Now that the Reddit exodus is about a year old and the client apps have matured, what’s the latest state of the above question?

What app do you use and why? I’m mainly interested in Android but suggestions for other platforms are also welcome. And if you are using multiple platforms, what’s your primary one?

  • JackDark@lemmy.world
    121·
    5 months ago

    I am fully on the Sync train. It does get a lot of hate here because it’s not FOSS, but it was the best app around for Reddit, and the dev converted it for Lemmy. It’s so far above and beyond everything else that I’m happy to pay for it. There’s a free version with ads, and there’s the expensive paid upgrade ($20). The dev regularly disappears for months, but when he surfaces, he’ll roll out a massive amount of bug fixes and features.

    • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      Yep, nothing beats Sync, although the other existing apps are great, and have been great since the beginning if you ask me.

      If you wanna know why I chose Sync instead of any other app is because the damn app can survive even the worse ROM you use and it doesn’t matter how atrocious your RAM management is, you are likely never gonna miss the position you left when you minimize and open other apps.

      The app basically saves the state where you were and it is highly unlikely that you lose the track of it, even on aggressive RAM management ROMs like MIUI, it still stands better than the others, I experienced the same with Sync for Reddit.

      • sag@lemm.ee
        11·
        5 months ago

        But it look shit because they show ads like post. If you want real solution try Re-Vanced. (Hopefully I don’t get downvoted by Sync user)

        • geophysicist@discuss.tchncs.de
          21·
          5 months ago

          Why do you assume you’ll be downvoted by sync users instead of because revanced sucks ass? It’s hard to set up and will randomly break requiring resetup (Hopefully I don’t get downvoted by revanced user)

  • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
    9·
    5 months ago

    I used Boost after Lightning died, it works great and i have no desire to look for another one. I used boost on reddit too

  • Zahille7@lemmy.world
    91·
    5 months ago

    Sync, all the way. I strictly used Sync for reddit after the first real enshittification (to me) of reddit a couple years back, and once the app was reworked for Lemmy I switched and haven’t looked back.

    Like others have said, it looks great, almost fully customizable UI, works really well, and saves your place when you’re scrolling through comments on posts if you back out.

  • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    5 months ago

    I use Thunder. It looks nice, runs well, is actively developed, and the devs are very communicative and open to feedback.

    • Herding Llamas@lemmy.world
      4·
      5 months ago

      I use Jebora and am happy, is there something important I’m missing? I was a Reddit is Fun user before and I like both because of how simple and basic they are. I hated the official reddit app for the reasons above.

      Edit: the one thing I don’t like is you can’t, or I don’t know how, to collapse all child comments.

      • micahmo@programming.dev
        4·
        5 months ago

        I will admit I am very biased as a contributor to Thunder. I’m not an expert on all clients but Thunder has some super cool features.

        • Really good markdown rendering (I’ve seen it render things that the other “big” apps miss.
        • The agility to post and (soon) comment as any of your logged-in accounts.
        • Notifications for inbox messages, soon to be integrated with UnifiedPush.
        • Really good Lemmy link parsing and in-app navigation.
        • Ability to favorite communities.
        • Customizable swipe gestures, username and community name formatting and coloring, action colors, etc.

        And these are just some of the recent things on the top of my head! I’m sure others can chime in with things I missed!

  • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    5 months ago

    I still use Eternity, but unfortunately it seems like development stopped. Still the best IMO.

    • metasaval@lemmy.zip
      3·
      5 months ago

      same here. tried jerboa and thunder for a but always come back to eternity. maybe it’s just cause I’ve been using infinity for so long lol.

  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    5 months ago

    Android user.

    I used Liftoff until it broke with the API change a couple months back. The Dev has been AFK looking after twin kids. Hope they are going well.

    Tried Thunder for a while but it kept crashing or forgetting what post I was looking at when switching between apps.

    Using Voyager now and I am quite happy with it. I miss the All servers you have accounts with feed view from Liftoff but that is not a biggie.

    • ChexMax@lemmy.world
      5·
      5 months ago

      I cannot understand why anyone would use an app with Ads when connect has none and it’s free! After getting used to no ads, pure content, I would hate to go back.

      I used to use boost for Reddit, but I’m securely in the connect camp now.

  • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
    5·
    5 months ago

    Jerboa devs take note

    Jerboa allows me to moderate the giant Lemmy communities, and has been quite reliable, so it is what I am sticking to. The lack of autosave drafts upon going back or every 20-30 seconds is a major issue I certainly do not like.

    Minor bugs like the comment nav strip collapsing some comments instead of navigating is annoying.

    Also, since phones are big nowadays, I would seriously like if there is an option for a translucent up/down comment navigation squares on the left or right side middle portion of screen, offset by probably 50 pixels. Many people will appreciate this and other apps might copy it too and improve things for everyone.

    Also, tap to load images might be a handy feature for some people and those moments when data speeds are atrocious.

    Also separate the vote count as numbers again.

  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
    5·
    5 months ago

    I use jerboa and so far my only gripes are being unable to unblock communities or users unless you go to the desktop page and the upvote system being a percentage instead of just an up and down counter.

    I originally used boost as that’s what I used for reddit but boost is crammed full of ads unless you buy the premium version.

  • Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org
    5·
    5 months ago

    Jerboa
    Using it since it’s the app from a lemmy dev.
    It’s decent for my use.
    Tho, some option simulating the multireddit option would be good. But it might be becoming a feature request for lemmy than a lemmy app there.