NOTE: For more up-to-date list, see the iOS section on this post from [email protected]
There has been quite a few posts regarding Lemmy apps for iOS, and their installation process might not be straightforward since they’re PWA or beta. Here’s a list of apps mentioned and their links:
⭐ Released
Voyager (formerly wefwef) (📱PWA)
- To install, open link in browser and follow instructions
- Community: [email protected]
- NOTE: Currently used by lemmy.world for mobile site: https://m.lemmy.world/
Mlem
- AppStore
- Community: [email protected]
Lemmios
- AppStore
- Community: [email protected]
Thunder
- AppStore
- Community: [email protected]
Avelon
- AppStore
- Community: [email protected]
Arctic
- AppStore
- Community: [email protected]
🚧 TestFlight Beta
⚠ Note that apps below are potentially abandoned, please check each community for updates
Olympus
- TestFlight
- Community: [email protected]
Lemmotif
- TestFlight
- Community: [email protected]
Echo (closed alpha)
- To join, fill out form: https://forms.gle/QXFfjgBP2uzJGfHm6
- Community: [email protected]
⛔ Abandoned
⚠ Apps below seem to have been abandoned by lack of community posts/new releases
Liftoff!
- AppStore
- Communtiy: [email protected]
Memmy
- AppStore
- Community: [email protected]
Bean
- AppStore
- Community: [email protected]
Mlem is Great! But what really surprised me is wefwef, hands down the best PWA I’ve ever seen
wefwef is seriously one of the best PWA I’ve ever seen. I’m interested in trying out mlem once it goes live on the App Store
Why do you want to wait for the App Store version? FlightTest is made by apple, no jailbreak, no illegal things. It’s a separate App Store where you need an invite link to access an app. And here is the Link
You’re right, I don’t have a good reason not to use it other than preference. I used to be on beta for everything when I was on Android and when I switched to iOS I decided not to.
a good reason not to use it other than preference
So why is that your preference? You didn’t really say.
Well I did mention why in my previous reply. I used to be on beta for all my apps but I got tired of things sometimes not working and having to update all the time and/or missing features. So now I prefer stable, more feature complete App Store builds. It’s just my preference.
Mlem is great!
It’s a shame Mlem doesn’t have an iPad version. This makes it unusable to me
Give it time, it’s on their backlog. They’re building everything crazy fast.
Looks like it’s already being worked on now. https://github.com/mlemgroup/mlem/pull/167
The iOS app is still in beta and only on test flight. I don’t even think it’s been in development for that long. Give it time.
Sorry Dumb question but what’s a PWA vs TestFlight?
PWA- progressive web app
An app that is actually just a webpage that behaves like an app and runs through safari. A TestFlight app is a full regular iOS app but in beta so you install it from the TestFlight app like a different App Store.
Think when a new call of duty or other video game releases early in beta access. Same idea with TestFlight. Memmy is in TestFlight (I’m using it rn) but is being submitted for normal App Store release now.
PWA- progressive web app
An app that is actually just a webpage that behaves like an app and runs through safari. A TestFlight app is a full regular iOS app but in beta so you install it from the TestFlight app like a different App Store.
Think when a new call of duty or other video game releases early in beta access. Same idea with TestFlight. Memmy is in TestFlight (I’m using it rn) but is being submitted for normal App Store release now.
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Of the three I’ve used (Memmy, Mlem, Wefwef), Wefwef is the only one that seems to be able to tell that you’ve read a reply and stops showing it as unread. Unsure why. Very very pleased with Wefwef.
Now is a native app too on testflight!
wefwef is actually crazy good for a web app. feels as close as we’ll ever get to having Apollo for Lemmy
I‘m using it right now and it is so snappy. Feels like Apollo all the way — it’s crazy.
It’s actually insane how similar it feels to Apollo, like even the swipe commands on comments are the same
Wow, this just changed the user experience dramatically for me!
It’s ridiculous how good it is. I thought Elk was good for Mastodon, but wefwef is … wow.
Even as an Android user. Wefwef is the best out there
wefwef is like Apollo-lite so it’s not surprising that it’s so popular. It follows much of the same design language but not quite as buttoned up or full-featured as the more mature Apollo.
It was an easy transition for me since I was an Apollo user.
“It follows the same design language” is an understatement. It’s a straight copy. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, though I have some questions with regard to Christian Selig’s intellectual property rights here, if any.
Is there a way to filter communities? That’s one piece I haven’t found but desperately miss.
My first thought upon loading wefwef was “I wonder if the Apollo guy is pissed.”
lol Christian probably doesn’t care; he hasn’t announced his own app, which makes me think he’s out of the game.
Yeah, definitely an attempt to copy. I agree.
I’m using wefwef as well and it’s legit a Apollo clone which is awesome! Now just need more people to come over to here and Lemmy will be even better then Reddit since it’s part of the fediverse
Very impressed with wefwef. And somehow it’s the only client I’ve found that has swipe-to-fold-comments. A required feature IMO.
Memmy and Thunder both have tap to fold and swipe to vote / reply as well.
Wefwef is shockingly usable considering it’s a PWA. Only thing that’s reminding me this isn’t Apollo is the occasional need to tap again before scrolling.
Using wefwef right now, feels pretty good and not a change from Apollo. Looking forward to see its progress
Wefwef is awesome for Apollo users
Memmy is just waiting on official App Store approval.
I’ll try those one first. I’m an Apollo refugee, but I’d prefer to stick with apps that come from the official TestFlight/App Store rather than side-loaded ones. Especially when putting in credentials for a site.
Definitely give wefwef.app a try, it’s basically an Apollo clone for federated instances and it’s PWA so you don’t need to download any TestFlight betas or sideload ipa’s
I am going to give wefwef a try. I was using Mlem at first but I wasn’t a fan. Still a bit worried about wefwef as I wasn’t a fan of Apollo at all but willing to try!
Thanks for putting together this list!
Unfortunately most of these are Apollo clones since it was very popular. I’d suggest Liftoff if you prefer a different thing. It uses a different design but still nice. Although I haven’t tried Thunder so I’m not sure about that one.
No worries, If I don’t end up liking this I have many options which is nice.
I’m really enjoying Memmy. I know it’s in TestFlight and still has some bugs to iron out, but overall a good experience.
Memmy TestFlight is full unfortunately :( any word on when it will be released on App Store?
I believe it’s already been submitted for review so it depends on Apple
The latest test update today mentions it’s been in App Store review for at least 12 hours now. So hopefully soon.
It was submitted to the App Store with the last beta update. I predict it getting rejected because of the nsfw toggle. That created trouble for Apollo in the past.
From the Apple App store policy:
your app includes user-generated content from a web-based service, it may display incidental mature “NSFW” content, provided that the content is hidden by default and only displayed when the user turns it on via your website.
Does lemmy support toggling NSFW content (or is it instance based)? I wonder if apps like memmy can leverage this toggle if it exists to pass the App Store review (don’t know much about how memmy currently does it).
Lemmy supports it on your profile, you should see a checkbox for “Show NSFW Content” if you click your username in the top right and then settings (if you’re using the default web interface, anyway). I believe this is disabled by default. Instances can also block NSFW for the entire instance, there’s an “Enable NSFW” option in the admin settings. This is also disabled by default.
Memmy itself has two settings, which look like they’re independent of your Lemmy profile: one which enables or disables NSFW entirely (which is disabled by default), and one which can blur NSFW if it’s enabled.
I suspect they’ll raise an eyebrow or two with the App Store reviewers, but they do have prior art they can point to as well as that section of the policy you just posted. We’ll have to wait and see; I haven’t checked myself to see if they passed review or not.
First submissions typically don’t pass anyway from what I understand for a myriad of reasons, so don’t be surprised if it does get rejected. They’ll just update the app and try again.
Liftoff is an amazing app.
Also - your list has the old invite link for Liftoff.
The new update link is: https://testflight.apple.com/join/jKENkGjX (as seen in this post from 3 days ago) (respectfully)
Thank you! Link is updated
Yeah overall Liftoff is still the best IMO. It brings a few fresh design choices and rounded functionality and reliability. It has been improving rapidly. It’s not perfect but it’s at the head of the pack. Wefwef is extremely good for a web app but that ultimately has limitations.
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Anybody else getting “Problem fetching posts” errors after installing Wefwef?
There’s an update available for the wefwef app in the settings menu. Updating may help resolve your issue.
Working now after the latest update. Thanks!
lol yes we posted at the same time - maybe they’re just getting hammered with apollo expatriates
Yes it stopped working for me a few hours ago.
I’d love to try wefwef but it seems to only support 3 different Lemmy instances. I’d like to use it with my own instance.
EDIT: thanks for pointing out that it’s indeed possible to use wefwef with any instance. What an amazing PWA!
You can use it with your own instance. There’s an “other” option in the latest release that lets you plug in the URL.
Indeed, thanks a lot! It worked. Writing this using wefwef 😊
I’m pretty sure there always has been
That would make sense. I’ve only just started using it, so I figured I’d qualify that if they had tried it before and not seen it.
You can, just hit the profile button at the bottom, hit “login” in the top right, then select “other”
Yes, awesome, thank you! Writing this using wefwef 😃
A quick call out since it sounds like you’re hosting your own instance - you can also choose to host a private version of Wefwef for yourself. Their GitHub has instructions around that, and it may improve performance for you as well.
What an intriguing idea! I’ll definitely look into this, thanks for pointing this out!
