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How many of you use a 3rd-party app to browse Reddit?

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[–] Caffeinated_Capybara@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I've been using boost for a while now. Just felt right for me.

[–] jschmau5@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I’m not on Reddit right now; but I was on Apollo since it came out, feels like about 10y right now.

[–] ExoMonk@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Been on Reddit since 2009ish before they had an app. I used reddit is fun, baconreader, relay and then sync lasted the longest. When I moved to iOS I grabbed Apollo which was the closest experience to sync. I've been off Reddit for over a week now. Deleted my apps, deleted most of my accounts. There's some things I still miss that I haven't found replacement for, namely some niche discussions (wrestling, destiny 2) but I'm sure I'll find something.

[–] GeminiFrenchFry@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago
[–] brad@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

RiF for at least 10 years.

[–] raspberrybush@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Apollo forever till the blackout. Replaced the apollo spot with Mlem to keep my muscle memory from screwing over my desire to not support the reddit changes.

[–] pjoter@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Used Sync for Reddit for few years. I paid for pro version after just few hours of using (super simple setup etc). Now I am enjoying kbin via mozilla and it is great.

[–] lucien@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Relay until the blackout, browser only now since I've uninstalled everything reddit after.

[–] sphere_au@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

RedReader, although not so much since Spez started his API stupidity. Personal preference, I like the basic, clean interface, which is also valued for accessibility. Jerboa's interface actually looks quite similar.

[–] james@lemmy.jamesj999.co.uk 2 points 2 years ago

Trying to avoid Reddit at the moment... but Apollo is my go-to on iOS, rif is fun on Android. Both are shutting down at the end of the month so here I am!

[–] EnderWi99in@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't say currently because I deleted it after moving to Kbin, but I was using RIF for as long as it existed and was a daily Reddit user for over 12 years. I've been happy using Kbin though this past week and have quickly seen subreddits migrating over and a lot more activity just in the past few days.

[–] a_random_fox@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

Yes, Relay. Not nearly as much as before the whole API situation, but i still use it occasionally.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I use Joey, a lesser known but very customizable app for reddit. But I've reduced my participation there.

[–] funchords@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I was a RedditIsFun/RiF user when I was mobile but mostly I was a keyboard user on a laptop/desktop.

I was losing interest in Reddit over recent years due to the mobile user influx (terse posters, lots of memes and TXT-speak) but thanks to the last few weeks, I have lost nearly all of my interest in Reddit.

I'm really not a joiner or a protester -- I'm rather pragmatic about all of this stuff. But the fact is that Reddit Inc. has by its actions alienated the users most responsible for making Reddit a thing that I enjoyed. It is already to late to recover from that.

Reddit Inc. could do a 180-degree turn today and it won't matter much. In the rough-and-tumble of all of Reddit Inc.'s self-inflicted nonsense, the users they lost (the heart of Reddits culture and spirt) have discovered life beyond Reddit. It looks doable. A month ago, that was fairly unthinkable. Come back? To what? The main reason for Reddit being compelling to me won't return, leaving behind a rather less-interesting Reddit community. I doubt it will attract me.

To me, this just shortened Reddit's long tail. Reddit was already dying a slow death, but this nonsense has made it faster. My current usage is now a small fraction of what it used to me (I have 100 MB of comments and posts submitted over the past 15 years). My guess is that there will be little left of interest in much shorter time span.

[–] wreck@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Apollo for iOS, RiF for Android I've pretty much been off Reddit since the blackout

[–] Skiptrace@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

I use Boost on Android.

[–] Cowbob45@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

RiF for 9 years

[–] offthecrossbar@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I used bacon reader for a couple years before switching to relay and staying there for like 10 years or something like that. Tried others here and there but always quickly went back to relay for one reason or another. I'll be sad to see it go

[–] kamiheku@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

During my 13.5 years of Reddit, I've used at least these, in possibly this order

  • Alien Blue (RIP)
  • Bacon Reader
  • Reddit is Fun
  • Reddit Sync
  • Joey, for the last ~6 years

Don't browse Reddit anymore, apps or browser. If I do end up visiting via Google, I use old.reddit.com.

[–] HisDufusness@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago
[–] rs5th@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I was using Apollo before... well... you know, everything.

[–] AceLucario@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't say "currently", but I used to use Infinity.

[–] Larven@feddit.nu 2 points 2 years ago

Sync, fantastic app.

[–] delcake@lemmy.songsforno.one 2 points 2 years ago

Slide for Reddit was my app of choice. Now I'm just waiting for my CCPA data export request to come back to me. Once that's done, all the old accounts are going in the shredder.

[–] parared@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I have Apollo Ultra, because I really appreciated the work that went into making the app so pleasant. I also was a reddit subscriber for over a decade ( since 2011 ). Already cancelled the subscription, and when Apollo goes dark I think my use of reddit will plummet. Pretty much just browser access with adblock on.

[–] JollyRoberts@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

@lostwonder

I used "Now for Reddit" for 95% of my time on Reddit. Once I discovered it that was it for me. Only dealt with the web if I had no other choice.

Never did web on mobile.

[–] Weaselmaster@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I use Redder on iPad for the last several years. It apparently hasn’t been updated in 2 years, and I have no idea if there is a userbase of any size.

Just bought the Mac version of Redder about two months ago….

[–] Beeko@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

You’re asking a rather biased crowd, seeing as we’re on Lemmy. I’ve used Apollo for a long time.

[–] tom@lmmy.tvdl.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Back on Android I used sync. Now on iOS I use slide.

[–] Teal@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

My 11 year account has been using nothing but third-party apps for Reddit on mobile. First Narwhal, then Alien Blue, finally Apollo.

[–] polaroid@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] Rudgrcom@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Used their own app (Android), never had any issues with it. I tried a few others (like Boost) but found them less user friendly tbh.

[–] BiggestBulb@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I used Joey for about a year but since the blackout it's been uninstalled

[–] TheBladeRoden@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Using RIF until it throws errors at me

[–] irongamer@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago
[–] TranceReduction@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Used Reddit is Fun. Obviously not anymore.

[–] supermurs@suppo.fi 1 points 2 years ago

I used to use Narwhal app but I don't go to Reddit anymore.

[–] callyral@readit.buzz 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

before i quit i used infinity on android and old reddit on desktop

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[–] heschlie@lemmy.schlunker.com 1 points 2 years ago

Was using Relay on android for the past like 10 years.

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