I’m trying to stop using Reddit, but it having an app I know about makes it have quite an advantage.

I know there’s a few apps out there I can use to browse Lemmy, but I’m not sure about their names and the different features they offer.

  • idunnololz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    2 years ago

    I’m the developer of Summit. Unfortunately I don’t see anyone mention Summit but I would suggest giving it a try as well.

    I think I’ve been a bit slower to implement certain features compared to the other apps, but the app is heavily focused on scalability and performance. Give it a try just in case you might like it. Play store link: Summit for Lemmy

        • sambal@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Is that something you would be open to working towards? Since the growth of Lemmy is attributed to Reddit becoming “closed”, I think many users might see it as a dealbreaker or be less inclined to use a closed-source app.

          • idunnololz@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            2 years ago

            My feelings towards this might change in the future. However for the time being, my enjoyment of the project hinges on the project being closed source. Ie. open sourcing the project will likely lead to me stepping away from the project. So even if this significantly impacts the number of users, I would still prefer to keep it closed source. I’d rather have a fun side project I made than to create a popular project that I do not contribute to. It is unfortunate but it is what it is.

    • siipale@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Didn’t find this when I was looking for lemmy apps at google play store. I downloaded it now and it’s the first one that actually works on my phone. Thanks.

    • Life_inst_bad@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I just came from Reddit to ckeck lemmy out, looks quite promising. I am tring out different apps at the moment but summit looks and feels fast and responsive.

      Do you by any cance release it on the F-droid appstore?

    • rjc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Tried it. Looks like it has a lot of promise, but I couldn’t view any comments on posts. I realize it’s early release but that makes it pretty unusable for now.

      • idunnololz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Thank you for reporting this issue. I have never encountered this myself. I know this is a lot of work but if you have some free time and you are willing to help I would love to try to troubleshoot the issue with you. If you’re open to it send me a DM on Lemmy, or create a post about this on https://lemmy.world/c/summit.

      • idunnololz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I’m not sure what “libre software” is but if you are asking if it is free then yes, at the moment the app is 100% free with no ads. If you asking if it’s open source then no, it is not open source.

        • cowmouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          Libre software is used as a synonim for free (as in freedom) software, which is open source software with some nuances. Do you plan to open source it?

          • idunnololz@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            Unfortunately I am not planning on open sourcing the app. Summit is a fun side project for me. I think open sourcing the project would no longer make it a fun side project so I am keeping it closed source for my own selfish enjoyment.

            • cowmouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              2 years ago

              Wouldn’t it be more fun if multiple people help you out and it may still be maintained if you stop working on it?

              • idunnololz@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                2 years ago

                Darn, I didn’t want to debate this on a Monday morning. I’ll give a tl;dr about my thoughts to avoid a debate:

                First of all I 100% support open source software (I even donate monthly to some projects), but I also think every developer should have the right to choose to open source or close source their own software.

                Second, I write code full time as my job 8 hours a day for the past decade. Summit is a fun hobby for me. If I made Summit open source, it would end up more in the job territory. Why would I want to make a fun project into a job?

                If you love debating and want to discuss further feel free to slide into my DMs.

    • Golfnbrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      2 years ago

      I like this one, but I don’t see where to edit my profile at all. Hopefully it will remember my filter preferences in future releases. Overall, good job!

      • idunnololz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Thank you for your feedback. This feature is currently not in the app at the moment but I can add this feature to the roadmap. If you could explain your use case for filtering that would also help a lot with how I will choose to implement this.

        • Golfnbrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          2 years ago

          So when I tap the icon it automatically always shows “all” communities and “active” I would like it to know me, and my preference to stay at “local” and “hot”…

          • idunnololz@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            One of these is supported but the other isn’t. Currently you can select a “home” community by tapping the triple dots (top right) of a community (eg. when ur on “local”) and tap “Set as home page”.

  • ekZeno@lemmy.caEnglish
    13·
    2 years ago

    I’m new but Jerboa works like a charm on my Samsung, very fast and responsive.

    • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      It’s bit buggy, sometimes I press to open a sub and I need it used the internal browser and sometimes it takes me there within the app. No idea why it has two options.

      Since the most recent update it closes wben I bookmark something and keeps saying to log into my instance.

      • Nobody5585@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        Because not all the instance links has been added to Jerboa. It’s reported on github and hopefully will be fixed soon.

    • Turtle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      My only complain is it’s a little too easy to click on the sub instead of the title, other than that Jerboa has been great.

    • Boundish91@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      My current problem with jerboa is that it keeps pestering me to update server to a newer version without giving me a clue how to do it.

      • Flipht@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        You can’t. System admin needs to, and they posted that they can’t yet because the new version doesn’t support captcha yet. They’re expecting a fix but have to wait.

  • ToNIX@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    I tried them all (Jerboa, Thunder, Liftoff, Lemmynade) and I like Jerboa the most. The layout is clean, compact and it works really well.

    I was a Slide user on Reddit so I’m waiting for it to be available for Lemmy!

  • 0x30507DE@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    2 years ago

    I’m currently switching between Liftoff, Thunder, and Jerboa, altho Jerboa refuses to let me sign in, 'cause server version BS.

    Liftoff has a nice UI IMO, and I like Thunder’s navigation, so I’ll prolly end up using one of the 2. Notably, Liftoff is more feature-complete than Thunder, so… Depends on what you want I guess.

    Well that got out of hand quickly.

    Have a nice day!

    • /home/pineapplelover@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      Liftoff for some reason won’t let me upvote posts from other instances. Very odd because it tells me I would literally need to make an account on every instance to upvote posts.

      • eating3645@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Same hear, it seems that every app has a fair share of bugs, and the only way to determine which is best for you is to test them and see what you can live with.

    • AtheistAndroid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Wasn’t able to log into lemmy.world instance because of a server version mismatch or something. But connect for Lemmy worked fine.

    • FollyDolly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Jerboa has been working great for me on my Samsung Galaxy. A few minor bugs but overall gives me that RIF feel, and works great on my shitty rural internet connection. I did have to make an account through my browser and then log into Jerboa, but that wasn’t too bad.

  • howler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    This might sound crazy, but i am just using the website via Firefox on my phone. Jerboa wasnt doing it for me, and someone recommended just using the website… I prefer it over jerboa. I imagine with all the development going on, there will be something better showing up, but until it does, I’m just going old school.

    • HangnMoss@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      Jerboa was doing fine for me until Jerboa got updated beyond the Lemmy instances I’ve been browsing (which aren’t updating because the new Lemmy release removes the captcha, which then prevents new sign ups). Now Jerboa says the biggest Lemmy instance is below the minimum version Jerboa supports, and refuses to open the instance. Helluva bump in the road…

    • duhdugg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      For me, the web client keeps re-rendering itself for apparently no reason. It’s a very janky experience.

  • Cisco@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    The developer of Sync for reddit is creating a lemmy app. Can’t wait to try it, as Sync was my favorite reddit app.

    • nucleative@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      At this exact moment might be a little buggy - Jerboa updated to support Lemmy v0.18.x only and Lemmy.world remains at 0.17.4 for a bit.

      • squirrelwithnut@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Is there any word on when lemmy.world will be updated to 0.18? I really hate scrolling through the feed, because of the auto-refresh. And I saw that auto-refresh was removed in 0.18.