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best app for lemmy? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

The one I'm using is becoming so buggy to the point of being unusable. It was never really great tbh, what are most people using?

As an added question, are bookmarks associated with the lemmy account or the app?

Edit: I'm on android, currently using Jerboa.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Sync for Lemmy

Sync was my go-to Reddit app for nearly 9 years.

It does have ads, but with a one time purchase you can get rid of them. I've paid that and then I also plan on getting the subscription in the future for additional features.

The price is definitely a bit on the higher side, but I'm happy to support the development of the app I left Reddit for.

If you are able to, please support the apps and Lemmy instances you use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I use voyager. It's good. FOSS btw

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yesss! Voyager for the win!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Boost. One-time cheap payment to get rid of ads. No subscription like Sync (which is otherwise also a great app; it was not subscription based when it was available for Reddit).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I like Boost because when I revisit a post, all the new comments are highlighted.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

I have tried a vast majority of them and there were many I like some features of, but they end up falling to the way side. I always go back to using, "Connect" For Lemmy. Has every thing I want.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Eternity! Can't imagine using anything else at this point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

[email protected] is the official community for it too!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm also on Sync, but there are a few things I'm unhappy with that have me looking at other apps.

First, the dev isn't active on Lemmy. He'll make an announcement post every few months and reply to comments for a couple of days before going radio silent again. I'm worried he'll abandon the app out of disinterest or low motivation, like he did for a year after his UI refresh wasn't well received back in the Reddit days.

Second, that inactivity extends to app development. Major, easily replicated bugs (like the crash on startup if you have "hide account names" enabled) linger for weeks to months without a patch. This also goes back to the Reddit days and isn't new behavior.

Finally, he puts basic app features behind a paywall with a much higher price than normal IAPs ($16/year or $99 to permanently enable them). This includes features that used to be free in Sync, like tagging users or color highlights. It also includes things that Lemmy already does for free, like backing up subscriptions (though that was only recently added to Lemmy, so he might move it to the basic app eventually). Just removing ads with no other benefits costs $20, which is more than any app I've ever used charges.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm switching between Thunder and Eternity, both still in development but already solid for me.

Bookmarks should be associated with your account

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Thunder is probably the best for me so far (it has the ability to show upvotes/downvote the way I want).

I used Infinity for reddit back in the day and I see eternity is about to have a new release, so I might or might not switch to eternity.

Those two seem to be the best I've found.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The one I’m using is becoming so buggy to the point of being unusable. It was never really great tbh, what are most people using?

It would probably help if you mentioned which app you are having issues with and what device you are using. I recently stopped using Jerboa because of login issues and started using Voyager. I find it's less of a smooth experience but some of the other bugs I had with Jerboa like back spacing removing the space before the previous word aren't present.

As an added question, are bookmarks associated with the lemmy account or the app?

Saved posts are linked with your account. If you login to your account in a web browser you should be able to find it under your profile followed by the saved section.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Ya it's jerboa, I didn't want to shoot them in the foot in case it's only me. It's also free, so I don't want to complain too much.

It keeps resetting my feed to local active after I scroll past a dozen posts. I do quite enjoy the feel of it though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

What OS? For iOS I’ve used quite a few and voyager has been the best of them all

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I'm on android, forgot to mention it!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm on android, forgot to mention it!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

I've been using sync and love it. I used it on reddit as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Well the good news is Voyager is available for both iOS and Android. Give it a shot, it’s a great FOSS app!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’ll third Voyager.

  • open source
  • very frequent updates
  • free
  • multi platform + web app
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Voyager FTW 🙌