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How many of you use a 3rd-party app to browse Reddit?

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[–] Suspicious_Lori@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I use to use bacon reader but now here I am

[–] ghashul 2 points 2 years ago

Not currently using Reddit, but I started out with baconreader, and have been using Joey for a few years now.

[–] jschmau5@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I’m not on Reddit right now; but I was on Apollo since it came out, feels like about 10y right now.

[–] wintrparkgrl@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

RIF, but I won't after the 30th of course. Won't be switching to the main app or using Reddit at all on my phone anymore, just those niche communities that don't have an equivalent on lemmy yet through old.reddit and RES

[–] Sunspot@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I was using Sync for years and years. This month, I deleted all my Reddit accounts. That was a well polished app and I'll definitely miss it, but I'm not really missing Reddit itself.

[–] BiggestBulb@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I used Joey for about a year but since the blackout it's been uninstalled

[–] Cinner@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I was using Joey but deleted it along with my accounts on the 12th.

[–] themizarkshow@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I used Apollo on iOS and Sync Pro for Android. Deleted my account of fifteen years though

[–] rei@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I have used reddit is fun for my entire 6 years on the platform

[–] TacoTime@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

I've bounced around through a couple different apps over my almost 14 years on that site. I never loved the official app.

  • RiF
  • Sync
  • Apollo (for my Apple devices)
  • Relay, though has been my go to for the past years though.
[–] maique@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I did, Apollo, before leaving Reddit for good. It was the reason why I used Reddit in the first place.

[–] NightOwl@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

On Android I used boost and reddit is fun. On iOS I used Apollo. Haven't been browsing reddit since then but did move to setting up an rss for two subreddits to use with feedly.

The two rss I set up being

http://teddit.net/r/buildapcsales/?api&type=rss http://teddit.net/r/gamedeals/?api&type=rss

Tried to at least lessen any benefit I might have to them by using a reddit front end to get feeds.

[–] Larven@feddit.nu 1 points 2 years ago

Sync, fantastic app.

[–] TheBladeRoden@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Using RIF until it throws errors at me

[–] whenever8186@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago
[–] supermurs@suppo.fi 1 points 2 years ago

I used to use Narwhal app but I don't go to Reddit anymore.

[–] runningman@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

I used a variety of 3rd party reddit apps (reddit is fun, slide, and infinity), but deleted my account after the API mess. I've been using Jerboa with Lemmy the last week or two

[–] ripolochon@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Slide and now RedReader.

[–] skepticalifornia@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Apollo on my iPad and Sync on my Android phone.

[–] Deemo@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Used to use Apollo and Reddit sync now switched over to Jeroba for Lemmy (android) and pwa for iPad

Might consider sync for Lemmy after it develops.

[–] ZippyWonderdust@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Former Apollo user here.

[–] nickb333@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I used Baconreader on Android but I may have subscribed to RSS at one time too. 14 years but not so much recently.

[–] LostCause@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used Apollo until roughly a week ago or so when I started to detach from Reddit. Now it‘s since been uninstalled.

[–] MxM111@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Apollo still works. I will use it until it does not. And then - cold turkey.

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[–] Shokobee@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I originally started on iOS with Alien Blue waaaay back when, but after swapping to an Android device I swapped to RiF.

[–] plum@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

I used Apollo for over 5 years. Before that, I had an Android, so I used Baconreader and later Relay. Before THAT, I used Alien Blue.

Ever since the blackout, I have only visited Reddit once. Definitely making Lemmy my primary forum nowadays.

[–] techno156@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Reddit didn't have a third party app (just the compact and mobile interface) when I used it, so I picked up an app and never left.

I mostly use Alien Blue and Apollo, both of which are almost certainly on the chopping block. I tried the official Reddit app for a little bit, but my iPad Mini 2 is too old and slow for it, so it tends to crash almost instantly, or run rather poorly.

On my phone, I started with relay, but moved to Redreader and Infinity, since they were open source, and have better performance compared to Relay. I still keep relay around for the message notifications, since they're better than the other two apps.

[–] Beep22@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Apollo for years. I check in on Reddit occasionally and will until month end.

[–] james@lemmy.jamesj999.co.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Trying to avoid Reddit at the moment... but Apollo is my go-to on iOS, rif is fun on Android. Both are shutting down at the end of the month so here I am!

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