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I'll add more apps to this list as they are released.

Since all these apps are being constantly updated, I'll also include the version number. Please don't let my post stop you from using any of these apps. My complaints will probably be fixed very, very soon.

Summit v0.1.22 (Day 1): The app is pretty neat since they added inboxes halfway through my day. The app feels pretty neat overall. It will be much better once they add profiles. I just wish they had an infinite scrolling feature. The community selection feels kinda wonky though.

Connect v1.0.73 (Day 2): This is probably the best app for Android right now; but I obviously can't tell since I haven't even tried half of them yet. Nothing feels missing from this app. It's great and has all the features I could want from a Lemmy client. The only issue I had was that some communities sometimes don't appear in the hamburger menu. I check up on my Stephen King community every few hours but I often have to search for it to find it. Overall an amazing app.

fennec v0.0.4 (Day 3): Overall a pretty neat app. It doesn't have too many formatting options; no button for adding pics to comments. The reversed voting buttons were kinda annoying and sometimes when a post had too many comments or votes, or when I was deep into a comment thread, it wouldn't show the upvote button. Also idk if it's just me being dumb but I can't figure out how to edit posts...

Thunder v0.2.1 11 (Day 4): It's a decent app. I don't really have much else to say about it. My only complaint is that you can't add images to comments and posts. If you don't really care about that it's a good choice for your main app.

Lemming 1.0.0-alpha05 (Day 5): It feels different from the others apps I've tried so far (probably just because of the unusual hamburger menu) but it's great. Profiles and inboxes are missing but i liked the UI colors quite a lot which made scrolling through it fun for me. Also, swiping to upvote requires a very small swipe on this app so I used it quite a lot whereas I literally never used it on the other apps. Pretty great and it's probably gonna be one of the best when inboxes and profiles are added.

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[–] CapnAssHolo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago
[–] StoicLime@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Excellent review, helped me a lot in deciding my app of choice.

[–] mintiefresh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man, I'm out here using an app per account lmao

[–] mizu6079@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You can sign into multiple accounts for most of these

[–] lapommedeterre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Look forward to your results and reasons!

[–] HungryKoala@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can't find thunder on the Playstore, so far it's either connect or liftoff. Connect works better but liftoff looks better. But I really hope boost for Lemmy will be released soon

[–] BinarySystem@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

You can get Thunder from GitHub.

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Currently doing the same. I liked Connect but navigation is a bit confusing so for now sticking with Jerboa. Gonna give other apps a try while I wait for Boost for Lemmy.

[–] Cyantraveller@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am waiting for boost for Lemmy.

[–] sloonark@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Also waiting for Boost, but I'm really happy with Liftoff so far.

[–] mizu6079@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Starting day 1 with Summit and things are already not looking good. I don't think I can check my profile or notifications.

If I don't reply to comments today blame this thing :D. I'm not switching to a different app until tomorrow even to check my inbox.

Update 1: They updated the inbox thing during my day with Summit and it actually feels very good now. They just need to add profiles and it will actually be a viable option for my full-time app. I do miss Liftoff's feature where I can see all the new comments on my community tho.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lol I just released an update that adds the inbox today. Check the play store to get the update.

More details about the update here: https://lemmy.world/post/1151918

[–] mizu6079@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Holy cow! It's amazing that y'all added the inbox the day I started using this thing. My day will be 10x better now thanks a lot!

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[–] rist097@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting, I pinned your post.

[–] Leviathan@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

I switched from Jerboa to Connect because it crashed a little too often and was a little clunky on the scrolling. Connect doesn't have any of those issues and feels like Infinity so it'll probably be my daily.

[–] ClaretNBlue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm switching between Jerboa and Liftoff - Can't decide which one I prefer yet as both seem decent apps. I came over from Reddit and used Infinity and Slide fwiw

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[–] mizu6079@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is for lemmy.world users: Are the Lemmy apps all very slow for the rest of you as well? My apps aren't loading properly ever since the hack. I'm commenting this from the website.

[–] KayMan17@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Anyone have one that was like Reddit's "Bacon Reader"? That was my go-to app for the site.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago

I just want to know where that cute piggy wallpaper came from :3

[–] pizzaiolo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Keep us posted

[–] toasteranimation@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[–] LBEB80@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Liking Connect so far myself.

[–] mizu6079@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've replaced Lemmotif with Wefwef as Lemmotif doesn't support login yet. If I get two apps with missing inboxes in a row I'll open up Liftoff for a few minutes to reply to messages. Bye for now as it's hard to find this post every time I want to reply to comments.

[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Can't tell if you are just a power user, or Lemmy is so small it's easy to run into micro celebrities.

Big fan, can I get an autograph?

[–] mizu6079@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use whatever Lemmy client I'm on more than any other app on my phone ;)

I'm currently on the toilet (still recovering from the three days) but I'll give it to you once I'm done

[–] mizu6079@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think Summit will let me add images.. I'll show it to you when I move on to Connect

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Summit does support images. Its a bit hidden. When you are composing a message there is a toolbar that allows you to add formatting and stuff. If you scroll all the way to the end there is an add image button.

[–] mizu6079@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Found it. Thanks!

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[–] Nioxic@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"best" based on what parameters?

some apps are good at some things, others are good at some other things, even though their overall purpose is the same.

we've seen this based on a lot of different reddit apps, for example

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