Asklemmy @lemmy.ml Hanabie @lemmy.world 1y ago

Is there a good Lemmy app similar to RIF?

Hello,

I've been using Reddit for several years, most of which through RIF. On my desktop, I used to use old.reddit, but with how things are going, I doubt it'll survive much longer. They might just ride out the current storm before they go that far. However, I spend a significant portion of my time on the internet on my phone, so I'm looking for a simple, easy to use app that's similar to what I'm used to.

Android btw.

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Jerboa is developed by Lemmy's devs. It's fairly decent, though it needs some polish in the search functionality.
- In most functionality, not just the search.
  
  It's okay, I'm using it now, but it definitely feels like a beta app.
  
  If you go to their github page (pull request) you can see what they are currently working at on:
  
  https://github.com/dessalines/jerboa/pulls
  
  It's still in alpha phase
Was looking into the same. Currently trying Jerboa for Lemmy. First steps on Lemmy so no opinion yet.
Not at the moment that I am aware.. There are apps but they are not as good as RIF. Hopefully the 3rd party reddit apps will be ported.
- Yeah a LemmyIsFun would be awesome :)
  
  Wouldnt count on it from the dev of that app as he is working on a tildes app right now. Someone showed it in the redditisfun subreddit. He apparently was taking donations on their forum. A shame to be honest. I dont like Tildes as platform. I dont want a reddit clone that can have the same problems as Reddit has now.
I'm using the PWA.

As I understand this community is better suited for open-ended questions, this post might fit better in [email protected]
for iOS Mlem is similar to Apollo. Link should be on the official Lemmy page
- I wouldn’t say mlem is similar to Apollo. At least not yet. It’s in a very early state and is missing a lot of essential features. You can basically read threads and that’s about it. Posting and replying is super rudimentary, you can’t see your own profile and notifications are just a placeholder.
  
  I’m sure it will be great in a few months but right now, the web version is your best choice on iOS.
  
  That was my takeaway as well
  
  Give it some time. The devs are currently working things out.
  
  There are notifications in Mlem?
  
  I think it has the most important features already in it, but what mainly bothers me is the fact that is crashes a lot and that you can’t search for new communities.
Quite literally, the developer for RIF is working on a Tildes app, part of the Fediverse. Tildes is invite only for now, however - that might change down the line.
The mobile website for Lemmy is pretty good, at least for my instance.
- Yeah that's what I'm using right now, too. Better than expected, makes it easier to wait for a polished app.
On android I was able to install it as a webapp, it works really well to the point where I don't really need more.

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