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

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[–] LittleKerr@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

RIF, though I haven't visited Reddit in the last week. Call it me training for the 30th

[–] xeedufk@terefere.eu 4 points 2 years ago

Still have Apollo installed to use it until the last day. Been using less and less thou in recent 1-2 weeks.

[–] Silviecat44@vlemmy.net 4 points 2 years ago

Used to use Apollo for Reddit (with pro)

[–] funchords@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

I was a RedditIsFun/RiF user when I was mobile but mostly I was a keyboard user on a laptop/desktop.

I was losing interest in Reddit over recent years due to the mobile user influx (terse posters, lots of memes and TXT-speak) but thanks to the last few weeks, I have lost nearly all of my interest in Reddit.

I'm really not a joiner or a protester -- I'm rather pragmatic about all of this stuff. But the fact is that Reddit Inc. has by its actions alienated the users most responsible for making Reddit a thing that I enjoyed. It is already to late to recover from that.

Reddit Inc. could do a 180-degree turn today and it won't matter much. In the rough-and-tumble of all of Reddit Inc.'s self-inflicted nonsense, the users they lost (the heart of Reddits culture and spirt) have discovered life beyond Reddit. It looks doable. A month ago, that was fairly unthinkable. Come back? To what? The main reason for Reddit being compelling to me won't return, leaving behind a rather less-interesting Reddit community. I doubt it will attract me.

To me, this just shortened Reddit's long tail. Reddit was already dying a slow death, but this nonsense has made it faster. My current usage is now a small fraction of what it used to me (I have 100 MB of comments and posts submitted over the past 15 years). My guess is that there will be little left of interest in much shorter time span.

[–] Skiptrace@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

I use Boost on Android.

[–] Boterham@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

I used Relay for years until I quit reddit a week ago.

[–] sphere_au@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

RedReader, although not so much since Spez started his API stupidity. Personal preference, I like the basic, clean interface, which is also valued for accessibility. Jerboa's interface actually looks quite similar.

[–] Minty@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Sync, but I already got rid of it and my Reddit stuff.

Used to use Apollo, but traded my iphone to get back to Android a week ago. Perfect timing to be honest, haven't been on Reddit since.

[–] Scrabbone@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

I use the Apollo app and wait until the ship sinks…

[–] pjoter@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Used Sync for Reddit for few years. I paid for pro version after just few hours of using (super simple setup etc). Now I am enjoying kbin via mozilla and it is great.

[–] MrMonkey@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I just uninstalled BaconReader. Long time user. Deleted the accounts that weren't banned for wrongthink.

[–] JohnnyMentero@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I use 3: RedReader, Stealth & Relay

[–] Cowbob45@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

RiF for 9 years

[–] borntohula85@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm still using Apollo and am trying to get used to Feddit but it's hard, to be honest. On Reddit I'd know I'd get shittons of downvotes for saying this ;-)

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[–] Rentlar@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Red Reader is my main app, but I use it a lot less than before because I'm slowly moving to Lemmy. Still on there for now to shitpost where it's been newly allowed.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I used to use rif. Now, if a search brings me to reddit, I use my web browser, but I haven't directly gone to reddit since the subreddits went dark.

[–] wholemilk@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

RIF for a few years and Apollo for a few months, since both are going down I don't really have any incentive to stay on Reddit

[–] eightys3v3n@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Xyz@infosec.pub 3 points 2 years ago

Same, for as long as I can remember. Great app.

[–] parared@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I have Apollo Ultra, because I really appreciated the work that went into making the app so pleasant. I also was a reddit subscriber for over a decade ( since 2011 ). Already cancelled the subscription, and when Apollo goes dark I think my use of reddit will plummet. Pretty much just browser access with adblock on.

[–] AlienHairball@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Have been using Boost for quite a while now, but have used a few over time.

  • Boost
  • Relay
  • Sync

On desktop, always old.reddit.com with RES.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 3 points 2 years ago

Depends on how "currently" is defined. If it means right now, then no. However, if it means until all this then yes. I used to use redreader before i nuked my accounts and content in protest and came to lemmy full time

[–] fiberandcolor@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

Same. I haven't opened the app (or the website itself) since the start of the blackout. As the news has developed, there's less and less reason to.

[–] renard_roux@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

10 years on Relay. I've stopped going now.

[–] Varyag@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yup, that's why I ended up here. Used RIF on my phone, and can only stand Reddit on browser through RES on old.reddit. Gonna lose the RIF at the end of the month, and old.reddit's undeniably approaching death will make me stop going back there too.

[–] kilmister@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I'm looking for a gradual transition from Reddit to Lemmy. To make things easier, I started to use Redreader. Man, I wish I'd done this switch earlier.

Redreader's dev has expressed interest on Lemmy compatibility, so when (if) this happens, I know which app I'll be using.

[–] GeminiFrenchFry@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago
[–] _s10e@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The only open question is, whether at least one of the popular apps will transition Lemmy. This should doable since the concept is so similar.

The world needs good Fediverse apps. If they include mastodon, we can say good bye to Musk's twitter as well.

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[–] Mellibird@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Boost on android and Apollo on my iPad. Absolutely fantastic apps that made the experience so much better. I don't even remember the last time I used the ofifical reddit app. Though, I haven't used reddit since the blackout began.

[–] brad@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

RiF for at least 10 years.

[–] manesa@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

I'm still using Infinity For Reddit until the app doesn't work anymore.

[–] a_random_fox@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] irongamer@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago
[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

reddit is not fun anymore

[–] Dekthro@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] Master@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Bought multiple copies of Sync Pro and Ultimate. Apollo was good, RiF was great but Sync Pro was GOD! The GOAT!

Still holding out hope that ljdawson does a sync pro for lemmy. Hope he at least adds a splash page on the 30th explaining why the app no longer works and where to go.

[–] raspberrybush@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Apollo forever till the blackout. Replaced the apollo spot with Mlem to keep my muscle memory from screwing over my desire to not support the reddit changes.

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