When Reddit killed Alien Blue, I downloaded Apollo on a whim. It has since become what I believe to be a sterling example of what an iOS app could and should be, in terms of UI/UX, and has been justifiably showcased by Apple themselves.

It's sad to witness its death, but I'm incredibly thankful to Apollo's dev, Christian Selig, for the work that he put into an app that I used for literally hundreds of hours.

I hope Lemmy can prove to be a viable alternative to Reddit. I've been enjoying it so far. Using it is reminding me of the earlier days of Reddit when it was seen as the "nerdy website with the ugly interface".

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[–] slashzero@hakbox.social 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Check out the iOS lemmy app: mlem (you can get into the BETA via TestFlight).

If you are on Android, I hear the app to use is Jerboa.

Also, the join-lemmy.org site has a list of apps now!

https://join-lemmy.org/apps/

[–] Grenfur@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've had a great experience with Jebora! It feels very similar to RIF. It's still growing, but supports a lot of the display settings I like as well as multiple accounts. All around a relatively easy transition.

[–] slashzero@hakbox.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm thinking of busting out my Google Nexus 6 just to try out Jerboa. Mlem is great so far, very appolo-like, and it's obvious they took inspiration from that app, but, it's still in BETA and features are very limited.

[–] abrer@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree. Jerboa is pleasantly functional.

[–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago

My only issue so far is links to other instances open in my browser instead of in Jerboa.

[–] gary@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the links. Hope their development makes it easier for Lemmy to grow.

That said, I personally prefer to use homescreen shortcuts to Safari on iOS to avoid having to download apps that can clog up my phone, use up its battery, etc.

So the fact that I was happy to have Apollo installed on my phone really says a lot about how much I loved using it.

[–] TheGruesomeTwosome@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

10 year reddit user and day 1 Pro/Ultra Apollo user. Lifetime ultra was the best value for money I've ever spent, seriously. I tipped Christian £10 as a final thanks and... that's basically it. I did the same, mlem now stands where Apollo did.

Also, mlem does a decent job at not feeling too foreign compared to Apollo. Sure, the content of Lemmy isn't close to reddit, and apollo really was/is king, but I browsed /r/all on reddit and browsing /c/all on mlem isn't all that bad

[–] WaLLy3K@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

I honestly can't believe it's been 10 years, also being a day one Pro purchaser.

[–] slashzero@hakbox.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've said this before, and I'll say it again: While browsing lemmy, if you didn't tell me I wasn't on reddit, I would not know.

[–] amiuhle@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're not on Reddit btw

[–] slashzero@hakbox.social 4 points 1 year ago

[–] TheGruesomeTwosome@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

This is true, and an important thing for me. If I browsed specific subs, I'd definitely be able to see the difference. But I used reddit for just browsing the popular/cool topics of the day. I did subscribe to subs but rarely specifically entered one and browsed its content. I basically just blocked subs I didn't want and did it that way, so Lemmy isn't that different for me

[–] gary@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Well, with that recommendation, I'll definitely keep an eye on mlem.

In the meantime, I'm pleasantly surprised at how usable Lemmy is on mobile web, much more so than Reddit.

[–] matzah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I swapped Apollo with mlem and I miss Christian’s work so much. Really the pinnacle of a third-party client. I would love to see where he goes next, but I’d love to see an app for accessing Lemmy or Mastodon.

[–] RandomBits@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago

Yes! I'm hoping Christian follows the same path of the Tapbot folks who had developed the Tweetbot app for years, when Twitter killed third party apps, they had already been working on a Mastodon client, Ivory and transitioned quickly.

Hoping Christian can use much of the Apollo code base to create an app for Lemmy / kbin as they follow a similar underlying design of communities/magazines and posts/threads as Reddit.

[–] Jode@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Just replaced my relay pro icon. I'm surprised it's not burned into my screen it's been there so long.

[–] novarime@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Swapped Infinity for Jerboa. I applaud the Infinity devs, and the devs of every reddit client that actually put some effort in to a good user experience rather than what reddit want users to trawl through and generate profits. Unfortunately the latter want to corkscrew more control and profits so now users and devs alike are getting screwed.

Maybe for the best. Explore the Fediverse.

[–] Thetrademarq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Same. I got Apollo to try it before it died. Ended up being being the best experience for me. No more he gets us ads. Now I’m happy to be a part of Lemmys next chapter.

[–] OddBob212@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I put Jerboa in place of Boost on my phone and tablet. I don't know that I'm done with Reddit just yet, but I don't think it's going to monopolize my screen time like it used to. Especially not if I'm forced to access it though that God-awful official app. I feel like my world has opened up just a little tiny bit. :)

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