Highly recommend checking out wefwef - closest option to an Apollo clone as I’ve seen so far in terms of UI and functionality, and doesn’t even need to be installed. Memmy is a very good second place option, but I’ve been using wefwef since I heard about it yesterday and ZI think it’s better.
It’s good but laggy. Swiping doesn’t feels native unfortunately.
Are you using it as an installed PWA? I’m not having any issues with animations or scrolling. I have run into a few weird UI bugs with slide up menus within communities, but that’s about it.
As the Memmy dev I can also highly recommend wefwef. Great product for such a short lifespan.
I love your app
Now kith!
Now kith!
Quick question: I noticed the API calls aren’t (weren’t?) compressed, is that on purpose?
Going outbound or inbound? Outbound the requests are super basic, inbound they are pretty large. There’s a lot of limitations on that.
For example to get basic user info you have to receive a bunch of other information that you’re not going to bother using. Hopefully in time this will get changed, because there’s no reason to be receiving so much data whenever you really only need a few bytes.
the json coming back from requests like showing a thread was not compressed when I checked yesterday (firefox on ubuntu): https://discuss.tchncs.de/pictrs/image/1a99e758-deaa-46f6-8eff-3aa2158858ad.png
but I just checked again and now it’s correctly responding with compression (chrome on windows)
Ohh you’re referring to wefwef. I’m not the wefwef dev, I’m the memmy dev. Thought you were talking about API calls memmy makes.
What do you mean with compressed?
Your app is amazing, thank you!
Thanks for all you’re doing!
your app is truly amazing. bridges the gap from apollo perfectly - finally I can pitch my wife the idea of ditching reddit (she uses apollo and refuses to go to the reddit app as well) for lemmy
I do have installed as a PWA, and although I’m really liking it visually, it’s a bit buggy. I’d like to know if the bugginess is because of its beta status or the fact that it’s not native.
If it’s the latter, it’d be unfortunate since it’s making my switch to Lemmy so much smoother as I feel like I’m using Apollo, which I’m very used to.
It’s probably a bit of both - wefwef has been around for literally just days at this point I believe, so I have high hopes it will continue to improve.
Beyond that, there are a lot of people who feel Apollo is/was the best user experience for Reddit, and there will be a LOT of devs trying to emulate that - one way or another, we’re going to get a high-quality Apollo replacement eventually.
Thats’s fair, most, if not all, of these apps has just started development, and it’s pretty impressive what they’ve accomplished so far.
Right now I feel like when Mastodon started to grow exponentially last year, all of a sudden there were a ton of new pretty good clients. I can see something similar happening here.
I gotta say tho that although using wefwef is helping me getting used to not open Apollo, I think it would be really great if it grows to become its own thing once the platform matures.
Seems to go in and out periodically. Right now running smooth for me
Yeah, sadly always noticeable in comparison with native apps
I started with Mlem and wasn’t a huge fan and was primarily using Memmy. But I decided to try mlem again as it’s been a while and it looks much better! Might be my new daily driver. I’ll give wefwef a try too.
Yeah like a week after I joined they completely changed the display, and it’s been my heavy hitter. Wefwef feels like I never left Apollo though.
Wow WefWef as a PWA is super nice.
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It worked for me once I logged in.
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Lemmy.world is apparently rate limiting the wefwef.app domain. They are working on resolving it. In the meantime you can try the suggested solutions in their community https://lemmy.world/post/801298
For example self hosting it or using other’s publicly available versions of it like https://w.opnxng.com/ though you should always be cautious using other’s instances.
It’s great, but I really wish it had the equivalent of Apollo’s “compact” mode!
They just shipped it minutes ago! Second release in less than 24h lol
OMG hahahaa that is kind of eerie, but awesome!!!
It’s there now!
I’ve never seen web apps as advantage personally. I’d much rather have a local install.
Agreed in most scenarios, but wefwef is arguably the best PWA I’ve ever used - it’s nice right now as an option to get something into user’s hands quickly without waiting for App Store approval. Would love to see it become a native app eventually.
Using it right now. So far it’s nice. But I have like 7 plus the browser. See which becomes my default in time. I am just so used to RIF it’s going take an adjustment.
None are quite similar enough to RIF for me, but guess we’ll see if any pop up in time!
There’s a rate limit issue happening with wefwef right now but there are alternatives website you can use like w.opnxng.com
Same app just a different host.
If you’re on an iPhone, https://wefwef.app is pretty much the best and easiest way to get up and running. Way more options on Android right now, though.
This web app is so good!
Only thing missing that Apollo had is the haptic feedback. Otherwise it feels just the same
for a liiiiittle bit more effort (download testflight) check out memmy for lemmy. it’s extremely close to apollo AND has the haptic feedback (and I might say I like the haptic feedback more?)
The beta is full, unfortunately. I was just trying to download it.
Only thing I missing that Apollo had is the haptic feedback. Otherwise it feels just the same
It’s also really solid on Android. It’s the first time, for me at least, that a web app has felt more solid than any legit apps.
I like wefwef, except the name is terrible and hard to type in a phone. So far, the only UI problem I have with it is it’s too easy to accidentally downvote when trying to upvote by swiping right.
Also, I just noticed, the upvote/downvote colours are reversed. It’s going to take time to get used to blue being upvote and red being downvote.
Save the web to home screen it will than act like an app.
Yeah, the vote colors are a little wonky. But the rest of the app is still nice!
I also occasionally have a problem with it where the screen just stops scrolling, but if I give it a couple seconds it starts working again.
Editing to add: it’s been surprisingly good otherwise, though. I really like it.
Image Transcription: Meme
[‘Distracted Boyfriend’ - A stock photo image of a man walking side by side with a woman in a blue shirt, holding hands, as a different woman in a red shirt walks past. The man appears to be whistling at the woman walking past, showing clear interest in her looks, while the woman he is walking with looks at him. The face of the woman next to him is replaced by the app icon for the app “Apollo for Reddit”, while the woman he is looking at has her face replaced by the app icon for “Memmy for Lemmy”]
^I’m a human volunteer transcribing posts in a format compatible with screen readers, for blind and visually impaired users!^
Thank you for doing this important work!
Glad I can help!
good bot
Beep boop I’m actually a person haha
was a joke, but I’d be impressed if a bot could give such a good description
Beep boop well, you never know ;)
That reminds me, I should be more mindful and include altext in my posts.
Apollo is more like the wife who was murdered by Reddit, now watching you from heaven, hoping that you find a new social media platform to make you happy.
Great news, My favourite Reddit app Boost is officially making the migration to Lemmy.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rubenmayayo.lemmy
I’m so happy about that.
Congrats! I hope there will be an IOS app for lemmy soon because this website feels a bit clunky (but in a good way).
I’ve got like 4 downloaded right now
I’ve got 5
- Mlem
- Memmy
- WefWef
- Thunder
- Liftoff
Based Thunder Enjoyer
I’ve got
- Thunder
- Jerboa
- PWA (when everything else fails)
The more the better
I have 6 downloaded so I can try them all. Lmao
Jerboa
Connect
Liftoff
Lemmur
Thunder
WefwefEdit: Connect was my favorite until i realized its absolutely riddled with trackers. RIP. Currently trying Wefwef but ill probably come back to Jerboa.
What platform are these all for?
I’m Android but i think a couple are on both.
It looks like thunder and Liftoff are for both android and ios. wefwef also works on both platforms but only has iOS graphic for now (but devs want to also add the android one)
Which Reddit client are you coming from? Which Lemmy app are you enjoying the most right now? I’m an Android user coming from RIF. So far I have the most experience with Wefwef and Jerboa, and Wefwef is winning by leaps and bounds. I haven’t tried too much of the rest, but I’m curious of your opinion on them if you’ve tried them all!
I’m from RIF. I’m on Jerboa and i still haven’t tried the other ones because I’ve been doing other stuff. Lol
Fair!
Connect was my favorite until i realized its absolutely riddled with trackers. RIP. Currently trying Wefwef but ill probably come back to Jerboa.
Excited to try Boost when it releases.
I saw some post about the trackers but I didn’t really understand what that meant. Can you explain?
Haha, me too!
- Liftoff
- Connect for lemmy
- Jerboa
- Thunder
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I love Memmy, but that icon looks like a clown tick.
We already are looking at adding community icons. 🤘
I wonder if Christian can reuse Apollo as a Lemmy client and keep the project going
He addressed that a bit ago. That kind of undertaking would be pretty big, since the data structure on the back end is so much different. It’s not out of the question, but not something he wants to do right now.
Yeah, he definitely deserves some time off after this. But if he were to get around to it at some point he’d have a ton of users
oh, absolutely. I’m keeping the app installed in hopes that it makes a rebased comeback.
It would almost certainly be a new app, imo.
Take a look at wefwef (not a typo). It mirrors the look of Apollo and I love it here.
Wefwef is a web app that is a near carbon copy of Apollo. It’s how I’m browsing and it’s great. Much better than the web interface.
I’ve got that bookmarked and it is great, but I’ve been using Memmy for now. It does the slide for up/down votes (or whatever they’re called here) but a slightly different UI
Actually he could be I think rn he needs a break tbf
I think he’s mentioned he doesn’t really have an interest in that right now. But I wish so too.
Any prior RIF users with some advice for which app to switch to for Lemmy that’s the most similar?
Connect for Lemmy, so far so good
Seconding Connect. Only been using it for the past 24hrs and the UI is equally as minimalist with some new idiosyncrasies to get used to.
3rding this. I absolutely love Connect.
Connect is GOAT. Only thing I need is custom font size then it would be perfect, at the moment it’s either too big or too small.
Using Wefwef right now which was a huge upgrade from Jerboa. About to download Connect to see what all the hype is about.
Edit: ok all you fuckers are correct this is DOPE. Confirmed Connect user.
It’s overall pretty good so far but I find that the swipe interactions with comments and posts can be a bit clunky. I frequently will swipe too far and accidentally save a comment when I just want to upvote. I’m still so used to Sync though.
Tried a few of these apps so far. Connect is really nice! It seems really snappy, and got it mostly working just like how I’d had RIF setup before.
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Check out WefWef for Lemmy
Agreed. I just got it and it feels great so far, similar to Apollo
Is this an android app? Cause I couldn’t find it on any app store lol
It’s a web app at http://wefwef.app
Yup, but you have to get it through TestFlight right now. It’s going to be on the App Store soon though.
Here’s a link to the Memmy TestFlight page.
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I’m using Connect for Lemmy and so far it’s fairly good.
The only thing I’d change about Connect is the visability of comment interaction buttons but other than that with a few tweaks to font sizes and stuff it’s a fairly similar experience to RIF.
As a former RIF user, I personally like Liftoff, which you can get in the Play Store, but other popular options are Jerboa, Thunder, Connect for Lemmy, wefwef, and Summit.
Connect and Liftoff are able to give a similar RIF UI. I was really liking Liftoff until I just now noticed why it was so “quiet” despite trying to chat a storm: it has no inbox and no notifications. Connect does, though. But it has less options for customizing the layout…
I want something that takes the best of both and smushes them together. 😩
Honestly … I’m just using the website. With Firefox you can make any webpage into a homescreen app by chosing “Install” from Settings.
LiftOff and Thunder are also good. My favorite is still Jerboa though
I am enjoying memmy
The dev has done very well for such early releases.
Same
Which clients?
Memmy + Mlem
Thanks!
Which is better?
Feature wise definitely Memmy, looks-wise Mlem
Memmy is on fire development-wise. Lots of updates.
Updated again. Memmy is my #1 now, design has caught up.
Dunno Memmy is pretty neat looking with all the different themes
THERE ARE THEMES NOW?? Dang, development really is on fire.
I’ve been doing my best to read all of the notes for each update, but I totally missed that themes were a thing.
Dracula <3
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I’m waiting for multilemmy to be added to memmy.
What does it mean? ELI5 :P
I’m blown away with the themes. Usually the polished themes come way later in an apps development but with memmy they’re already here.
Still waiting on AMOLED dark mode… I’m boring I know
Memmy with the purple theme is where it’s at
This is just a comment to have myself counted as part of the reddit migration
Same
🤌
I started using jerboa cause of a random suggestion, how does everyone feel about it? I noticed it doesnt collect user data and I think it said it encrypts stuff, which I like for privacy
jerboa crashes on me everytime. now i use connect for lemmy. I also like the interface more for it
I’ve only started using it, but I’m liking it alright. That being said, I’m going to use Sync as soon as it’s available.
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I am still getting used to it coming from RIF but it’s growing on me.
Same doesn’t seem bad, just not what I’m used to.
Same doesn’t seem bad, just not what I’m used to.
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Jerboa used to work but it crashes for me now. I even tried uninstalling and making sure a version compatible with my server was installed (cleared app data and cache too), but nope, It’s borked for me.
I use Connect for Lemmy now. Once Boost is out I’ll most likely switch
After being here for 5 minutes. After not knowing how to login 6 minutes ago.
I’ve already forgot reddit exists.
What’s Reddit?
Reddit? Never heard that before
I had to switch to connect for Lemmy, as jerboa was bugging out and not showing me anything on my feed from outside my local instance.
Waiting for sync for Lemmy but it’s roughly 6 weeks away from release according to developer.
Same, I do wish connect had quick buttons to move between connects. You can collapse a comment section by holding down the parent comment, but I haven’t found a way to navigate quickly.
Connect dev here. It’s coming! I like that feature a lot too.
I would’ve liked to try it, but it crashes on app launch :/ using Connect For Lemmy instead
I have been getting “timeout” errors, which are a sign that none of my votes or comments for the couple minutes before the first error notice have actually landed. Happened a few times today and past couple days, although I can’t tell if this is from an app bug or an overloaded instance server.
I couldn’t login two weeks and had to do it on thed web page. I can’t download images in comment sections :(
I’m using liftoff and I like it more, because it remembers that I only want posts from the communities that I’m subscribed to.
I’m using it. I like it better than connect which is the only other one on the play store right now. There are more but you have to install them off github. I’ll just wait till they make it to play store to try those out.
Jerboa was one of the first legit apps out there for Android. But then it killed itself and became a horribly buggy, crashing mess. It doesn’t seem to crash as much anymore, but scrolling is very laggy and glitchy still for me. Wouldn’t recommend it at the moment, sadly, but I appreciate it as a pioneer.
I know I’m going to have too many Lemmy apps on my devices. Ugh. LOL
5 and counting 😅
