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

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[–] Beep22@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Apollo for years. I check in on Reddit occasionally and will until month end.

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

I used RIF for years. Originally I installed the official app but it was so bad I sought out alternatives.

For desktop I used old.reddit site, the redesign was terrible! I genuinely don't know how people can use the bew look desktop site.

[–] Pekka@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago

I only used the official Reddit app when reading Reddit on my phone. It was quite annoying to write posts with the app, but reading them was fine. I prefered using the website on my laptop though.

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

Apollo user here.

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

Former Apollo user here.

[–] Deemo@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Used to use Apollo and Reddit sync now switched over to Jeroba for Lemmy (android) and pwa for iPad

Might consider sync for Lemmy after it develops.

[–] PrinceHabib72@vlemmy.net 1 points 2 years ago

I don't plan to use reddit anymore if I can help it, other than to find specific answers to things. I'll no longer just browse. That said, up until now I exclusively used RiF. I refuse to touch the official app, and use old.reddit and ad blockers.

[–] techno156@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Reddit didn't have a third party app (just the compact and mobile interface) when I used it, so I picked up an app and never left.

I mostly use Alien Blue and Apollo, both of which are almost certainly on the chopping block. I tried the official Reddit app for a little bit, but my iPad Mini 2 is too old and slow for it, so it tends to crash almost instantly, or run rather poorly.

On my phone, I started with relay, but moved to Redreader and Infinity, since they were open source, and have better performance compared to Relay. I still keep relay around for the message notifications, since they're better than the other two apps.

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

I have used reddit is fun for my entire 6 years on the platform

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

Apollo on my iPad and Sync on my Android phone.

Used to use Apollo, but traded my iphone to get back to Android a week ago. Perfect timing to be honest, haven't been on Reddit since.

[–] WhiteBlackGoose@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Such a useless poll

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

I use 3: RedReader, Stealth & Relay

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

I originally started on iOS with Alien Blue waaaay back when, but after swapping to an Android device I swapped to RiF.

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

I was a huge fan of Sync, the Material You implementation was the best on Android, bar none.

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

I used Apollo for over 5 years. Before that, I had an Android, so I used Baconreader and later Relay. Before THAT, I used Alien Blue.

Ever since the blackout, I have only visited Reddit once. Definitely making Lemmy my primary forum nowadays.

[–] j4yt33@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Currently, as in up until the blackout: yes, Baconreader. I used it so exclusively that I only really know reddit as BR shows it to its users and I felt uncomfortable and a bit confused on old and new web reddit. I missed all the "innovations" new Reddit brought, never knew what people were talking about when they mentioned avatars and apparently missed all chats that were ever sent to me because BR would only show messages and comment replies. So without BR, to me there will be no reddit, because I wouldn't be willing to invest time into getting to know reddits official app. One, because it looks absolutely terrible and two, because I'm tired being treated like this by big corporations. You want to shit all over your user base, you won't get any of my data or money any more. Simple as that

[–] nickb333@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I used Baconreader on Android but I may have subscribed to RSS at one time too. 14 years but not so much recently.

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

Sync for years, then when the dev had done one of his up-and-disappear-for-half-a-year's I switched to Boost. Now I just won't use Reddit.

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

Joey for Reddit

[–] TimTheEnchanter@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Apollo (and Alien Blue before that way back in the day).

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

Me. I use Slide for Android, an #openSource one (do we do hashtags here, can't recall!)

[–] LostCause@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I used Apollo until roughly a week ago or so when I started to detach from Reddit. Now it‘s since been uninstalled.

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[–] June7th@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Before all this kerfluffle with the API, I have used Reddit is Fun for mobile for several years. I will be really bummed to see it go.

[–] kilmister@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I'm looking for a gradual transition from Reddit to Lemmy. To make things easier, I started to use Redreader. Man, I wish I'd done this switch earlier.

Redreader's dev has expressed interest on Lemmy compatibility, so when (if) this happens, I know which app I'll be using.

[–] TacoTime@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

I've bounced around through a couple different apps over my almost 14 years on that site. I never loved the official app.

  • RiF
  • Sync
  • Apollo (for my Apple devices)
  • Relay, though has been my go to for the past years though.
[–] Xenanthropy@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago
[–] BobQuasit@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, Infinity. Actually I used the official Reddit app until all of this hit the news. Then I deleted that app and switched to Infinity. When infinity goes, I'll delete it and I'm done with Reddit except on an alt account on my desktop. And that will just be for correspondence.

[–] manesa@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

I'm still using Infinity For Reddit until the app doesn't work anymore.

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

Reddit is Fun back when I was on Android. Apollo once I moved to iOS. I will sorely miss Apollo.

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

RIF, but I won't after the 30th of course. Won't be switching to the main app or using Reddit at all on my phone anymore, just those niche communities that don't have an equivalent on lemmy yet through old.reddit and RES

[–] _s10e@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

The only open question is, whether at least one of the popular apps will transition Lemmy. This should doable since the concept is so similar.

The world needs good Fediverse apps. If they include mastodon, we can say good bye to Musk's twitter as well.

Not sure if the responses to the poll are skewed, but the vote suggests vastly different numbers than Reddit would lead you to believe

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I never used a 3rd party app on reddit.

[–] Hyperi0n@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I used to use Teddit.net and Stealth on F-Droid before the u/spez tomfoolery.

[–] fell@ma.fellr.net 1 points 2 years ago
[–] NightOwl@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

On Android I used boost and reddit is fun. On iOS I used Apollo. Haven't been browsing reddit, since then but did move to setting up an rss for two subreddits to use with feedly.

The two rss I set up being

http://teddit.net/r/buildapcsales/?api&type=rss http://teddit.net/r/gamedeals/?api&type=rss

Tied to at least lessen any benefit I might have to them by using a reddit front end to get feeds.

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

I supidly used the official app despite it's blatant flaws. Out of spite I switched to RIF up until the blackouts.

[–] hazelnoot@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

RiF, up until a few days ago when I decided to take an indefinite break from Reddit.

[–] icanflywheniwant@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

Just wanted to ask if Lemmy has an iOS that is not in TestFlight or has its beta full.... Or should we just make one!

[–] GiantBasil@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, I technically still use Boost, though I haven't really used reddit since the 11th.

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

Same here. Still installed but I haven't touched it since.

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