Hey I figured I’d make a post and see the state of current lemmy appage, since I’m looking for a good one. So far I’ve used Jerboa, Thunder, Eternity, and Voyager.

Eternity seems to be a dead project, it’s full of bugs and hasn’t recieved an update since The Exodus

Thunder seems ok and is what I’m using right now, but I can’t seem to send direct messages, and can’t “Don’t blur NSFW preview on NSFW comms” which sucks. The messaging is the dealbreaker for me.

Voyager I used momentarily but the UI was not my favorite.

Jerboa seems OK if unpolished (which is ok to me) but I don’t trust the rabid idealogue that makes it and using another instance of his site is one thing, but installing an app is another. Has it been audited to confirm lack of spyware?

Ideally through this I can find one with instance blocking, DMs, and a decent UI. What’re your experiences with the current state of lemmy apps?

  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Thunder 100%. Super active dev community, constant releases, and if there’s something that does cause a problem, post it as an issue and it typically gets resolved quickly.

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I’ve tried Boost, Connect, Eternity, Jerboa, Liftoff, Summit, Sync, Thunder, and Voyager.

    My favourites are Eternity and Thunder. Eternity is the only app I’ve found with “swipe between posts” navigation. Thunder has the best remote instance link handling, and its tools for inserting usernames and community names are better than even the Lemmy web UI.

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Summit kicks so much butt! I’ve tried about a dozen apps, but this is the only one I use, though Connect was good too.

      The dev is great, and I’ve gotten lots of help and same or next day fixes whenever I’ve reported issues.

      It’s beautiful, versatile, and powerful, with a great person backing it up.

  • Makeshift@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Was on Voyager until it updated past my old OS. Current version of Voyager no longer supports my old 6S Plus.

    So now I’m on Thunder. It works. I liked Voyager better, but I won’t complain about an app that still works on my phone.