The one I’m using is becoming so buggy to the point of being unusable. It was never really great tbh, what are most people using?

As an added question, are bookmarks associated with the lemmy account or the app?

Edit: I’m on android, currently using Jerboa.

    • @[email protected]English
      28•6 months ago

      I’m also on Sync, but there are a few things I’m unhappy with that have me looking at other apps.

      First, the dev isn’t active on Lemmy. He’ll make an announcement post every few months and reply to comments for a couple of days before going radio silent again. I’m worried he’ll abandon the app out of disinterest or low motivation, like he did for a year after his UI refresh wasn’t well received back in the Reddit days.

      Second, that inactivity extends to app development. Major, easily replicated bugs (like the crash on startup if you have “hide account names” enabled) linger for weeks to months without a patch. This also goes back to the Reddit days and isn’t new behavior.

      Finally, he puts basic app features behind a paywall with a much higher price than normal IAPs ($16/year or $99 to permanently enable them). This includes features that used to be free in Sync, like tagging users or color highlights. It also includes things that Lemmy already does for free, like backing up subscriptions (though that was only recently added to Lemmy, so he might move it to the basic app eventually). Just removing ads with no other benefits costs $20, which is more than any app I’ve ever used charges.

      • RBG
        5•6 months ago

        Whats that about backing up subscriptions? Haven’t heard of that, what does it do and how do you use it?

    • OtterEnglish
      4•6 months ago

      I used sync on Reddit ages ago before switching to Boost. Both are pretty decent, but I prefer Boost here as well

    • @[email protected]English
      5•6 months ago

      I just started using it the other day. Getting used to the gestures. Seems fine. Under active development so hopefully has a bright future.

    • @[email protected]
      5•6 months ago

      I tried switching from Jerboa to Voyager, but I have the weirdst issue with Voyager. I use the back button at the bottom of my phone to go back from posts to the main list. Unfortunately, after using RIF for so long, or SOMETHING, I can’t kick this habit where I press back too many times and the app closes, and I lose my place, and have to re-open and continue scrolling from the top. Maddening, and I don’t know how to fix it. v.v

      • @[email protected]
        9•6 months ago

        I’ve used connect, jerboa, thundar, sync, voyager, summit and liftoff. Eternity is the only one that works well for me without annoying bugs and has all the features that I need.

    • @tatterdemalion
      1•6 months ago

      I don’t like the default behavior where I have to hold a comment to collapse the thread. Is there a way to change it to just a tap?

    • @[email protected]
      1•6 months ago

      Been using Eternity for quite some time. I like it, it’s clean and modern, but I get a lot of bugs. Last week I couldn’t see posts, then, I couldn’t comment or save posts, and then posts were loading but I was seeing posts in communities I wasn’t subscribed to. Sometimes logging out and logging in again helps.

      • @[email protected]
        1•6 months ago

        Weird, the only annoying bug I’m getting is crossposting not working properly. Everything else seems to work fine.

  • Victor
    30•6 months ago

    Boost. One-time cheap payment to get rid of ads. No subscription like Sync (which is otherwise also a great app; it was not subscription based when it was available for Reddit).

    • @[email protected]
      12•6 months ago

      I use Sync and don’t pay anything. It’s brilliant and the ads are basically invisible and rare.

      Literally was the best Reddit app and it is a fantastic port to Lemmy.

      You can choose to pay the dev if you want to. I haven’t yet, but likely will if I spend more time here.

    • Altima NEOEnglish
      10•6 months ago

      Sync has a one time payment to get rid of ads as well. The subscription is for cloud services, if you want that stuff. I didn’t, so all I paid for was to remove ads.

  • Nemo Wuming
    27•6 months ago

    I like Boost because when I revisit a post, all the new comments are highlighted.

    • Victor
      -2•6 months ago

      Shame Sync has a subscription-based model now to get rid of ads.

        • Victor
          6•6 months ago

          Oh shiz, you’re right. Still a bit of a heavy price compared to Boost.

          • ParadoxvoidEnglish
            0•6 months ago

            Yeah that’s what made me jump ship to Boost - I sincerely doubt that even if I used Sync for ten years, the value of the ad impressions I give would be worth A$35. I can basically buy a huge number of high-quality games for that amount.

            • Victor
              0•6 months ago

              You could buy a huge number of high quality games for A$35?

  • Setarkus.LW
    23•6 months ago

    I’m switching between Thunder and Eternity, both still in development but already solid for me.

    Bookmarks should be associated with your account

  • @[email protected]
    22•6 months ago

    I use Voyager. It gets updates fast but it looks like an iOS app. I rarely encounter any bugs here. Voyager also has mark read on scroll and disabling infinite scrolling (add a Load page 2 button) Sync is also good, it deals great with vertically long images and is a native app.

    • @[email protected]
      2•6 months ago

      There’s a setting to make it look like an Android app. It’s got a couple quirks, but it’s good enough.

      • @[email protected]
        3•6 months ago

        I know, for me it looks ugly, I don’t like the old Android UI (before Material You)

        Also, I have no reason to use it if the iOS one looks better.

    • M137
      2•6 months ago

      Sync has been really weird for the past few weeks, I stopped using it until there’s an update (which hasn’t happened before since several years ago when I started using it as a reddit app).

      I’m currently on Boost, and it’s at least usable, though not super great, but good enough for now.

  • LCP
    20•6 months ago

    Sync for Lemmy

    Sync was my go-to Reddit app for nearly 9 years.

    It does have ads, but with a one time purchase you can get rid of them. I’ve paid that and then I also plan on getting the subscription in the future for additional features.

    The price is definitely a bit on the higher side, but I’m happy to support the development of the app I left Reddit for.

    If you are able to, please support the apps and Lemmy instances you use.

    • @[email protected]
      1•6 months ago

      Sync is the reason I’m here. For me, Sync was Reddit, and now, Sync is Lemmy.

      Much like with Reddit years ago, with great apps like BaconReader and RIF, Lemmy is benefiting from having a huge choice of apps. Definitely try them all, and support the ones you like.

  • @[email protected]English
    18•6 months ago

    What about for iOS? I can’t seem to find one I like.

    Update: I am giving Voyager a try. Thanks for the suggestion, all!

  • @[email protected]English
    16•6 months ago

    The absolute bare minimum is to show text as it was written. Most of the apps don’t even deal with formatting post correctly, so I am happy to stick with a browser.

    If your app of choice does not display the following correctly, let the devs know via a bug report

    Bold = Bold v. normal.
    Italic = Italic v. normal.
    Superscript = SuperScript v. normal.
    Subscript = Subscript v. normal.
    Strike-through = Strike-through v. normal.