Hi, !android@lemdro.id community! It’s been exciting seeing the Lemmy apps ecosystem continue to evolve, with all sorts of options emerging. Whether you’re a seasoned resident of the Fediverse or a newcomer, we’d love to hear about your experiences and expectations for the future.
- Which Lemmy apps have you tried?
- Do you have any favourites? If so, what sets them apart from the others?
- Are there upcoming apps you’re looking forward to releasing?
- What other functionality would you like to see from a Lemmy app?
I’m currently using wefwef because it’s the most polished one regarding UI, that I’ve found. The jerboa one didn’t let me sign in via feddit.de because of version mismatch.
But I’m very certain that I’ll switch to Sync for Lemmy once that’s out, as was a very long-time user of Sync for Reddit and it’s UI just was so clean.
I just discovered wefwef and love it.
Also love wefwef and the ui, every time i open it there’s an update or more than one. I used sync for 8 years I believe and can’t wait for it to be on lemmy so I’m sure I’ll also switch.
Ooooh is there going to be Sync for Lemmy? I’m a long time Sync user and I’d love to have it back
Ooooh yeah - https://lemmy.world/c/syncforlemmy
Great to see LJ is back on it!
Another Sync afficionado here - their “We officially don’t do Reddit anymore, look out for us on Lemmy!” banner July 1st is how I got here!
Welcome on board!
I have tried Jerboa, Connect for Lemmy, and Liftoff. Connect for Lemmy is my preferred option now as the UI is cleaner, available at Playstore, enough customisation for me.
Boost for Lemmy is what I am looking out for at the moment.
edit: OK, Thunder is my favorite now 😆
Tried jerboa and it’s perfectly good enough. Threading could use slightly more distinction but its snappy and lightweight.
Also am waiting for Boost for Lemmy though as that was my Reddit app of choice. Time will tell if I end up on it or stick with jerboa
Used Jerboa for a couple weeks, but got sick of the constant crashes. Connect and Liftoff were both better than Jerboa imo
Haven’t had crashes yet, honestly the only complaint so far using Jerboa on a pixel 5 (lemmy.ca instance if those could play a part in potential issues). Is notifications… They seem to be broken similar to how boost was broken with reddit consistently for me.
I have a constant 1 unread, and flipping the status just makes the numbers weirder, but never less than one. It’s like those toggling light puzzles lmao.
Are we the same person? I agree wholeheartedly with this statement. Boost was my Reddit app of choice, my first taste of Lemmy was Jerboa, and the latest updates for Jerboa have been awesome. But I want Boost for Lemmy!
Thunder loading is really slow for me compared to Liftoff or Mlem, I see very few people talking about this
Thunder is my favorite so far but connect is a close second
My favorite reddit apps were boost and relay so I’m very excited for boost coming to lemmy
I have tried these:
- Jerboa
- wefwef
- Liftoff
- Connect
- Thunder
After spending some time with each one, I’ve settled on Liftoff. It has the cleanest, nicest and most configurable UI (IMO), and most things just work. The developer is also actively fixing bugs and making improvements. It’s not perfect, but none of them are yet.
I’ve come from Boost, which pretty much was perfect, and Liftoff seems the closest to it. It will be interesting to see what the Lemmy version of Boost is like.
Same here
I also like liftoff, but the subscribe button doesn’t seem to work for me. It says I need to log in to that instance which isnt right. If I sub in a different app it shows up fine.
Try removing all instances that you are not logged into from the accounts settings.
Connect is currently updating so rapidly that it might remain on my phone even after Sync, Boost, and Artemis launch.
It’s pretty remarkable how active development has been for a few apps thus far.
Agreed. I’m loving it.
On Jerboa. Probably need to give connect a shot at some point just to experience it. But I’ll almost certainly switch to Boost once it drops. Absolutely hooked on that for reddit for many years and it’s such an awesome client I’m sure it’s dev, Ruben Mayayo, will do no less for Lemmy.
Same for me. I was finally able to update jerboa after my instance got to 0.18 and holy shit, it improved so much after just a month. Right now I’d say it’s more polished than wefwef and connect.
Yeah definitely a huge instance after the 18 upgrade!
I fell to my knees in a Walmart when Boost for Lemmy was finally announced. Donate to Ruben here:
I was a Relay user for years and found that I prefer Connect followed closely by Jerboa.
I’ve also tried Thunder and Liftoff which are both great but the UI/UX of Connect and Jerboa seem to feel more at home for me.
I make an effort to use all four interchangeably but my thumb gravitates to Connect more often than not.
I like Liftoff, didn’t work too well at first but got an update yesterday and since then it’s smooth sailing. Ahoi!
So far I’ve only tried Connect and Liftoff, with Connect being the better of the two.
However, being a serious Sync user for Reddit, once that app is ready for Lemmy, I’m sure there won’t be any other alternative.
My top three are Wefwef, Thunder and Jerboa.
Lemming in 4th place when it catches up!
And well I guess things will change when Boost and Sync for Lemmy arrive.
I started by using Jerboa but switched to Thunder and am loving it.
Jerboa was great too but it had some weird issues (like default homepage wouldn’t apply, no matter what I selected as the default in settings it would default to local).
I wish thunder let me have vote/reply buttons instead of swipe gestures but it’s not too bad.
Well, Thunder keeps improving day by day, so be sure to keep an eye on it.
I also like Thunder more than Jerboa, but until this day Jerboa keeps to be more usable, maybe Liftoff and Jerboa are the most useful right now, aside the stock PWA.
Thunder keeps improving day by day, so be sure to keep an eye on it.
This fact makes it hard to pick a favorite at this point. Thunder used to be my favorite out of the bunch, but I have been enjoying Liftoff the most the past few days. I agree, we should keep checking out each app periodically before settling on anything.
Yep I have the same exactly. Also I use the actual website too as it’s the best one for foldables that I can see
I don’t have a foldable phone, but I can see it being the superior experience for them, and let’s be honest, is less likely to fail with this early app phase 😅
I am a former Baconreader user. Connect, with just a few options tweaks, is very close to what Baconreader was. I’m enjoying it.
I tweaked Connect to look similar to RiF, which is what I used for Reddit. I’m really enjoying it so far.
Once I switched Connect to dark mode, I felt like I was right back IN Baconreader. Just need a home screen widget and it’ll be like nothing changed. ♥
connect doesn’t seem to let me subscribe to other instances outside of beehaw though? or I’m missing something?
Click the three dots and click subscribe while viewing a community on another instance. You can also subscribe from the left bar. Under your feeds and subscriptions, you can see top communities and subscribe. You can also search at the top of the left bar.
I’ve tried jerboa, thunder, wefwef, connect and liftoff. I was having some problems, but they may have been more related to the instance I was on.
In the last couple days, I’ve been mostly gravitating to wefwef and liftoff. I’d say wefwef is my favorite, but how it handles the back gesture on android is annoying.
I’ve been using liftoff and the experience has vastly improved since I switched to an instance that isn’t regularly returning 503.
I’ve also been pretty satisfied with wefwef for the most part, although posts fail to load sometimes and I see random errors (not sure if this is on wefwef or Lemmy.world).
The UI, features, and infinite scrolling is great, hoping they can provide a material theme soon rather than iOS but I’m getting used to it tbh.
honestly the web app is enough for me until Sync arrives.
I’ve tried: Liftoff, WefWef, and Thunder.
Sticking with Liftoff for now as I like the UI more than WefWef while Thunder back gestures not working is a real deal breaker. Have found pros/cons of all of them and none has seemed perfect for me quite yet.
Waiting for Sync, as that was my Reddit app of choice.
Damn! A few days ago there was only jeroba. So many now! I really liked wefwef.
Am looking forward to the boost port. That will do it for me.
Boost is my jam. So glad he decided to make the move to Lemmy
It’s pretty exciting!
Which Lemmy apps have you tried?
I’ve tried Jerboa, and WefWef in particular. I like both – Jerboa is a native client built using Jetpack Compose, and WefWef is built using Ionic and can be used on any device as a Progressive Web App.
Do you have any favourites? If so, what sets them apart from the others?
WefWef is definitely the best one I’ve tried. The interface is really nice, but it’s probably only a stop gap for me until I finish working on the Material You client I’m working on (which will again be a PWA so that it’s easy for everyone to use on all their devices).
As for what sets WefWef apart is that it’s the only feature complete Lemmy client with a somewhat half decent UX (Apple’s HIG is actually pretty bad compared to Material).
Are there any upcoming apps you’re looking forward to releasing?
Yes, an initial launch of a working version of the Material You client I’m working on. Also Sync, Boost, and the rest of the old Reddit clients.
What other functionality would you like to see from a Lemmy app?
Honestly, the one thing I’m absolutely missing is good UX patterns and proper mod tools. Since there is no AutoModerator equivalent on Lemmy, most posts go live and could break rules of a community. Currently, none of the apps have good mod tools, and having good tools for moderation on the go is absolutely essential in growing a healthy community.
