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BmeBenji (he/him) ( BmeBenji@lemm.ee )  to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

iPhone users, what app do you use to browse Lemmy and what is the main reason you like it over others?

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iPhone users, what app do you use to browse Lemmy and what is the main reason you like it over others?

BmeBenji (he/him) ( BmeBenji@lemm.ee )  to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago
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  • carcus ( carcus@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Voyager, mostly because it’s similar to Apollo, a very popular app for Reddit, in many ways. As I was an Apollo user, it is nice to have some of the features replicated.

    • Anissem ( Anissem@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Still have it on my phone as wefwef. Voyager is the best.

    • Cascading_Neurons ( Cascading_Neurons@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Great interface.

  • hoanbridgetroll ( hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social ) 
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    I settled on Memmy early on as the least buggy app, but I like Voyager quite a bit as well. I might switch if they let me change the color of upvote/downvote arrows to what my brain expects.

    • ebits21 ( ebits21@lemmy.ca ) 
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      Memmy is pretty buggy. I was regularly bug finding to help out but unfortunately development seems to have dropped off a cliff now.

      I’m not even sure the devs are using Lemmy at all anymore.

      I mostly use Avelon and Voyager. Lemma has a great video player.

    • radix ( radix@lemm.ee ) 
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      There are five color theme options which is more than some other apps provide. Can’t customize it down to the hex value, but it’s good enough for me.

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  • samta ( samta@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Voyager. Looks like Apollo.

  • N-E-N ( NENathaniel@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Voyager, I like that I can have an app to browse Lemmy that’s the same on Android & iOS

  • ScoobyDoo27 ( ScoobyDoo27@lemm.ee ) 
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    I’ve tried about 5-6 different ones and they all try to replicate Apollo. Memmy is probably the best of them in my opinion but none of them are as good as narwhal was for Reddit. I don’t understand the fascination for Apollo. Why we need 6 different Lemmy apps that are all very similar doesn’t make sense to me.

    • demesisx ( demesisx@infosec.pub ) 
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      If you think Memmy is the best, try Avelon. It wipes the floor with Memmy (which hasn’t been actively developed for more than two months now).

      • ScoobyDoo27 ( ScoobyDoo27@lemm.ee ) 
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        I’ll have to give it another go. When I tried it before I didn’t think it was any better than Memmy

        • demesisx ( demesisx@infosec.pub ) 
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          Recent update puts it WAY ahead, IMO.

  • edric ( scytale@lemm.ee ) 
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    Thunder. Unique design that stands out among a sea of Apollo clones. Special mention to Arctic because it can embed and scrub videos/gifs without opening the in-app browser.

  • hoodlem ( hoodlem@hoodlem.me ) 
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    I use Voyager because it is very similar to Apollo. Also, you can self host it.

  • chairman ( chairman@feddit.nl ) 
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    Sync for Lemmy. Because I was used to Sync since the old days at the old social network.

  • mrsgreenpotato ( mrsgreenpotato@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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    I use Memmy, but I don’t really like it. I might try Voyager looking at people’s comments.

    • demesisx ( demesisx@infosec.pub ) 
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      Give Avelon a try too. It’s native swift unlike Voyager.

    • MortyMcFry 🇦🇺 ( MortyMcFry@aussie.zone ) 
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      I was all in on Memmy, but the lack of inbox notifications led me to voyager.

  • itsgallus ( itsgallus@beehaw.org ) 
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    I used wefwef / Voyager in the beginning, but I found that it crashed/reset too often for my liking. I’m now using Mlem which I’m pretty satisfied with.

  • Wild Bill ( clark@midwest.social ) 
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    Initially I used Mlem, but I found the scrolling to be not smooth, and I didn’t really like the design. Then I had Avelon for a while, which I would’ve still kept if it wasn’t for the fact you couldn’t off-load it and it took up a lot of data on my phone (2-3GB). Now I use Voyager and I really like it, I think I’ll stick with it for a while. You can customise it a bit, it looks like Apollo, it’s smooth, I’m able to off-load it. It’s great!

    • demesisx ( demesisx@infosec.pub ) 
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      Please elaborate on this “offloading” concept and why you use it. Thanks in advance.

      • Wild Bill ( clark@midwest.social ) 
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        If you go to your iPhone settings > General > Storage you have the option to either delete an app or offload it (which clears up space on your phone from the app’s cache). Avelon didn’t have this option and it took up a lot of space for me. Hence why I switched.

    • slin ( slin@feddit.de ) 
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      If you like the Apollo-esque UI, you could try !arctic@lemmy.world it’s native Swift instead of a web app.

      It’s still in TestFlight but awesome and really smooth.

      • Wild Bill ( clark@midwest.social ) 
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        I actually did try it out a few hours ago for a short bit! I’m waiting for more customisation options, so once the app has developed more I will give it a more proper try. It did look very nice upon installing it. :)

  • 1984 ( 1984@lemmy.today ) 
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    Switching between Sync and Boost right now. Both are excellent.

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    Safari

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  • 22hp4maa ( richard3030@lemmy.one ) 
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    Boost was my reddit app of choice for many years, and they finally released their Lemmy app (like 2 days ago), so I’ve uninstalled all the other Lemmy apps I’ve been trying.

    Edit: I’m a moron and replied in a thread about iOS apps with a recommendation for an android app

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