I like Voyager for Lemmy, reminds of Apollo for Reddit.
this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2025
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Apollo…
Sideload Apollo, you can still use it
I've tried a bunch of apps, and Thunder is my favorite. I believe it's available for both iOS and Android.
I was a big fan of relay for Reddit, and thunder is the closest I've found.
I’ll take a look. Thank you
Sync is what I like. Used it for reddit, then the dev ported it over to lemmy.
I recently switched away from Sync to Voyager. Like you I'd loved sync for both platforms, but it's been bugging for me for awhile, and didn't realize it wasn't being updated so I switched.
I use Boost for Lemmy (paid) as that is what I used to use on Reddit, but I've been seeing the odd message recently of people saying it has been abandoned as there have been no updates. It still functions perfectly fine for me.
Dont use Boost, it has built in unnecessary trackers
How do you see this?
Download the app Exodus off of F-Droid. Or on its github
Ok, thanks
Fellow boost user here. Everything works fine, and I can't think of any missing features. Can't imagine what an update would involve honestly.
spoiler
spoilers still don't work
Jeroba is nice
I use Eternity.
Same. Does what I want.
I use eternity... It's a perfectly ok Lemmy app 👍
I've used the web interface, Voyager, Mlem, Memmy, Thunder, and Avalon.
But Arctic is the slickest and closest to Apollo I've found.
Much appreciated
For iOS, I use Mlem. It’s open source and updated regularly (the TestFlight version at least). It’s got a really nice interface. Lots of little customization options. Feels a lot like Apollo. My second choice is Arctic. A lot of great options, has push notifications. But isn’t open source (yet!) and feels like it’s slightly less polished than Mlem.
I’m looking for Android equivalent to these two apps, but I’m not see anything remotely close.
I found Voyager to be quite similar to Apollo. It's available for both iOS and Android. Plus it's open source.
I’ve tried it! Both on iOS and Android. Maybe it’s cause it’s not native. There’s something about how it feels that isn’t the same as a native app.
Ah yes, I believed it's a webapp packaged as app. And it still follows iOS style even on Android. But maybe I am just a simple guy who favours function over form, I always like simple and functional design over polish.
Yeah. Apps make the experience of mobile that much better. Voyager is a very good web app. Its just missing the snappiness of a native app.
Raccoon for Lemmy is the closest I can find to what I want.
Curious if anyone has any other suggestions for native and open source in Android.
Thank you
I was using Voyager, but it lacks notifications. So, now I’m using Arctic. It’s not perfect but it has notifications.
I use Mlem on iOS.
It's kind of subjective. I say try them out and see what you like but also remember there's multiple Lemmy web UIs. I like using Interstellar with Mbin
Another vote for Mlem.
You should also be sure to check out !lemmyapps@lemmy.world, where you can find discussion and connect with devs.
There is a pinned post at the top that lists all of the active apps. iOS especially has a couple that have not received updates in a while, although they may be still useful.
On a larger screen, you might benefit from using a web app. There are several good ones with very active development.
Can someone who uses Lemmy apps explain why? I seriously don't understand why so many people prefer app over just browser.
IMO it looks better and easier navigation than trying to use the web interface on my phone. But also keyword filters.
I’m also interested.
I like Voyager but it's optimised for phones.
I still use it on desktop. Definitely not ideal, but it works for me. I can't even remember why at this point. Some feature that isn't in the native interface. Before user tagging. Probably something to do with blocking or filtering.
I don’t see a reason to use Lemmy app on desktop though. Feels more natural to access Lemmy and Reddit through browser if I am on desktop.
Keyword blocking keeps me on voyager on desktop. Unless I’m making a new post (which I don’t like the voyager interface for) and then it’s back to the web UI
The best useful source: https://www.lemmyapps.com/
You can filter the search by various settings to have just a few selected results. I personally use Voyager on phone and computer.
Adding to this comment:
- filter by platform
- source: open (because why would you use a closed source app for an open network?)
- type: free (but consider donating to your app of choice)
- leave feature filters as they are
- order the table by last release (prefer actively maintained apps so new lemmy features get implemented fast)
There are probably better apps but jerboa does it for me.
edit: not to say jerboa is bad
I like Jerboa because of how similar it is to RIF Is Fun
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I personally like Arctic.
I use jerboa
I love Boost, no idea if it's ios
I've experimented with numerous apps for Lemmy, but Boost for Lemmy has become my go-to choice. It truly has everything I need and is incredibly user-friendly—it's the full package. While I’ve noticed it hasn’t received updates in a while, there’s no reason to fix what isn’t broken. I’ve also tried Voyager, Sync, Thunder, Eternity, and Connect, but none of them have convinced me to switch from Boost.
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