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What's the benefit of using Kbin over Lemmy? (feddit.nl)

submitted 1 year ago by UnanimousStargazer@feddit.nl to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I see a very small minority of people using Kbin, but I don't understand why.

Is this just a coincidence and did some people choose Kbin over Lemmy or is there a good reason to use Kbin?

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[–] notmyredditusername@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I have both and prefer kbin from a UI side on desktop, but the lack of android app means I dont use it on mobile yet.

[–] pgetsos@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

There is Artemis. You can apply to enter the beta on their community

[–] Brkdncr@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’ve been using kbin as a mobile pwa on iOS without issue. It’s been getting better a little bit every week.

[–] Naminreb@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Agree 100%. I don’t feel I need an app with the pwa on iOS.

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I finally got my changes out to the Android PWA and I'm super happy with how it's working now. Beforehand it had an ugly icon and no shortcut / action icons. Now it's fairly good looking.

There's a change coming to the "themes" section which I'm happy for. Love getting through these updates

[–] GreenAlex@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

This may just be my device but I have to kill the PWA if I stop using it for around 10+ minutes, else I just get a black screen. Not the biggest problem but a bit annoying because I lose whatever thread I may have been reading.

[–] Shift_@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The Artemis app is in beta and it's looking pretty promising. Definitely still some bugs, but the UI is dead simple and easy to customize. Switching to a subbed only view works well too. The official mag is m/artemisapp

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That's fair. There's been a lot of PRs and issues focusing on mobile (like adding collapsible comments) but being a community project it all takes time to get it approved and pushed.

I'm keen on getting through as many mobile / UX centric improvements to mobile since that's primarily how I use kbin.

[–] coyootje@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I was just about to ask if there were any good Android apps for Kbin... I remember creating an account on the website a while ago but because I mostly browse on my phone I ended up on Lemmy in the end. I'd like to give Kbin a fair shot once a working Android app is released though.