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.
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
Is it open source?
Unfortunately the app is not open source :(
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.
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.
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.
The comments are viewable? Just tap on a post?
I found Summit about 2 hours ago and love it! Thanks for your hard work.
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.
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?
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!
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.
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”…
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”.
Is it libre software?
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.
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?
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.
Wouldn’t it be more fun if multiple people help you out and it may still be maintained if you stop working on it?
I’m replying on Connect for Lemmy. I just looked at your app and it’s super dope but I’ve got to say the one thing that throws me off is the button for the link is on the far side from my finger. I also like swiping to reply and vote and nonsense like that and your app doesn’t have it.
Take your time however and implement things well and I’ll keep it in mind. My favorite app for Reddit was Relay I think I will be looking for an app until I get something similar or exactly the same.
List mode ftw
Thank you for your feedback! Regarding “button for the link” could you clarify what this is? Are you talking about the link to the community the post was from?
Sorry, I didn’t see this reply until now. I mean the button for whatever the post is linking to. Pictures, other communities, or external links. I’m right handed and the button is on the left. This makes it a big reach for my thumb to reach across my screen and I’m less likely to click on things or use your app because of it. I know it’s a small complaint but it’s all about feel, especially when it comes to apps, that’s why reddit had so many!
I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is my last update included a lot of new customizations including changing the direction of the content. See this demo: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8mIVZflUHhU.
The bad news is I submitted this update ~1.5 days ago to Google Play. The app is still in review. I have no idea what is going on since usually updates are reviewed within 1-4 hours. I hope the update will be available soon. You can take a look at my community at https://lemmy.world/c/summit to see updates about this.
These are the apps I’m using rn. So far i like thunder, connect and liftoff.
out of all those you are testing which one would you say has the closest UI to reddit is fun?
Can you link lemming? That’s the only one i can’t see to find
It is pretty hidden to be fair, it won’t pop up on Google even if I write the app name + dev name + GitHub lol.
Yeah, I couldn’t find it at all even after adding GitHub at the end lol
Thunder has a really weird swipe mechanic to voting that doesn’t seem to work very reliability for me unfortunately currently.
What do you mean?
You swipe the comment to the right and a thing pops up. It’s unclear when it is downvoting or upvoting because what it then does doesn’t seem to match the one you selected.
I’m new but Jerboa works like a charm on my Samsung, very fast and responsive.
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.
Try lift off from Github. Someone posted the link in the comments. Its amazzzzing
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.
If you are a fellow reddit refugee, the Sync for Lemmy is coming soon.
I’m using Jerboa, Connect and Summit. I really like Jerboa, but rn is buggy as lemmy.world is still at 0.17.4 while Jerboa only support 0.18. I’m still trying out Summit and Connect, only time will say!
I’ve tried jeroba, liftoff and thunder. My experience with jeroba is mostly negative. It’s not good enough to be a full replacement for using a web browser and with the new update it crashes on my older, not bleeding edge phone. It can’t even open lemmy links people post half the time.
Thundar is ok. I’m not a fan of its interface but at least you can actually browse communities you aren’t subscribed to.
The third one I’ve tried is Liftoff and it’s the best one I’ve seen so far. It’s about the same in terms of quality as Boost for reddit. You can explore new communities in other instances, have more than one active account logged in to be able to simultaneously use different instances and best of all there’s a search.
Connect is great for me so far…lftoff wouldnt accept my login details and Jerboa only returns a server error message
+1 for liftoff. Much faster and polished than jerboa
Jerboa if you’re on Android but it has a login issue that makes it unable to connect to instances that are still running the 0.17.4 version of the backend (and among them is lemmy.world). You’d have to wait for those instances to update to the 0.18.1 when it comes out before you can use Jerboa reliably.
Meanwhile, you can just open the web UI in your mobile browser and it will work just fine.
The Connect for Lemmy Android app works pretty well too.
Got a link? Not seeing it in F-Driod nor the (ugh) Play Store.
- Edit Nvm. It was right under an ad, I’m so hardwired to just ignore ads.
Doesn’t work at all for me on a Fold 4. Crashes as soon as I attempt to open the app
I’m sorry to hear that. I don’t know what to recommend for a Fold. I use Pixel phones and have been fortunate with compatibility with Jerboa and Connect, but it’s hit and miss. I’ve seen a lot of other users complain about issues with Jerboa even before the server version issue, but it’s been working great for me.
I’m on a Fold 4 using Jerboa and it’s pretty decent.
Although I’m all in on Sync as soon as it’s available.
The developer of Sync for reddit is creating a lemmy app. Can’t wait to try it, as Sync was my favorite reddit app.
I am using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect
Looks pretty good to me, it can make text larger so yeah. Like 10 minutes in rn though lol
I tried lift off from Github. Its just like Infinity for Reddit.
I use Liftoff and like it. The auto picture loading is great.
Connect until sync comes out
That’s what I’m doing.
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!
Isn’t Slide discontinued? Or do you mean Sync?
I meant Slide!
Did you try Connect for Lemmy yet?
Yes I did, I still prefer Jerboa’s post layout.
Jerboa - a bit buggy still, and sometimes posts take a while to load, but its features are fantastic.
Connect - I love this app, and I tried to switch to it, but being unable to disable “swipe to upvote” is a dealbreaker for me.
Liftoff - I just switched to this. It’s very polished and responsive, and accomodates my preferred way of scrolling and interacting with communities.
Lemmotif - pure minimalist doomscrolling. It doesn’t even let you log in to vote, comment, or post. Blazingly fast, and I love it. Uninstalled.
Another list I got from a similar post on r/RedditAlternatives. I personally used Slide for reddit, so I’m excited about getting something similar for Lemmy. For now, I got Jerboa from the play store and am enjoying it.
