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How many of you use a 3rd-party app to browse Reddit?

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[–] madmaurice@discuss.tchncs.de 43 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Well... Not anymore I don't

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[–] Cstrrider1 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use Infinity since its open source

[–] derived_allegory 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also available on fdroid (until July 1st, of course)

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[–] Thalyssa@kbin.social 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

This will be an insanely biased poll

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Define "currently"... I still have rif on my phone but I haven't used Reddit in a week

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[–] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use Infinity and have found it to be absolutely excellent. I wish I could continue to use it rather than leave altogether.

[–] innermachine@lemmy.one 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I am also a long time infinity user, Jerboa feels fairly similar to me.

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[–] sirvesa 16 points 2 years ago (8 children)

RiF since I found Reddit so many years ago. I've tried others but they never stuck.

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[–] lodion@aussie.zone 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When I was using reddit, I used Boost.

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[–] Mr_Grumpy@lemmy.fmhy.ml 15 points 2 years ago

When I was using Reddit, I used RIF.

[–] HisNoodlyServant 15 points 2 years ago

Boost is still my favorite. I'm done after the third party apps are gone. Going to block Reddit in my router to stop me on desktop haha.

[–] sjm@vlemmy.net 15 points 2 years ago

I used apollo, but I've not been on it since the protests started. Not going back to Reddit either now

[–] flynnguy@programming.dev 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Currently? No, because I quit reddit.

But when I was on reddit, I used Relay For Reddit Pro.

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[–] bliss@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

Use Apollo and now only open/upvote posts and polls about the resistance.

[–] farllen 13 points 2 years ago

I've used RIF for nearly 10 years. I can't stand the current state of the official app. It spends far too much time harassing you with useless notifications/info/recommendations for my taste and it's a laggy mess.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I used Baconreader, Relay, and in 2014 got Sync pro and have used that ever since.

I stopped using reddit for the blackout and have been trying Jerboa and /kbin since then.

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[–] amrawr@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

Sync all the way

[–] Provider@feddit.de 12 points 2 years ago
[–] CapnJimby 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sync IS Reddit to me since I haven't used my desktop for primary browsing of the site in years. It's a shame Reddit is disappearing shortly.

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 years ago

Boost for Reddit is awesome!

Even if by some miracle the 3rd party apps survive, too late.

Fuck Spez... I'm out. (⁠╯⁠°⁠□⁠°⁠)⁠╯⁠︵⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

[–] capnminus@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Sync for reddit pro for years, now using a browser for kbin.social.

[–] dan@upvote.au 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've been using Relay for maybe 10 years? It's a bit of an underdog and doesn't get spoken about a lot, but over the years I've tried a bunch of Reddit apps and Relay is the one I liked the most.

It used to be called "Reddit News" until Reddit cracked down on apps using "Reddit" in their name. Their rules changed to only allow "for Reddit" at the end of the name, so Reddit News became "Relay for Reddit", rif (Reddit is Fun) became "rif is fun for Reddit", etc.

[–] Toxic_Tiger 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm the same. Relay is so slick and I'm gutted about what is happening. Even if the dev manages to keep Relay going, I don't want to support a company like Reddit who seem happy to shit all over their userbase in pursuit of profit.

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[–] lowbatt@lemmy.cloud56.me 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I've been using boost for a little over a year. I have not be on since the blackout started.

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[–] spunker88@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used RIF for over a decade, it did everything I wanted so I never sought out an alternative.

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[–] Rain@lm.melonbread.dev 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Was a big fan of RedReader.

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[–] AlexTheLost@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Currently? No I deleted my accounts, when I still had them though I used infinity

[–] arcticpiecitylights 11 points 2 years ago

I use(d) Infinity

[–] JunkMuffler@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I have used Boost on Android for years.

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[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used Infinity but now I don't even use Reddit at all.

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[–] Lycan 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When I had an iPhone 3+ years ago, Apollo was the only way I interacted with Reddit. Once I switched to Android, I cycled through the choices before settling pretty happily with Boost. I don't intend to access or use Reddit on mobile at all once June 30th rolls around, and after the CEO's public comments since the protest, I don't really want to access it on desktop either.

[–] spark947@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It is relay for me on Android. Apparently, they are going to continue with a subscription version that won't get NSFW content. Why would I start paying for a worse product? Not to mention that I bought the ad free version way back.

Relay and reddit are one of the two non open source stacks I rely on, with the other being windows and steam for gaming. And it has bit me in the butt. The lesson to be learned is clear- no more closed source anything from here on out. Steps will be taken.

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[–] Nugget_in_biscuit@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

Apollo was great while it lasted

[–] freeman@lemmy.pub 10 points 2 years ago

I used too. Paid for Apollo until Christian started spamming ads for ultra and went back on his word that subscriptions were only to cover ongoing costs like servers for notifications.

So I went to ReddPlanet. Who’s also shutting down.

I haven’t been on Reddit in about a week though. I’m not too keen on the lemmy devs stances politically and will probably move to kbin when the documentation and setup gets fleshed out better.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] NPVT@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Rif. Working on understanding this ui

[–] Lx32@feddit.it 9 points 2 years ago

Infinity, FOSS and on FDroid

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 9 points 2 years ago

I used a 3rd party app for years until last week. The bridge is burned I'm not going back.

[–] June7th 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Before all this kerfluffle with the API, I have used Reddit is Fun for mobile for several years. I will be really bummed to see it go.

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[–] Power0518 9 points 2 years ago

RiF for several years!

[–] Hellebert 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Me for about 10 more days or so apparently.

Then it'll just be Jerboa on my phone because I refuse to reinstall that piece of crap official Reddit app entirely. If a Google search takes me to Reddit for an answer I'll just use my browser until they eventually kill that too probably.

[–] kamiheku@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago

During my 13.5 years of Reddit, I've used at least these, in possibly this order

  • Alien Blue (RIP)
  • Bacon Reader
  • Reddit is Fun
  • Reddit Sync
  • Joey, for the last ~6 years

Don't browse Reddit anymore, apps or browser. If I do end up visiting via Google, I use old.reddit.com.

[–] a_random_fox@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 years ago

Yes, Relay. Not nearly as much as before the whole API situation, but i still use it occasionally.

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

reddit is not fun anymore

[–] Cylinsier 8 points 2 years ago

Relay. The official app can go fuck itself.

[–] ironsoap@lemmy.one 8 points 2 years ago

RIF user of many years. Pissed at Reddit. Although I see the financial motive for the API, the scumbag disingenuous moves have me believing it has jumped the social media shark and I had to move on.

Loved RIF, will miss the niches of Reddit, and this APIcalypse has opened my eyes to the deeper values of Reddit, but change is inevitable though.

[–] KerooSeta 8 points 2 years ago

Reddit is Fun for around 10 years, Bacon Reader for around 2 years before that. I have quit Reddit since last week and don't intend to ever go again outside of the random Google search result.

[–] CandidCamel 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Apollo all the way, sad to see it go

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