• Elevator7009@kbin.run
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      3 months ago

      I have asked before and I am curious. I do not mean this to crap on people who want an app but I wonder why an app is a desired thing. I use Mbin and Lemmy on mobile completely through my browser and I’m having a good time with both.

      • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl
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        3 months ago

        Sync for Lemmy is the reason I’m using Lemmy over mbin right now. The *bin experience isn’t bad per se, but native apps just feel a lot nicer to use on mobile.

        I don’t use any apps on desktop, mostly because there aren’t any that look and feel as smooth and complete as the Android apps do.

        Also, I feel a bit hesitant as quite a lot of the smap I see seems to come in from *bin servers. Could be moderator actions not federating well? I just need to know for sure that there aren’t any spam scripts I need to start evading after a switch.

        I did try out kbin very quick a year ago but the difference in CPU usage for basic federation and browsing was quite large. With Lemmy now consistently using 15% of a CPU core on federation, I dread to think what *bin would do to my poor CPU.

        Lastly, I’ve heard some pretty bad experiences about *bin and database issues from people who run both services. Dunno if that’s been cleared out yet, but if I ever switch over, I’m going to need to make sure that’s been fixed.

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          3 months ago

          I was probably the most prominent person who runs both and had database issues with k/mbin. I am happy to say that those are well behind me, largely because of the skill and patience of the Mbin team helping me resolve them.