I’ll add more apps to this list as they are released.

Since all these apps are being constantly updated, I’ll also include the version number. Please don’t let my post stop you from using any of these apps. My complaints will probably be fixed very, very soon.

Summit v0.1.22 (Day 1): The app is pretty neat since they added inboxes halfway through my day. The app feels pretty neat overall. It will be much better once they add profiles. I just wish they had an infinite scrolling feature. The community selection feels kinda wonky though.

Connect v1.0.73 (Day 2): This is probably the best app for Android right now; but I obviously can’t tell since I haven’t even tried half of them yet. Nothing feels missing from this app. It’s great and has all the features I could want from a Lemmy client. The only issue I had was that some communities sometimes don’t appear in the hamburger menu. I check up on my Stephen King community every few hours but I often have to search for it to find it. Overall an amazing app.

fennec v0.0.4 (Day 3): Overall a pretty neat app. It doesn’t have too many formatting options; no button for adding pics to comments. The reversed voting buttons were kinda annoying and sometimes when a post had too many comments or votes, or when I was deep into a comment thread, it wouldn’t show the upvote button. Also idk if it’s just me being dumb but I can’t figure out how to edit posts…

Thunder v0.2.1 11 (Day 4): It’s a decent app. I don’t really have much else to say about it. My only complaint is that you can’t add images to comments and posts. If you don’t really care about that it’s a good choice for your main app.

Lemming 1.0.0-alpha05 (Day 5): It feels different from the others apps I’ve tried so far (probably just because of the unusual hamburger menu) but it’s great. Profiles and inboxes are missing but i liked the UI colors quite a lot which made scrolling through it fun for me. Also, swiping to upvote requires a very small swipe on this app so I used it quite a lot whereas I literally never used it on the other apps. Pretty great and it’s probably gonna be one of the best when inboxes and profiles are added.

  • @[email protected]
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    Missing wefwef. Every app has its flaws, but Connect is the more feature-rich.

    It’s easy to complain about the bugs in every one of them, but let’s not forget that for the vast majority of us, we didn’t even know that Lemmy ever existed a month ago.

    Progress has been astounding

    • @[email protected]
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      111 year ago

      I didn’t realize this at first, but using Firefox it just installs as a home screen shortcut, but if you install from Chrome it adds it to your app drawer like an actual native app.

    • @[email protected]
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      101 year ago

      Well put. The developers behind the apps have been on their toes to provide a more accessible experience to the community, albeit with different visions. :-)

    • @[email protected]
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      71 year ago

      Truly astounding! I’m getting updates from the Play Store almost every day. Hats off to the hard working Devs.

      • pbkoden
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        I installed Liftoff based on your comment (I’m also coming from RIF) and I’m really impressed with it. Fast, intuitive, configurable, and a really attractive interface. Thanks for the recommendation.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          Same as me. I feel infinity was one of the least recommended reddit clients, but I tried them all and it was the one I liked the most. For lemmy, I tried a couple of them, and liftoff hits just the right spots it’s great.

    • Sir_Kevin
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      41 year ago

      I actually didn’t like Liftoff on initial release but it has been developed so fast it’s now my daily driver. I’m bouncing between four or five apps and the development of all of them has been incredible! These are exciting times!

    • mizuOP
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      01 year ago

      Yup. That’s the one I used until like last night.

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    I’ve used Jerboa for a while, but now I’ve switched to Liftoff. Loving it so far! Great interface, no lags, and better customization possibilities. Plus, compared to a lot of other apps, it’s free software

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      Same! I was using Sync pro for reddit and I’m on the email list for their Lemmy client, but Jerboa seems decent enough for now.

      • @[email protected]
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        61 year ago

        Save yourself the trouble and use Liftoff. I mean, if Jerboa is working for you reliably then great! I myself had a lot of connectivity issues and generally found it difficult to navigate the settings and instances/communities. Liftoff is so smooth.

        • @[email protected]
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          51 year ago

          Thanks for the tip, I’ll give it a try! Only been on Lemmy for a week so I’m definitely not married to any specific app yet.

  • mizuOP
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    Connect feels very clean, it might be the best app out of my list.

    • BrainisfineIthink
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      I feel like it was way more glitchy last week but theyust have rolled an update because now it’s absolutely solid. Thunder is nice too but it gets lost scrolling frequently. It has my favorite, probably most underrated feature though, which is the ability to tap to unblur NSFW and then re-tap to blur them again. I wish more apps would copy that feature it is SO SMOOTH, and makes me feel way better using card views and browsing with the all filter. Don’t have to disable NSFW completely, but I can tap then double tap to see it and hide it again without ever leaving the feed.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Is there a way to change what my home feed defaults as in connect, do you know? In terms of top day, best, active etc.

      • mizuOP
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        You can do it from the settings page

    • KSP Atlas
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      71 year ago

      Sending this from connect, kinda wish the swipe controls were on two sides to allow swipe down votes and easier swiping

      • Morphit
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        I like that I can swipe to back out of a post now. I was thinking it would be good to do so like Relay used to, a few days later that’s exactly how it works.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      I’ve used Connect so far it’s been good, it’s most like the Reddit app I was used to using in look and feel. But I’m interested to see your opinion and review on the other apps.

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    I keep trying all of them but keep coming back to Jerboa. It uses it’s screen space most efficiently (even with all the customisations of the others) and for me seems to work the best.

    Edit: Connect is probably the next best one I’ve tried on Android (and potentially better functioning than Jerboa), but the font is too bold however small I make it.

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    Can’t find thunder on the Playstore, so far it’s either connect or liftoff. Connect works better but liftoff looks better. But I really hope boost for Lemmy will be released soon

    • @[email protected]
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      81 year ago

      Me, too. Been here since RiF died. New to the fediverse, and Connect was the first app I tried. It wasn’t exactly straight forward, but I figured it out, and am quite impressed with it! Out of the box, feels a lot like RiF, and with the ginormous uptick in posting, the content I’m seeing improves every day.

  • @[email protected]
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    141 year ago

    I’ve settled on liftoff until boost is released. Seems to be the best combination of functioning features and nice UI IMO.

    • TouretteEdgar
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      41 year ago

      Same here. Tried 5 different ones (wefwef, jerboa, summit, connect) but liftoff is by far the best one yet in terms of appearance, settings, ease-of-use and stability.

    • @[email protected]
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      I’ve also been using Liftoff. It’s close enough to reddit is fun, and functions better than Jerboa for me

    • sloonark
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      51 year ago

      Also waiting for Boost, but I’m really happy with Liftoff so far.

      • @[email protected]
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        Same here. The only issue I’ve found with Connect so far is that it won’t allow me to download photos.

  • @Leviathan
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    I switched from Jerboa to Connect because it crashed a little too often and was a little clunky on the scrolling. Connect doesn’t have any of those issues and feels like Infinity so it’ll probably be my daily.