LIftoff is fine, but I like Thunder better.
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For me Thuder has better UI but lacks functionality, f.e. answering to replies is nightmare because no context of comment.
I couldn't enjoy Liftoff since it doesn't appear to have gesture support. Connect and WefWef are what I use until Sync for Lemmy is released.
Also, LiftOffs gigantic button at the top is an eyesore. I don't find the UI as well done.
Would be nice if there was an option in the settings to turn on the ability to see upvote and downvote counts for every post and comment. It's pretty much the only reason I keep going back to Jerboa. I really like being able to see the amount of downvotes something might've gotten.
As a reader it's vastly better than Jeroba but the notifications are hidden in a very awkward way and I haven't seen access to the mod tools yet or figured out how to search for new communities.
For searching new communities just go to search section, type something and switch in the right side of screen to communities. Better way is to use this site π
I like it a lot. I tried Connect but it feels clunky, LiftOff feels more refined.
Does it / will it have mod tools available? The only way I've found so far to access the mod inbox, pin threads etc is through the Lemmy website
Definitely my favourite one so far! Though I will still be experimenting with newer ones when they come out.
A couple features I'd like to see implemented:
- Setting a base instance/account and having links open through that instance. I understand this will put increased pressure on the base instance but from a user perspective this is a massive qol update.
- Finding a way to upload videos or converting small videos to gifs before uploading without having to go into a third party source or implementing third party connectivity for this purpose. This is probably out of scope for what the app is trying to achieve, but would be a great addition for content creation on Lemmy in general.
I tried it for a while, but ended up yp with Jerboa. I'm not a fan of how it makes you choose which instance to search and view from rather than just contextually basing everything off of what instance you're signed into.
I keep bouncing between this one and Jerboa. I like Liftoff a little more, as it's easier to handle multiple instances and accounts, but I wish that it had mod tools so I wouldn't have to go my communities in the browser or PC to do anything mod related.
I tend to switch back and forth from Thunder to Liftoff and back. I like the layout and gestures of Thunder but Liftoff allows me to share memes directly from the app. That's a surprisingly rare feature.
It's become my default app for Lemmy.
I am still waiting to try Boost, though.
It's awesome, but still missing things. I'm going to give these app another year or so, by then they should all be perfect.
Its decent but I would like an option to hide the bottom navigation bar
In the future releases it will autohide while scrolling.
It was buggy and the "Subscribed" feeds weren't showing anything. I just deleted and reinstalled and it's working well now.
I like that it shows the full community/instance name with each post. That lets me see where the content is coming from. It seems hidden on another apps I've tried.
This is awesome work. I wish posts had a thumbnail on the left or right to give you a snippet of the topic similar to the RIF app. I'd not then it mainly feels like a lot of words and read which is not horrible but the experience is slightly lessened and cluttered.
I tried Liftoff, ran into some login issues, and some other minor annoyances and switched to Connect. So far I'm liking connect
I'm liking it. Only thing missing for me I think is aligning images on the left instead of the right.
- The top menus are buttons and look weird and cheapen the experience.
- Voting canβt be done via swipe.
- You should be able to search all communities across all federated instances.
- You should be able to browse the full list of communities for a selected instance.
- The sorter for message replies doesnβt make sense. Why would I need to sort Active message replies?
- If I check a message reply as read, their doesnβt appear to be a way to see it again.
To be very honest, Memmy is currently my favorite and I have been testing them all pretty extensively.