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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Voyager PWA ftw

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Connect it works great and the dev fixes any issues almost Immediately despite being free.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago
[–] MedicPigBabySaver 7 points 1 day ago

Boost

Launch that rocket!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I’m on Voyager right now cause it’s like Apollo

[–] MrMcGasion 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Boost. It was my preferred Reddit client back before spez Elon-ed Reddit, so when the Lemmy version released, I purchased it to thank the dev for putting in the work to support Lemmy. It made my move to Lemmy super smooth.

I also use Voyager on occasion.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver 3 points 1 day ago

Boost rocks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Boost dev was how I even found out about lemmy. So I actually followed the app.

[–] sma3in 7 points 1 day ago

I know it hasn't been updated for a while, but sync just works

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Jerboa. It's not the most functional but it reminds me of RIF the most.

I switch to Sync any time I need to use the search function

[–] toynbee 2 points 2 hours ago

Interesting - I use Connect for the same reasons.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] superpill 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Kalkarino 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Same. Feels like the most solid

[–] homesweethomeMrL 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Do like Voyager. Also like Artic though….

[–] cabron_offsets 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I like Voyager. It’s just like Apollo. Fuck spez.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago
[–] umbraroze 8 points 1 day ago

Voyager.

Used Sync, but it's not maintained. Liked Connect a lot. But, well, if the platform is open source, why not use an open source client too? Switched to Voyager and I've been very happy with it, actually.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Connect. Reminds me of RiF but also is just nicer to me. I tried a bunch of others at the beginning and stuck with Connect.

[–] jimmy90 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the one i wrote myself in rust

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] jimmy90 1 points 1 day ago

well it's nothing more than a minimalist lemmy reader at the moment with markdown rendering, replying, up/down etc. just the stuff you need when you're doing your daily scroll.

i do use it daily and rarely have to use another app to do something but it's by no means full featured. the one thing i would say is that when rendering long posts with 100s of comments is,... it's blazingly fast :)

[–] LaminatedDenim 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I tried a few, but Boost definitely does it for me. The look and feel is just right, and blocking communities and instances is only a click away. Really enjoying it

[–] MedicPigBabySaver 1 points 1 day ago

Boost rocks!

[–] Makhno 4 points 1 day ago

Boost is great. Works almost as well as their reddit app

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

Eternity. It works, and I like the UI.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I went through a couple when I first arrived, eventually landed on Connect and haven't had any reason to switch since. solid app for my browsing

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

I've used Connect the most. Also tried Jerboa and Voyager.

The reason is that I prefer a tiny list view with thumbnails on the right, just like old.reddit used to look and RiF could be made to look. I left Reddit due to this. When they cut off 3rd party apps like RiF, there was really no good way to view the site (in my opinion). Connect simply has the settings to make it look and behave exactly how I want it. I think Voyager can be made pretty close too. Jerboa was kind of buggy when I tried it.

I'm sure things have improved in all the apps during the last year, but I've stuck with Connect because it's both stable and flexible enough. It gets frequent updates and issues are fixed quickly. I reported a bug once and the developer got it fixed within hours.

[–] Melonpoly 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm still using jerboa, I really like how simple it is.

but I haven't tried the others because when I joined there weren't really any others, so I'm not sure if I can call it my favorite?

jerboa is my favorite so far.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Eternity, I just wish it was updated more frequently.

Edit: I can't spell.

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[–] dracs 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I have been using Arctic as well. Love it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

It's the only full featured app I could find for iOS. Great for admin and moderator actions on the go.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Thunder on Android is great.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

I just made the switch from Sync to Summit literally yesterday. Sync was fine for a while but it hadn't been updated in ages (basically since the first major reddit migration wave) and it was starting to suffer as Lemmy incremented a few version numbers and Sync did not. Besides which I was paying a yearly subscription fee for an app that failed to load 2/3 of image posts.

If Sync gets an update I might still recommend it. It's a good app, it just needs maintenance. In the meantime Summit does everything I wanted out of Sync, has an active developer with a Lemmy account, and doesn't cost me money. I think it looks better too but that's personal preference.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

BIG shout out to Thunder, a great app for both Android and iOS.

It's really nice to use, lots of nice features, I'm really happy with it.

[–] victorz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can I ask, those gestures, are you able to pick only one gesture per side, or can you like, pull "further" to reveal more gestures before releasing?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Yes, yes, and yes.

[–] PineRune 9 points 2 days ago

I've been using Sync since I made the switch after Reddit closed down 3rd party apps. I signed up to get Boost when they released it but never actually tried it out.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For those who have tried multiple apps, it would more helpful to others if you also mentioned WHY the certain app is your favorite. Is there some unique feature you really like or something else that sets it apart from all the others.

Personally I've only used Voyager. It seems to have everything I need but I cannot really call it my favorite as I haven't tried any others.

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

I tried a few apps initially but stayed with Boost once it was released. It's just what I'm used to from Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Thunder and Jerboa atm.

[–] jonas 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] pushECX 2 points 1 day ago

Also using Mlem, here. I like it because it's a native app and has lots of customization features. I used to use Voyager, but it never quite felt native for me (though it's been a long while since I last used it).

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