at this point.

[–] cole@lemdro.id 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

!eternityapp@lemdro.id is the official community for it too!

[–] vind@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm also on Sync, but there are a few things I'm unhappy with that have me looking at other apps.

First, the dev isn't active on Lemmy. He'll make an announcement post every few months and reply to comments for a couple of days before going radio silent again. I'm worried he'll abandon the app out of disinterest or low motivation, like he did for a year after his UI refresh wasn't well received back in the Reddit days.

Second, that inactivity extends to app development. Major, easily replicated bugs (like the crash on startup if you have "hide account names" enabled) linger for weeks to months without a patch. This also goes back to the Reddit days and isn't new behavior.

Finally, he puts basic app features behind a paywall with a much higher price than normal IAPs ($16/year or $99 to permanently enable them). This includes features that used to be free in Sync, like tagging users or color highlights. It also includes things that Lemmy already does for free, like backing up subscriptions (though that was only recently added to Lemmy, so he might move it to the basic app eventually). Just removing ads with no other benefits costs $20, which is more than any app I've ever used charges.

[–] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Sync for Lemmy

Sync was my go-to Reddit app for nearly 9 years.

It does have ads, but with a one time purchase you can get rid of them. I've paid that and then I also plan on getting the subscription in the future for additional features.

The price is definitely a bit on the higher side, but I'm happy to support the development of the app I left Reddit for.

If you are able to, please support the apps and Lemmy instances you use.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Boost. One-time cheap payment to get rid of ads. No subscription like Sync (which is otherwise also a great app; it was not subscription based when it was available for Reddit).