Sync for Lemmy: /c/syncforlemmy
Which is the best Lemmy app for mobile?
Submitted 2 years ago by witchdoctor@lemmy.basedcount.com to [deleted]
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200ok@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Khrux@ttrpg.network 2 years ago
I love sync and it’s been my go to app for a decade across reddit and Lemmy, but I find it’s advertising and pro features far more frustrating now than ever before.
The dev also takes long breaks but I don’t mind this as his work while he’s active is really really good and fast.
If you already use revanced manager for YouTube or other apps, there is an ad free patch for an older version of sync which has an easy APK to seek out, which is recommend.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Boost!
Great custom options. From the colored split of comments and the option to customize colors of font of title and content. (Much easier to read upon scroll).
Marketsupreme@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Answer is always Boost
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 years ago
U betcha!
Sgn@programming.dev 2 years ago
Yep it’s the best one
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Indeed
njordomir@lemmy.world 2 years ago
There is no best. My recommendation is to download a bunch, then uninstall them one by one until you end up with the one that you like best. I settled on my favorite, and I had to give up some great apps with great features to get there. What do you value in a forum-style app?
Today@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I did that. Kept jerboa.
njordomir@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Just tried it again. Feels good. I might run them in tandem for a bit.
enryu@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That is exactly what I did haha. Ended up with Eternity.
njordomir@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That’s what I use. Didn’t want to influence your decision, but there’s no harm in revealing it after the fact. I do feel like I missed out on some cool features from the other apps I tried, but Eternity was the complete package.
SteveCC@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Me too
Magister@lemmy.world 2 years ago
For android, Sync is excellent, I even bought it, so no ads.
Vegan_Joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Sync is amazing. Not FOSS, but amazing nonetheless!
tabularasa@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
I’m also happy with Sync. I paid as well.
Sgn@programming.dev 2 years ago
Boost for lemmy. No contest. Nice, clean unique and smooth UI, better discoverability and seems built by a person who cared than a person who stole from a 2013 android app wrapper and pasted the lemmy website
Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I dig Jerboa. It’s my favorite free Lemmy app.
Alice@hilariouschaos.com 2 years ago
same
eran_morad@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Voyager looks and feels like Apollo did. Fuck reddit, btw.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Voyager for a good app that has an iOS look. Jerboa uses Material design, if you prefer that, but to doesn’t work as well.
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Idk if jerboa even has instance blocking in app yet. I switched to Voyager because it seemed always behind.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Jerboa’s instance blocking is actually one of the few ways it works better than Voyager, letting you block instances directly from the post dropdown rather than needing to go two menus deep into settings.
cyrus@sopuli.xyz 2 years ago
FWIW, Voyager has a Material-Design inspired alternative look that can be enabled in the settings.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Yeah, but it doesn’t look very good. Not compared to something like Jerboa or any other native Android app made with Material You.
algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org 2 years ago
I personally like Thunder. Jerboa felt too limited for me.
dinckelman@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Boost for Android, or Voyager on iOS. These are definitely my choices, after extensive use
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Boost!
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 2 years ago
This is what I use for both.
Boost coming to Lemmy is what got me to try Lemmy.
Donebrach@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Been using voyager on iOS since nearly day 1. Seems fine. Might be better ones out there.
Archelon@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Been using voyager too, made the jump to Lemmy easier when Apollo shut down.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 2 years ago
No problems with Sync after several months of use
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Check out Lemmy Apps, which has information about recent releases, features, etc.
sag@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Jerboa and Raccoon if you love FOSS Sync If you don’t care about FOSS
AsherahTheEnd@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I’m new, what does FOSS stand for? I’m currently using Sync.
sag@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Free and Open Source Software
Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Eternity was great, but it’s likely abandoned now. I switched to voyager. And this is a nice clean app. No complaints from me.
Worth noting that I tried all the available apps from the lemmy app list. And I’ve worked them down to 3 liftoff, eternity and voyager. Two of these are abandoned now.
lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Since you tried them all, what is your take on summit? I mostly use it when not at a pc, smoke breaks, travel between places.
Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Last tim I tried Summit, was months ago but to tell you the truth. It was one of my favorites! it’s definietly better than thunder and boost. One app that i can compare it with is Eternity and Connect. The reason why it did not reside in my top three is because of my preference, there is a feel to an app that i am looking for, I really cannot describe it, I did not feel it with summit, but Eternity had it. But technically speaking. Summit is one of the very good apps for Lemmy, you will not regret it if you choose to use it.
to be frank, Voyager is the least of my three. Eternity did have all i was looking for, unfortunately it seems that it has been abandoned.
DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Hands down Jerboa for Android.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 years ago
I liked Liftoff. Too bad it stopped being updated and does not work with 0.19+
Tugboater203@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I use Sync and Jerboa.
AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I started with Connect and kept it because it’s very much like Bacon Reader. Haven’t had the need to try others.
spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Using and loving Voyager on a Librem 5 phone.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I just switched from connect to Voyager yesterday. I’m liking it so far but noticing stability issues. Like it crashes out every few hours or so. Nice to have mod tools back though.
ColdWater@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Eternity
Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 2 years ago
Out of the ones I’ve tried (Jerboa, Connect, Thunder), I think Thunder is best (after a little config) : github.com/thunder-app/thunder/releases
nailingjello@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
There are many great options here already, but I’ll add Connect to the list. Great client for Android.
kmirl@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I used Boost for years on Reddit and switched to that as soon as the Lemmy version was released. It’s stable and works well.
LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Coming from RIF (is fun), I find voyager and jerboa to work well on android.
kuneho@lemmy.world 2 years ago
My choice is Connect for Lemmy. (on Android)
Tried out a few; Voyager, Sync (for Reddit, it was the best), Jeroba and god knows what else, but Connect was the one that actually felt right.
it’s a nice little Flutter app. it feels native (sort of) to Android. The other apps were strange to me, cause they have more of iOS UI or else, or they arw PWAs or else…
The reason why I don’t use Sync is because it had strange bugs and was limited a while ago (compared to Sync for Reddit, also my purchase of it obviously lost), also has ads n shit, which is fine, understandable, if the dev would like to earn money with it, it’s a cool and complex app, it worth the money.
NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 2 years ago
[deleted]orangeNgreen@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Memmy was great, but development has stopped with no word from the devs in months.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I moved on to voyager many months ago but I just got a memmy TestFlight beta notification the other day
antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
I just switched from Memmy to Mlem
njm1314@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Personally I like connect the best
ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Boost
Tehhund@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Voyager: vger.app
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Been using voyager for a while and haven’t found a reason to change.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I second voyager. It’s what i’m using on iOS now.