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cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/71764
link to post: https://sh.itjust.works/post/311799
The amount of apps being developed for iOS / Android is getting really crazy now and new apps keep popping up every day. Updated list below:
- Artemis (Kmoon) (iOS, Android): /c/[email protected]
- Memmy (iOS, Android): /c/[email protected]
- Mlem (iOS - TestFlight): /c/[email protected]
- Morpha (iOS, Android): /c/[email protected]
- Thunder (iOS, Android): /c/[email protected]
- Beyond (iOS, Android): https://beehaw.org/post/647773
- Liftoff (FOSS) (iOS/Android, Download on GitHub & on TestFlight): /c/[email protected]
- Jerboa (Android - Released): (Play Store) https://github.com/dessalines/jerboa
- Slide (Android): https://lemmy.world/post/379068
- Sync (Android): /c/[email protected]
- Connect (Android - Beta): https://beehaw.org/post/698247
- Lemon (iOS): https://lemm.ee/post/127800
- Summit (Android - Released): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnololz.summit
Most apps on the list are lemmy apps, meaning they don't work with kbin. Artemis is specifically designed to work with kbin, not sure if or when any of the other ones will go in that direction or become interoperable as there are some challenges with the kbin API at the moment. Having said that, a new API is in the works so things should get better with time.
I made a neat table, here u go:
::: spoiler Click to see table
| Name | Platform | OS | Stage | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis (Kmoon) | Kbin, Lemmy (Upcoming) | Android, iOS | Private Beta (Starts End of June) | /c/[email protected] |
| Memmy | Lemmy | Android, iOS | Android Release (Pending Play Store Approval) | /c/[email protected] |
| Mlem | Lemmy | iOS | Submitted for App Store Review (July 1) | /c/[email protected] |
| Morpha | Lemmy | Android, iOS | Under Development | /c/[email protected] |
| Thunder (FOSS) | Lemmy | Android, iOS | Alpha Release | [Thunder on GitHub] [Thunder Community] |
| Beyond | Lemmy | Android, iOS | Under Development | Beyond on Lemmy |
| Limbo | Lemmy | iOS | TestFlight Beta | Join the Limbo for Lemmy beta on iOS |
| Jerboa | Lemmy | Android | Released | Jerboa on GitHub |
| Slide | Lemmy | Android | Under Development (More information coming) | Slide on Lemmy |
| Sync | Lemmy | Android | Research | /c/[email protected] |
| Liftoff (FOSS) | Lemmy | Android | Under Development | Liftoff |
| Connect | Lemmy | Android | Beta | [Connect Release Post], [Connect Community] |
| Lemon | Lemmy | iOS | Development, Beta in Early July | Lemon Introduction, Lemon Community |
| Summit | Lemmy | Android | Released | Summit on Google Play, Summit Demo Video |
What would be a feature in any of those which would make it worth to use it instead of just installing the website as a webapp? I've never used any 3rd party apps for reddit either. Or is it just about it feeling more native on that platform?
Ok thanks for #3, I'm interested in knowing about what extra features from #2 there would be.
Easily collapsible comments plus children , UI tweaks , accessibility enhancements, multi account support (with feed grouping) are some possibilities that people enjoyed on Reddit through 3P apps.
The web app has been pretty janky for me. I much prefer opening the site in safari rather than open the home screen shortcut
I have no problem running PWAs for things, but I'm not an enormous fan of the Lemmy default browser interface either. It's not terrible, but currently I think Jerboa is better than it (just), and I'm keen to see other developers improve further on it. Some of the Reddit third party apps were very polished and feature-rich (compared to both Reddit's first party apps, Lemmy's first party interface, and Jerboa), so something of that calibre would be gratefully received.
There's an argument to be made that (because of the structure of Lemmy) new interfaces could and should be integrated with the main codebase as themes rather than as genuine third party API consumers, but from an end-user perspective that doesn't really make a difference either way.