I need your opinion and suggestions on the best Lemmy client to use.
P.S., I currently use Voyager as my client.
Jerboa is great. Free and made by the head Lemmy Dev. Never tried others
Maybe I should try Jerboa too.
I really enjoy Sync.
I was using Voyager until Sync got ported over to Lemmy. Voyager is great, but I find Sync more responsive. I also really appreciate Sync’s appearance customization. I’m old, so I like cranking the size of some text.
I think there’s an ad supported version of Sync if you want to try it. I paid the CDN$10 or whatever it cost on release. It’s worth it to me.
I also really like sync. I also paid for the ad free version.
But there are still some issues and the dev is, again, inactive.
Yeah. As much as I like Sync, I’m envious of aeharding’s constant improvements to Voyager.
yep. i lived Avelon until development stopped, and Voyager passed it up. the continued development is the long term play. my only problem with voyager is it doesnt let you come back to where you left off. i leave the app to google up something before i post it and when i go to return the post has vanished.
i want non-volatile Voyager.
I feel like Sync doesn’t really need an update? It seems complete to me.
Sync has had serious issues in the past such as an easily triggered, reproducible, guaranteed crash on open, with the dev not putting out a fix for months. This neglect goes back several years, to back when Sync was a Reddit client. Most infamously he disappeared for over a year when his UI refresh wasn’t well received.
The app is great (I’m only on Boost due to user tags requiring a paid subscription in Sync), but his response time to issues is glacial. And it doesn’t help that it’s by far the most expensive client if you want it ad-free, and features that used to be free now require an even more expensive subscription to use on top of that.
First I’ve heard of any show stopping bugs. Been running fine for me (lemmy and reddit) and countless others. Maybe some niche incompatibility with your device.
The crash I referenced was caused by having the scrollbar enabled IIRC, and it was fixed earlier this year. It made it impossible to launch the main activity without crashing if you’d enabled that setting, so users were sharing workarounds to launch directly to the settings screen without loading any communities so they could disable it.
It’s feature complete, but there are bugs.
Big +1 for Sync.
I was paying for Sync back when it was a Reddit client, and I moved to Lemmy mostly because that is where Sync moved.
It’s an awesome app. Best app purchase I’ve ever made. (There is a free version too.)
I think I want to give a try to Sync soon. Thanks for the suggestion.
I find Sync more responsive.
I like cranking the size of some text
I’m on iOS and Voyager has many customizations and the ability to change text sizes. I’ve never noticed any issues with responsiveness.
Is this another one of those “well I was on Android and used sync vs well I was iOS and used AlienBlue / Apollo ” comments? Perhaps androids Voyager not as good as the iOS version? I guess it depends on what OP is using for mobile.
I tried a bunch but jerboa has been constantly good for me :)
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Welp, I’m on voyager too lol
The search is powerful!
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Connect has works well for me. Reminds me of reddit is fun which was my go to
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No one here using Jerboa??
I started using thunder when I got my current phone, which I do prefer but I liked Jerboa too.
It’s fine but if you compare Jerboa side to side with Sync, you see that Sync is much smoother.
Yep, the only decent mobile client.
Use use jerboa! I like the fact that you can see downvotes although I’m not sure if it’s specifically a jerboa thing or some apps just don’t do it
I tried a bunch of apps last year and settled on jerboa. My only complaint is the inability to default sort comments by old.
I use it. Had tried Voyager for a day or so, but came back to Jerboa.
I’m curious about Eternity, since I am a Infinity user. Haven’t tried it yet.
I settled on it after trying Sync
I found one person that reply to me using it.
when I tried it, it lagged like no other app does. it genuinely had 10-20 fps
Voyager is definitely the most polished and great for those who used Apollo for Reddit. It is also very actively developed. For the Android users who do not mind the iOS aesthetic, Voyager is one of the few Lemmy clients on F-Droid.
Thunder is also a great option. I personally prefer its UX more than Voyager, but it is not quite as polished.
Mlem is a lot better than Voyager. Better features, faster, has fewer errors messages. At least for me.
I loved Apollo and appreciate Voyager but it doesn’t respect hiding read posts very well so I turned to Mlem which is now my favorite. The v2 beta is even better, adding easy markdown formatting and some nicer UI enhancements (the vote counter scrolling up or down on vote is a nice touch).
I had the opposite. Mlem always felt “in progress” and voyager was like walking into a polished experience. Voyager was the app respecting “read” posts.
It does, it’s just not consistent. Mlem is. I still have Voyager and check it every once in a while.
I’ve never encountered this. Oh well.
Nope
Thanks for the feedback.
I just use Jerboa since that was the most mature app when the Reddit drama happened. I haven’t tried other clients because it’s Good Enough™ for me
Good for you, mate.
Thunder. Special mention to Arctic for its ability to embed and play gifs/videos in-app.
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Eternity for Lemmy
That’s my client of choice
Many of them recommend this client too.
Voyager is the best for me. Used Apollo for Reddit for years on my iPhone, so Voyager on Android just feels familiar and comfortable. Like sleeping in your own bed.
iOS design language in an Android app creeps me out tbh
I’m using iOS but still feel comfortable to use Voyager in my iPhone.
Connect is cool, no ads, buy-me-a-coffee support
It features powerful filters that allows me to stay away from current usa politics (by keywords) and from websites I wouldn’t consume content (by URL)
I find its layout more legible, be it overview or listing communities etc. Also features direct links to overall instances, ability to switch accounts or browse other instances as guest
Dev is open to requests / suggestions (and bug reports) in c/lemmyconnect, tho their availability is spotty
Still a pretty solid app, with these filters being the one feature I need IRL. Fuck trump, fuck x.com, etc etc.
I’ll give a try soon. Thanks for the suggestion.
It’s been my choice since day 1.
I use connect as well, great app
I use both Voyager and Eternity.
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Voyager is my favorite, but mlem is a close second for me
Glad to hear that you like Voyager too. 🤗
Liking Voyager, after trying a few unsuccessfully. This is the first one that rivals the old Reddit Is Fun for me
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