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!
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
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I used to use Teddit.net and Stealth on F-Droid before the u/spez tomfoolery.
Apollo on my iPad and Sync on my Android phone.
I have used reddit is fun for my entire 6 years on the platform
I been using Libreddit as a webapp and will continue to use it until I can't, I made the switch about 3 months ago and for a site like Reddit that's all that needed.
I originally started on iOS with Alien Blue waaaay back when, but after swapping to an Android device I swapped to RiF.
Been on Reddit since 2009ish before they had an app. I used reddit is fun, baconreader, relay and then sync lasted the longest. When I moved to iOS I grabbed Apollo which was the closest experience to sync. I've been off Reddit for over a week now. Deleted my apps, deleted most of my accounts. There's some things I still miss that I haven't found replacement for, namely some niche discussions (wrestling, destiny 2) but I'm sure I'll find something.
I used Apollo until roughly a week ago or so when I started to detach from Reddit. Now it‘s since been uninstalled.
Apollo still works. I will use it until it does not. And then - cold turkey.
My main reason to rush was that I felt disgusted any time I opened it, because I kept seeing comments from people who didn‘t give a fuck and supported spez. I’m used to feeling like shit and doom when browsing Reddit, but disgust was a new one.
So I pulled the plug early and overall, I feel good here now, I can share in some negative news about Reddit which makes me feel less alone and also participate in new and growing communities, it‘s awesome.
Only thing I miss is the app, Apollo was a wonderful app and you could tell a labor of love, RIP. I can see why you might want to use it till its last day.
Apollo for years. I check in on Reddit occasionally and will until month end.
Same. I opened the Reddit native app during this whole controversy and it is so much worse. Not even because of the UI, but because of the frequent and sneaky ads between posts and comments. It’s just a worse / capitalist nightmare experience.
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.
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.
I supidly used the official app despite it's blatant flaws. Out of spite I switched to RIF up until the blackouts.
Apollo user here.
Was using Relay on android for the past like 10 years.
Boost user here, sad to see it go :(
I used Apollo on iOS and Sync Pro for Android. Deleted my account of fifteen years though
I was using Joey but deleted it along with my accounts on the 12th.
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.
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.
I did, Apollo, before leaving Reddit for good. It was the reason why I used Reddit in the first place.
I used to use Narwhal app but I don't go to Reddit anymore.
Using RIF until it throws errors at me
I used Baconreader on Android but I may have subscribed to RSS at one time too. 14 years but not so much recently.
I use Redder on iPad for the last several years. It apparently hasn’t been updated in 2 years, and I have no idea if there is a userbase of any size.
Just bought the Mac version of Redder about two months ago….
No, and I don't give a shit about them or app developers. Sorry, i know I am supposed to fIGhT ThE PoWeR or something, but couldn't care less. Fed up of reading about it, in fact I'll probably stop using beehaw because that's all there is to read - reddit this reddit that. BORING
Back on Android I used sync. Now on iOS I use slide.
I was using Comet on iOS
Bought multiple copies of Sync Pro and Ultimate. Apollo was good, RiF was great but Sync Pro was GOD! The GOAT!
Still holding out hope that ljdawson does a sync pro for lemmy. Hope he at least adds a splash page on the 30th explaining why the app no longer works and where to go.