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
    453·
    8 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, but 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
      12·
      8 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
        31·
        8 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
          0·
          8 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)

  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    8 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.

    • something_random_tho@lemmy.world
      4·
      8 months ago

      Android app store says this shares purchases, location info, device ID and app interactions with 3rd parties… Voyager shares no data with 3rd parties.

          • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
            4·
            8 months ago

            “Trust me bro” from the developer pretty much.

            I think it makes sense, they’re a small developer and it’s all stuff I’d expect from the ad networks so if you get premium you also kill the ads and therefore the data collection.

      • Microw@lemm.ee
        1·
        8 months ago

        Only if you use the free version with ads… which I wouldn’t recommend. Paid version doesnt do any of these things.

  • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works
    20·
    8 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
      71·
      8 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
        6·
        8 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!

    • d13@programming.dev
      1·
      8 months ago

      It has my favorite user interface, but I feel that it bogs down after viewing a series of images. I also feel that development has stalled a bit (edit, I was mistaken: they just released a pre release).

      I haven’t found a better one, though. Next best so far has been Racoon.

      • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
        3·
        8 months ago

        Image caching is something that has had to have been tuned over time. It can be really RAM hungry but at the same time it can be dumb to re-download images if you have the RAM to spare.

        Latest versions no longer cache a lot of images, but aggressive caching can still be enabled in settings.

  • Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org
    18·
    8 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.

  • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
    17·
    8 months ago

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

    • metasaval@lemmy.zip
      3·
      8 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.

  • Blizzard@lemmy.zipEnglish
    15·
    8 months ago

    Sync. Customizable, pretty, working without issues, dev keeps on updating. Really good app…

    Boost is also great.

    • ChexMax@lemmy.world
      6·
      8 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.

  • Zahille7@lemmy.world
    14·
    8 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.

  • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
    13·
    8 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

    • JackOfNoTrades@lemmy.world
      3·
      8 months ago

      Yeah I was always a boost user on reddit but there are too many bugs on the Lemmy version so I switched to Sync and have been very happy.

  • stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca
    9·
    8 months ago

    Sync, used it for who knows how long for Reddit, and none of the other options I tried before it was released for Lemmy came anywhere close to feeling as nice to use.

    • FooBarrington@lemmy.world
      7·
      8 months ago

      I can’t recommend Sync in good conscience with the update policy. The dev keeps going AWOL for months, even when breaking issues exist.

      This was fine when I paid something like 3€, but it’s no longer fine when I pay 20€.

  • monoboy@lemmy.zip
    9·
    8 months ago

    Used to use Eternity, but switched to Voyager. I like Thunder, but Voyager is better at pulling in pictures posted outside of Lemmy.

  • LCP@lemmy.world
    9·
    8 months ago

    I’ve been loyal to Sync. Few quirks that need to be resolved like support for Lemmy spoilers, but other than that it’s been fantastic.