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No one here using Jerboa??
I tried a bunch of apps last year and settled on jerboa. My only complaint is the inability to default sort comments by old.
Yep, the only decent mobile client.
Use use jerboa! I like the fact that you can see downvotes although I'm not sure if it's specifically a jerboa thing or some apps just don't do it
It's fine but if you compare Jerboa side to side with Sync, you see that Sync is much smoother.
I settled on it after trying Sync
I found one person that reply to me using it.
Can't recommend Thunder enough, especially if you like a good compact mode/gesture-based UI. The devs are great and very responsive on the github repo, and the app just keeps getting better!
The web client is serviceable.
Using Eternity and very happy with it, just as I was when it was Infinity for Reddit.
I really enjoy Sync.
I was using Voyager until Sync got ported over to Lemmy. Voyager is great, but I find Sync more responsive. I also really appreciate Sync's appearance customization. I'm old, so I like cranking the size of some text.
I think there's an ad supported version of Sync if you want to try it. I paid the CDN$10 or whatever it cost on release. It's worth it to me.
I find Sync more responsive.
I like cranking the size of some text
Iβm on iOS and Voyager has many customizations and the ability to change text sizes. Iβve never noticed any issues with responsiveness.
Is this another one of those βwell I was on Android and used sync vs well I was iOS and used AlienBlue / Apollo β comments? Perhaps androids Voyager not as good as the iOS version? I guess it depends on what OP is using for mobile.
I also really like sync. I also paid for the ad free version.
But there are still some issues and the dev is, again, inactive.
Yeah. As much as I like Sync, I'm envious of aeharding's constant improvements to Voyager.
yep. i lived Avelon until development stopped, and Voyager passed it up. the continued development is the long term play. my only problem with voyager is it doesnt let you come back to where you left off. i leave the app to google up something before i post it and when i go to return the post has vanished.
i want non-volatile Voyager.
Big +1 for Sync.
I was paying for Sync back when it was a Reddit client, and I moved to Lemmy mostly because that is where Sync moved.
It's an awesome app. Best app purchase I've ever made. (There is a free version too.)
I think I want to give a try to Sync soon. Thanks for the suggestion.
I use Thunder currently. My first Android Lemmy client was Jerboa, which was fine.
I've tried Voyager, and I can't remember right now why I didn't stick with it, but I ended up just gravitating towards Thunder. It's UI strikes the right balance between feature full and minimal imho.
Thanks for your honest opinion, mate.
Thunder. Special mention to Arctic for its ability to embed and play gifs/videos in-app.
Voyager is definitely the most polished and great for those who used Apollo for Reddit. It is also very actively developed. For the Android users who do not mind the iOS aesthetic, Voyager is one of the few Lemmy clients on F-Droid.
Thunder is also a great option. I personally prefer its UX more than Voyager, but it is not quite as polished.
Mlem is a lot better than Voyager. Better features, faster, has fewer errors messages. At least for me.
I loved Apollo and appreciate Voyager but it doesnβt respect hiding read posts very well so I turned to Mlem which is now my favorite. The v2 beta is even better, adding easy markdown formatting and some nicer UI enhancements (the vote counter scrolling up or down on vote is a nice touch).
I had the opposite. Mlem always felt βin progressβ and voyager was like walking into a polished experience. Voyager was the app respecting βreadβ posts.
It does, itβs just not consistent. Mlem is. I still have Voyager and check it every once in a while.
Iβve never encountered this. Oh well.
Nope
I loved infinity for reddit so I'm on eternity for Lemmy (a fork of infinity). The other I use is Jerboa. Haven't enjoyed anything else I've tried, not that I've tried everything.
Connect is cool, no ads, buy-me-a-coffee support
It features powerful filters that allows me to stay away from current usa politics (by keywords) and from websites I wouldn't consume content (by URL)
I find its layout more legible, be it overview or listing communities etc. Also features direct links to overall instances, ability to switch accounts or browse other instances as guest
Dev is open to requests / suggestions (and bug reports) in c/lemmyconnect, tho their availability is spotty
Still a pretty solid app, with these filters being the one feature I need IRL. Fuck trump, fuck x.com, etc etc.
If you're on android I can highly recommend Eternity. Open source and a fork of Infinity for Reddit; which is still going as a paid service post Reddit API dΓ©bΓ’cle. I loved Infinity prior to Reddit being a bitch and Eternity is just as great
Tried all, ended up using Summit.
Same. Summit is amazing and since starting to use it a year ago I haven't even wanted to try anything else again.
And for reference I used to use baconreader for a decade over on Reddit. Summit has a similar vibe for me.
Same. Summit is amazing and since starting to use it a year ago I haven't even wanted to try anything else again.
And for reference I used to use baconreader for a decade over on Reddit. Summit has a similar vibe for me.
Same. Summit is amazing and since starting to use it a year ago I haven't even wanted to try anything else again.
And for reference I used to use baconreader for a decade over on Reddit. Summit has a similar vibe for me.
Wow, thatβs the new thing for me!
If youβre on iOS, Arctic made some big updates that make it arguably better than Voyager IMO. The biggest thing that got me was color picker themes, so you can literally make your own theme (and save and share them). Also the markdown is pretty great now. Voyager is still pretty solid and very good performance and features.
I used to use Boost for Reddit so I naturally started using Boost for Lemmy when it came out. But for some reason I wasn't quite satisfied with it.
I'm currently on Thunder and have been liking it a lot. Don't really hear it talked about much though.
I tried a handful, and the one I liked best is Thunder. There were aspects I liked about Voyager too, but Thunder was set up better in my opinion.
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I've used Memmy, Avalon, and settled on Voyager because Apollo just scratched that itch like nothing else. There's not really any terrible choice other than web/no client app.