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Hi there! So there's been a ton of work by a bunch of developers that are really frustrated with Apollo going away end of month.

That's why I created (yet another) Apollo-like Lemmy client called wefwef - https://wefwef.app.

Right now it's targetting iOS - you can still use it on Android phones, but it's untested. An Android theme is in the works!

So, why wefwef?

  • Progressive web app — It's easy to try, and works cross platform. Get the same experience on your phone, tablet and computer. If you like it, add to home screen for a like-native experience.
  • Open source! Self hosting and hacking is totally doable

There's a TON of work to be done, but the basics are there (browsing, commenting and voting). More to come soon! Let me know what you think.

https://wefwef.app

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[–] Porgey 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Im actually shocked at how well this works! Never expected a Webapp to be this great! Do you plan to make a native app for iOS at some point? I mostly ask because a lot of my favorite features from Apollo (widgets was a big one, FaceID, lockscreen widgets) are afaik only possible through native right? I would love to see stuff like that in the long run here too!

Regardless, this is really an awesome PWA and I can’t wait to see what you do with it!

[–] zav 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If there was an ios native app even half as good as this one i'd be sold, please make an app!!

[–] LazaroFilm 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I decided to use this for now instead of the other iOS apps. It feels less clunky than most app. I’m still waiting on Artemis to come out of alpha to commit to anything.

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[–] Porgey 4 points 1 year ago

For real! I would definitely be all in on this.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm actually amazed how amazing this PWA feels to use. I've always been critical on web apps and preferred native apps, but wefwef absolutely surprised me.

[–] aeharding 8 points 1 year ago

Thanks very much! 💙

[–] richie510 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is just one more truly amazing experience in the fediverse. I didn’t know an experience this great could happen so fast, and in a web app. Thank you!

[–] aeharding 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, thank you! 😊

Lots of credit goes to Ionic (https://ionicframework.com)!

[–] richie510 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Two quick feature requests.

  1. Cannot see how to make a top level post on a community. I am commenting from wefwef here, so that is clear.
  2. Can you enable a “pull down to refresh” in the web app? Maybe this doesn’t make sense, but for me in iOS, it is just second nature and feels weird when it doesn’t stretch and bounce.
[–] aeharding 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Oops, I think you found a bug where pull to refresh isn't working on feeds. I'll fix that.

EDIT: Pull to refresh on feeds should be working now. Might have to open and force close the app a couple times to force it to update.

And new creating a new post in a community is also coming soon! 😊

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[–] kratoz29 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This app looks lit, it almost feel illegal to have Apollo like experience on Android LMAO.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Overall it looks great! Just a couple of notes: the colors for up/down votes being inverted from Apollo keeps throwing me off. Also, the save button doesn’t work. I don’t know if Lemmy really has an option for saving posts, and if not it might be better to not show the save bookmark icon. If I’m wrong and there is a way to find what I saved, please let me know where to find it!

[–] aeharding 3 points 1 year ago

Nope, saving is soon!

[–] twistedtxb 12 points 1 year ago

It's now my favorite lemmy app. Thanks for your hard work 🙏

[–] xiph 12 points 1 year ago

Wow! So far the best client I’ve tried for iOS, and also the best PWA I’ve ever used! Congrats :)

[–] fsponge 11 points 1 year ago

wefwef is looking great, keep up the good work! I love the Apollo feel.

[–] RuckusTraveler 9 points 1 year ago

Just found this app and it is sooooo awesome. Holy cow.

I had no idea a web app could be this good.

Great work!

[–] ali_g 9 points 1 year ago

I’m shocked at how good wefwef is already - I was not expecting something this good, this soon.

I’m sure you’ve got grand plans to develop more, but honestly you’ve made the transition away from Apollo (and Reddit) so much easier already.

Thank you so much and keep up the good work!!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is incredible. Well done, you’ve smashed it out the park!

[–] aeharding 4 points 1 year ago

Thank you!! 💙

[–] MetricExpansion 8 points 1 year ago

This is incredible. It feels so cozy being able to browse lemmy in an Apollo-like UI. I didn’t realize how much I missed it.

[–] Smartboystupid 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Absolute chad! I have used it for a while today, and it is great for us Apollo users. Currently back on default lemmy because it is a bit unstable on iPad, it doesn’t react well to scrolling yet. But I’ll be using it again soon :) thanks for the effort!

[–] aeharding 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah it’s a bit laggy on my iPad too. Granted, it’s older

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

@aeharding this is so impressive on iOS! I didn't know a PWA could feel this smooth!

[–] Flyspeck 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just added this wen app on a suggestion and it's fantastic! Definitely the best I've used so far over the past few weeks, really improves the Lemmy experience.

[–] aeharding 6 points 1 year ago

I’m glad you’re enjoying it 💙

[–] wavymoney 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

If this becomes a native iOS app, it would be a game-changer!

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[–] stargazer 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As someone who stopped using Reddit after Apollo quit working, wefwef is amazing so far! It really does look and feel like Apollo. It's very helpful with the transition to Lemmy.

Would you be able to add themes in the future like Apollo had? I loved using majestic purple.

Thank you so much for making this!

[–] aeharding 9 points 1 year ago

Themes won't be implemented any time soon, but absolutely something I'd like to add :)

[–] Callendor 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Awesome app. Came from boost for reddit. This is so well done for a webapp. Made my move to lemmy a lot less of a hassle than I expected.

Oh yeah first post on Lemmy.

Screw reddits money grabbing owners.

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[–] ClutchCargo 5 points 1 year ago

My first post post Apollo shutdown and am really happy with wefwef! Feels very familiar, and I’m actually excited for a fresh start getting away from the dumpster fire Reddit has become. Happy to be here!

[–] Dick_Justice 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow. This is so neat! Some of you devs are just so damn talented! Definitely going in the rotation with things I suggest to other users, thank you!

[–] aeharding 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks so much for the kind words! ❤️ It's been so much fun to build.

[–] spicecastle 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@aeharding Is there a reason why the colours for up- and downvotes are inverted? It keeps throwing me off, especially because everything else looks exactly like it did on Apollo.

Also, would it be possible to add those tiny vibrations when you swipe do up-/downvote? I have swiped too far a number of times now and accidentally downvoted on first try because there is no haptic feedback.

Regardless, I love wefwef so far, thank you so much for your work!

[–] geodim 5 points 1 year ago

I didn’t know web apps could work this well. Fantastic work so far. Do we know how Christian feels about this?

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

Thanks for the amazing work. Is it possible to sort posts by "top"?

[–] CreativeImpasse 4 points 1 year ago

Could you add access to kbin to the app? That would be great. Thanks for making the app!

[–] basskitten 4 points 1 year ago

Hey, this is amazing work! I'm using it right now as a standalone app on the macOS Sonoma beta and it feels really good. The biggest problem I've had with Lemmy so far is that most instances use the default frontend, and I just don't really like it that much. This is a lot better! Can't wait to see what you do with it.

[–] sma3in 4 points 1 year ago

my gf just asked wtf is wefwef, sounds like porn. explained what it is and now she using wefwef. really loving this early build and lemmy community makes this place even more welcoming.

[–] blade85 4 points 1 year ago

Works great on android 11! A native app would be super though.

[–] Zephyr_0713 3 points 1 year ago

if an app is released, please add a function in the android version to switch between android and ios theme

[–] brianala 3 points 1 year ago

This is amazing, thank you! I loved Apollo and I’ve been trying any iOS client I can find for Lemmy or kbin. Wefwef is so familiar I almost don’t miss Apollo anymore 😅

[–] Truthstopiary 3 points 1 year ago

Trying out wefwef on iOS and Android currently. It's buttery smooth on both. Loving it so far! 😍

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

Been loving wefwef so far!

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