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hariette@tech.lgbt - #kbin + #lemmy app is coming along. Here's a preview of the upcoming beta. This is less than a week’s worth of work,  so it’s only up from here 😉

Based on polls, looks like Artemis is winning for the name. Which is a great tribute to #ApolloApp 🙏

Stalk my work and suggest ideas in the app's Discord server (link in bio).

#kmoon #kbinapp #ios #android #Threadiverse

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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 10 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Well that's three apps for Lemmy on iOS with two being directly inspired by Apollo

Choice is great and all but at this small scale feels like unnecessary replication of work

[–] chloyster 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This one at least will be on Android and iOS

[–] TheGayTramp@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Memmy is react native so it should be cross platform too. Only Mlem is Swift and iOS only

[–] EvilColeslaw@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Artemis is going to be cross platform I'm pretty sure. Which is good. On Android, Jerboa is okay but still kinda rough.

[–] BedSharkPal@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Cube6392 4 points 1 year ago

There's three. Jerboa (the most mature), Lemmur (abandoned), and Thunder (currently broken)

[–] EvilColeslaw@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Only for Lemmy. Not natively for Kbin, although you can access it via federated Lemmy instances.

[–] YolkBrushWork402@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's great! I hope this would get people to take the app and use it more, I'm hearing alot from other people about how it's difficult to use.

[–] ono@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

It doesn't bother me at all. Alternatives mean more chances to find something that fits my needs.

[–] Pankakke@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While there are a few apps for Lemmy now, afaik this is the only app currently for Kbin users. More competition in the space will only make all of the apps better in my opinion.

[–] Xylinna@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it available to try out yet?

[–] Pankakke@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Not just yet. Based on the discord it sounds like @hariette is hoping to have the beta out by the end of the month for those who signed up.

[–] Xathonn@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Artemis is for Kbin as well. The original working name was kmoon

[–] jinno@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There’s an open need - and a winner isn’t really determined yet. Let’s see how it plays out. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Eggyhead@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemmy has 2 apps. I believe this is the first for Kbin, but it also works for lemmy.

[–] captsneeze 1 points 1 year ago

What are the two? I’m trying out Mlem now, but would like to check out alternatives.

[–] Danny-Champlin433@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

gotta start somewhere.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

And we only need one big instance of kbin, and a single web browser, OS etc

[–] DoucheAsaurus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since when is more choice a bad thing?Especially now when we're at the beginning of everything blowing up in popularity. Im going to try all the apps and decide which UI I like using most, just like I did with RiF, relay, sync, etc. The more developers the fediverse attracts the better imo.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's just like, at what point are your goals so similar that you might as well collaborate?

[–] DoucheAsaurus@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Collaboration is great but you wouldn't tell a solo musician to just join a band because they make similar music. I look forward to checking out everyone's take on their app ideas.

Yeah, I went through four different reddit apps before finding the one I loved (RIP boost). Jerboa is nice but it'd be great to have options

[–] balder1993@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As a programmer myself, collaborating on projects can often be more complex than simply "adding features." It's not uncommon to encounter challenges such as mismatched preferences in technologies, differing architectural choices, or even divergent design aesthetics that can dampen interest. Besides that, the original creator may not even appreciate the proposed changes and could reject them.