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I’m doing a slow transition… RIP Apollo

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[–] boysandwich 44 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Of the apps you’ve tested, which ones do you prefer? I like wefwef because it’s the most Apollo like and Memmy because it’s also Apollo like and the search has some pretty neat features.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

WefWef is the best so far IMO

Memmy is a close second, but doesn't feel as much like Apollo as WefWef does

Mlem has the most potential I think but just isn't quite there yet

[–] EyesEyesBaby 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seeing the progress of Mlem vs Memmy; I think Memmy is going to come out on top.

[–] adj16 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While I definitely have preferred Memmy to Mlem, I think a factor in the release schedule is that Memmy is one dev with a handful of contributors and can release whenever he wants. Mlem is a whole team, likely following some sort of contribution/build/release cycle, so they aren’t as free to release ad-hoc. I think their releases will be less frequent, but more substantial. Memmy hit the ground running, but I think there’s a real chance Mlem jumps well ahead of Memmy in the next month or so.

I’d like to be wrong! Because I like the look/feel of Memmy a lot more. But the next month will be telling.

[–] EyesEyesBaby 1 points 1 year ago

Apollo was 1 person too. I think not having a whole team is a positive.

[–] velourium_camper 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think I’m favouring Memmy of the TestFlight apps. Although I like Thunder’s markdown preview. Otherwise wefwef feels like home

[–] FlippyFlopp 2 points 1 year ago

If I could get that Apollo style subscription list that wefwef has on memmy and fusing a few thing between wefwef and memmy I’d a be happy, sure a few more Apollo features while still making it your own, but happy nonetheless

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I’ve only tried Wefwef so far (as far as Lemmy goes) but it’s basically so good and so familiar feeling that I’m not sure I feel the need to try anything else

[–] mrginger 6 points 1 year ago

+1 for Memmy. Using it now and my favorite of the bunch.

[–] LazaroFilm 5 points 1 year ago

For simple browsing wefwef is nice and fast since it’s really lightweight. Otherwise Memmy has been my go to app.

[–] mrginger 5 points 1 year ago

+1 for Memmy. Using it now and my favorite of the bunch.

[–] Matumb0 1 points 1 year ago

Only testet WEFWEF. Never used Apollo before and it just feels like a better Reddit. Just the content is not there yet, but I am 100% sure it will come

[–] Sanctus 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Why do you have two Mlems? Lol

[–] PabloPicasshole 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Two different TestFlight profiles for the app… they had to switch

[–] Sanctus 3 points 1 year ago

Thats cool! Do you prefer them over wefwef? I'm an android user, but am curious. This explosion of clients is quite the spectacle.

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

Yes, the original dev for Mlem jumped ship right when things got real and shut down his TestFlight app. He also kept it secret from everyone and announced that the app would close in 3 days, that’s how the other devs learned it, by opening the app. It’s like texting a breakup. The old app is still valid for a few more days.

[–] dingus 3 points 1 year ago

Wow that sounds like such a bizarre ride lol. Wonder what happened.

[–] kratoz29 3 points 1 year ago

For more pleasure.

[–] RomanRoy 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Pro tip: because it is Lemmy, you can edit post titles to anything you want ;)

[–] shotgun_crab 2 points 1 year ago

Wait you can edit titles? Lemmy just got at least 7 times better

[–] LazaroFilm 1 points 1 year ago

Oh. My. God. You’re right!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What's the best app you have used for Lemmy? Right now I'm using Connect for Lemmy but I would like to try another one.

[–] nowami 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Personally I love Thunder. It feels more polished than the others I've tried, with Connect a close second. Of course some features are missing in Thunder and I can't find an option for editing my comments so I'm still rotating apps regularly both out of interest and sometimes by necessity.

Edit: typing is clarifying my thoughts so I've added more detail.

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

Ok thx for the info folk.

[–] cyrusg 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve tried most of them and wetter is my favorite so far. It’s probably the most polished.

[–] Reliant1087 1 points 1 year ago

Liftoff has been the best for me so far.

[–] do_not_pm_me 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is it possible to change the icon also? I can’t seem to find a way.

[–] smartiphone7 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] do_not_pm_me 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That kinda worked, but the resulting app clip behaves weird when I swipe to go back. It repeats the animation twice.

[–] smartiphone7 1 points 1 year ago

Weird, it works fine for me

[–] LazaroFilm 1 points 1 year ago

Great idea!!

[–] Tempotown 1 points 1 year ago

Not sure, but the icon’s great!

[–] kratoz29 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you do this on Android?

[–] AnonLordo 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] kratoz29 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] AnonLordo 2 points 1 year ago

Depends on your browser. Try with Kiwi browser

[–] kratoz29 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Depends on your launcher. In Nova launcher I can long tap the app and click the pencil icon to edit the display name and icon image. Try that.

[–] kratoz29 1 points 1 year ago

Pixel Launcher and I guess it is not possible.

[–] chanunnaki 2 points 1 year ago

Gotta say, that’s one sexy icon for thunder

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

😁😁😁

[–] svahnen 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know wefwef is a web app, but are there other web apps for lemmy?

[–] LazaroFilm 2 points 1 year ago

None that I know apart from the official websites.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can do that with actual apps, too ;⁠-⁠)

[–] LazaroFilm 3 points 1 year ago

You can create a shortcut pointing to any app you want. This is renamed while making the app icon itself.