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Hi all. I’m new here so go easy. What is the best way to enjoy and get the most out of Lemmy if I’m accustomed to the Reddit app interface? I’m trying Voyager but it feels clunky. I’m trying it in my browser too and at phtn dot app.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: I’m using iOS

Edit 2: thanks for all the suggestions. I’ll give them a spin!

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I like Voyager but it's optimised for phones.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Adding to this comment:

  1. filter by platform
  2. source: open (because why would you use a closed source app for an open network?)
  3. type: free (but consider donating to your app of choice)
  4. leave feature filters as they are
  5. order the table by last release (prefer actively maintained apps so new lemmy features get implemented fast)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I like Voyager for Lemmy, reminds of Apollo for Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Sideload Apollo, you can still use it

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

There are probably better apps but jerboa does it for me.

edit: not to say jerboa is bad

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I like Jerboa because of how similar it is to RIF Is Fun

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago

I personally like Arctic.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

I use jerboa

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I’ll take a look. Thank you

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

I love Boost, no idea if it's ios

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sync is what I like. Used it for reddit, then the dev ported it over to lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Dont use Boost, it has built in unnecessary trackers

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Download the app Exodus off of F-Droid. Or on its github

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Jeroba is nice

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Thunder has a tablet mode view, which can help maximize browsing on an iPad.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Voyager works pretty well on iPad (and iPhone) for me. It’s a lot like a spiritual successor to Apollo for Reddit.

I love the filter aspect of it. Easily lets you block an entire community or user from the browser. Also lets you block entire instances if you wish to do so.

The overall look and feel and ease of use is also just easy and clean. Everything is there for you that you need.

The search function always works wonderfully but does require you to be on an instance that is federated to other instances in order to view everything possible, so if you’re on an obscure instance like mine, you won’t always find everything but that’s not the fault of Voyager.

They have a support community too which is fairly active every time I’ve had a question in the past.

It also let you switch between accounts very easily.

All this is free and doesn’t require purchase but it is good if you can donate if you find it as useful as I have. They don’t beg for donations and there are no ads. They even let you change the app icon.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Try adding “old.” before your insurance URL, if installed its a reproduction of the OG reddit layout

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

I use eternity... It's a perfectly ok Lemmy app 👍

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've used the web interface, Voyager, Mlem, Memmy, Thunder, and Avalon.

But Arctic is the slickest and closest to Apollo I've found.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Much appreciated

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Just because I haven't seen it here: I use Mlem and like it. I haven't tried any other apps but from the comments here it seems no one else has tried Mlem so I'm not sure how it compares. I do enjoy the filtering of keywords. It's indispensable these days.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I found Voyager to be quite similar to Apollo. It's available for both iOS and Android. Plus it's open source.

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I used Voyager for a long time, but have been using Arctic for a while now and will probably stick with it. It’s UI/UX isn’t quite as refined as Voyager, but it has feature parity and feels much more like a native app. I’m pretty sure Voyager was originally a web app and in some ways doesn’t behave like a native iOS app. It’s solid though and is actively developed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

I was using Voyager, but it lacks notifications. So, now I’m using Arctic. It’s not perfect but it has notifications.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

I use Mlem on iOS.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I tried a lot of apps a while ago and liked summit ([email protected]) the best after tinkering with the settings.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As an ex reddit is fun app user, Summit has a comparable interface that I like.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Another vote for Mlem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

You should also be sure to check out [email protected], 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.

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