I’m trying to stop using Reddit, but it having an app I know about makes it have quite an advantage.

I know there’s a few apps out there I can use to browse Lemmy, but I’m not sure about their names and the different features they offer.

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    I tried them all (Jerboa, Thunder, Liftoff, Lemmynade) and I like Jerboa the most. The layout is clean, compact and it works really well.

    I was a Slide user on Reddit so I’m waiting for it to be available for Lemmy!

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    I’m new but Jerboa works like a charm on my Samsung, very fast and responsive.

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      My only complain is it’s a little too easy to click on the sub instead of the title, other than that Jerboa has been great.

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      It’s bit buggy, sometimes I press to open a sub and I need it used the internal browser and sometimes it takes me there within the app. No idea why it has two options.

      Since the most recent update it closes wben I bookmark something and keeps saying to log into my instance.

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      My current problem with jerboa is that it keeps pestering me to update server to a newer version without giving me a clue how to do it.

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        You can’t. System admin needs to, and they posted that they can’t yet because the new version doesn’t support captcha yet. They’re expecting a fix but have to wait.

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    This might sound crazy, but i am just using the website via Firefox on my phone. Jerboa wasnt doing it for me, and someone recommended just using the website… I prefer it over jerboa. I imagine with all the development going on, there will be something better showing up, but until it does, I’m just going old school.

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      Jerboa was doing fine for me until Jerboa got updated beyond the Lemmy instances I’ve been browsing (which aren’t updating because the new Lemmy release removes the captcha, which then prevents new sign ups). Now Jerboa says the biggest Lemmy instance is below the minimum version Jerboa supports, and refuses to open the instance. Helluva bump in the road…

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        Yeah, that’s a lemmy.world problem, however i get your meaning. I figure that are going to be growing pains over the next few months. This is one of em!

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      For me, the web client keeps re-rendering itself for apparently no reason. It’s a very janky experience.

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    I’m the developer of Summit. Unfortunately I don’t see anyone mention Summit but I would suggest giving it a try as well.

    I think I’ve been a bit slower to implement certain features compared to the other apps, but the app is heavily focused on scalability and performance. Give it a try just in case you might like it. Play store link: Summit for Lemmy

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          Is that something you would be open to working towards? Since the growth of Lemmy is attributed to Reddit becoming “closed”, I think many users might see it as a dealbreaker or be less inclined to use a closed-source app.

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            My feelings towards this might change in the future. However for the time being, my enjoyment of the project hinges on the project being closed source. Ie. open sourcing the project will likely lead to me stepping away from the project. So even if this significantly impacts the number of users, I would still prefer to keep it closed source. I’d rather have a fun side project I made than to create a popular project that I do not contribute to. It is unfortunate but it is what it is.

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      I’m replying on Connect for Lemmy. I just looked at your app and it’s super dope but I’ve got to say the one thing that throws me off is the button for the link is on the far side from my finger. I also like swiping to reply and vote and nonsense like that and your app doesn’t have it.

      Take your time however and implement things well and I’ll keep it in mind. My favorite app for Reddit was Relay I think I will be looking for an app until I get something similar or exactly the same.

      List mode ftw

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        Thank you for your feedback! Regarding “button for the link” could you clarify what this is? Are you talking about the link to the community the post was from?

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          Sorry, I didn’t see this reply until now. I mean the button for whatever the post is linking to. Pictures, other communities, or external links. I’m right handed and the button is on the left. This makes it a big reach for my thumb to reach across my screen and I’m less likely to click on things or use your app because of it. I know it’s a small complaint but it’s all about feel, especially when it comes to apps, that’s why reddit had so many!

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            I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is my last update included a lot of new customizations including changing the direction of the content. See this demo: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8mIVZflUHhU.

            The bad news is I submitted this update ~1.5 days ago to Google Play. The app is still in review. I have no idea what is going on since usually updates are reviewed within 1-4 hours. I hope the update will be available soon. You can take a look at my community at https://lemmy.world/c/summit to see updates about this.

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        I’m not sure what “libre software” is but if you are asking if it is free then yes, at the moment the app is 100% free with no ads. If you asking if it’s open source then no, it is not open source.

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          Libre software is used as a synonim for free (as in freedom) software, which is open source software with some nuances. Do you plan to open source it?

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            Unfortunately I am not planning on open sourcing the app. Summit is a fun side project for me. I think open sourcing the project would no longer make it a fun side project so I am keeping it closed source for my own selfish enjoyment.

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              Wouldn’t it be more fun if multiple people help you out and it may still be maintained if you stop working on it?

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                Darn, I didn’t want to debate this on a Monday morning. I’ll give a tl;dr about my thoughts to avoid a debate:

                First of all I 100% support open source software (I even donate monthly to some projects), but I also think every developer should have the right to choose to open source or close source their own software.

                Second, I write code full time as my job 8 hours a day for the past decade. Summit is a fun hobby for me. If I made Summit open source, it would end up more in the job territory. Why would I want to make a fun project into a job?

                If you love debating and want to discuss further feel free to slide into my DMs.

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                  I mostly use open-source software for the last few years but I would still support closed-source software if it’s by an individual developer.

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      I’ve been using Jerboa for quite a while now. Everything has worked alright, with no big complaints.

      After the 0.18 update, I have had issues with using lemmy.world, so I decided to give yourbsuggestion a try instead.

      Turns out I had already installed Liftoff, and was quite surprised now that I gave it a second try.

      It’s clearly still in development, and there are some things from Jerboa that I will miss, but I’m set on giving it a sincere try this time around.

      If anyone is interested, its available in the Play Store:

      Play Store

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      lemmy.world is waiting for 0.18.1 because 0.18 removed captcha as a consequence of a change away from websocket, i think. they announced they arent going to update until its added back in, which the lemmy developers promised to do.

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      I think Jerboa still wasn’t updated in F-Droid, so you should be fine if you get it from there. F-Droid also allows you to downgrade of you need to.

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    I’ve tried jeroba, liftoff and thunder. My experience with jeroba is mostly negative. It’s not good enough to be a full replacement for using a web browser and with the new update it crashes on my older, not bleeding edge phone. It can’t even open lemmy links people post half the time.

    Thundar is ok. I’m not a fan of its interface but at least you can actually browse communities you aren’t subscribed to.

    The third one I’ve tried is Liftoff and it’s the best one I’ve seen so far. It’s about the same in terms of quality as Boost for reddit. You can explore new communities in other instances, have more than one active account logged in to be able to simultaneously use different instances and best of all there’s a search.

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    Jerboa - a bit buggy still, and sometimes posts take a while to load, but its features are fantastic.

    Connect - I love this app, and I tried to switch to it, but being unable to disable “swipe to upvote” is a dealbreaker for me.

    Liftoff - I just switched to this. It’s very polished and responsive, and accomodates my preferred way of scrolling and interacting with communities.

    Lemmotif - pure minimalist doomscrolling. It doesn’t even let you log in to vote, comment, or post. Blazingly fast, and I love it. Uninstalled.

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    I’m using Jerboa, Connect and Summit. I really like Jerboa, but rn is buggy as lemmy.world is still at 0.17.4 while Jerboa only support 0.18. I’m still trying out Summit and Connect, only time will say!