Sync for Lemmy: /c/syncforlemmy
Which is the best Lemmy app for mobile?
Submitted 6 months ago by witchdoctor@lemmy.basedcount.com to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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200ok@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Khrux@ttrpg.network 6 months 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 6 months 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 6 months ago
Answer is always Boost
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 6 months ago
U betcha!
Sgn@programming.dev 6 months ago
Yep it’s the best one
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Indeed
njordomir@lemmy.world 6 months 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 6 months ago
I did that. Kept jerboa.
njordomir@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Just tried it again. Feels good. I might run them in tandem for a bit.
enryu@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That is exactly what I did haha. Ended up with Eternity.
njordomir@lemmy.world 6 months 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 6 months ago
Me too
Magister@lemmy.world 6 months ago
For android, Sync is excellent, I even bought it, so no ads.
Vegan_Joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Sync is amazing. Not FOSS, but amazing nonetheless!
tabularasa@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
I’m also happy with Sync. I paid as well.
Sgn@programming.dev 6 months 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 6 months ago
I dig Jerboa. It’s my favorite free Lemmy app.
Alice@hilariouschaos.com 6 months ago
same
eran_morad@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Voyager looks and feels like Apollo did. Fuck reddit, btw.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 6 months 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 6 months ago
Idk if jerboa even has instance blocking in app yet. I switched to Voyager because it seemed always behind.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 6 months 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 6 months ago
FWIW, Voyager has a Material-Design inspired alternative look that can be enabled in the settings.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 6 months 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 6 months ago
I personally like Thunder. Jerboa felt too limited for me.
dinckelman@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Boost for Android, or Voyager on iOS. These are definitely my choices, after extensive use
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Boost!
BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This is what I use for both.
Boost coming to Lemmy is what got me to try Lemmy.
Donebrach@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Been using voyager on iOS since nearly day 1. Seems fine. Might be better ones out there.
Archelon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Been using voyager too, made the jump to Lemmy easier when Apollo shut down.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 6 months ago
No problems with Sync after several months of use
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Check out Lemmy Apps, which has information about recent releases, features, etc.
sag@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Jerboa and Raccoon if you love FOSS Sync If you don’t care about FOSS
AsherahTheEnd@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m new, what does FOSS stand for? I’m currently using Sync.
sag@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Free and Open Source Software
Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months 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 6 months 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 6 months 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 6 months ago
Hands down Jerboa for Android.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 months ago
I liked Liftoff. Too bad it stopped being updated and does not work with 0.19+
Tugboater203@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I use Sync and Jerboa.
AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 6 months 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 6 months ago
Using and loving Voyager on a Librem 5 phone.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 6 months 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 6 months ago
Eternity
Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 6 months 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 6 months ago
There are many great options here already, but I’ll add Connect to the list. Great client for Android.
kmirl@lemmy.world 6 months 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 6 months ago
Coming from RIF (is fun), I find voyager and jerboa to work well on android.
kuneho@lemmy.world 6 months 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 6 months ago
Memmy wasn’t even mentioned before me? Is it not good…? Should I change to the top rated iOS app here?
orangeNgreen@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Memmy was great, but development has stopped with no word from the devs in months.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 6 months 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 6 months ago
I just switched from Memmy to Mlem
njm1314@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Personally I like connect the best
ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Boost
Tehhund@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Voyager: vger.app
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Been using voyager for a while and haven’t found a reason to change.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I second voyager. It’s what i’m using on iOS now.