I'm still in the process of moving old saves off my Reddit account and found this gem today. Reddit HQ is coping hardcore, I can't image regular users actually care about this.
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to my knowledge 3rd party apps use the developers' keys
Yes, but they need also a key from your account. That's the way the keep you logged in.
The app key is to authenticate the app, the api key is for authentication
The user is given an OAuth token which is different to an API Key.