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Lunar, A Lemmy client for iOS using SwiftUI (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by mani@lemmy.world to c/lemmyapps@lemmy.world
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Hey everyone! Check out Lunar, A Lemmy client I'm making for iOS using SwiftUI

Just note that Lunar is still a very early work in progress, so it's not available on the App Store or TestFlight just yet. But I'm actively working on it for release.

If you're curious and want to take a peek, you can run a preview on your iPhone using a Mac and Xcode. The instructions are in the GitHub repository, so feel free to give it a try and share your thoughts!

Since I'm still learning app development, any feedback and suggestions from you would be greatly appreciated.

Lunar is an open-source project, and I'd love for you to be part of it. If you're into coding or just want to lend a hand, let's collaborate. Feel free to contribute ideas or raise Pull Requests to make Lunar even better.

Github: https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar-Lemmy-iOS

Follow the progress here: https://github.com/users/mani-sh-reddy/projects/3

Edit: Created a community for it to keep everyone updated https://lemmy.world/c/lunar_for_lemmy_ios

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[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Lmao. Lemmy users are literally being showered with apps. It's like Christmas every day

[-] Schaedelbach@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago

And yet, here I am still using Lemmy with Voyager/wefwef, a web app I don't even have to install on my phone. Works like a a charm and has a developer who is responsive and listens to it's users.

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I listen to my users :/

[-] Schaedelbach@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

Dude, I hope you didn't take it the wrong way! This wasn't meant as a commentary on you not listening to your users but as a commentary on how great it is in the "sphere" of Lemmy apps, where user and developer are much closer and talk to each other.

I regularly try other apps for Lemmy and with the exception of Lemmur there is always a group of enthusiastic people for each app who are really invested in their favorite app getting better. I love that!

I am sure you are part of that good developer culture!

Cheers!

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Lol all good. My comment was meant to be more playful than serious.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmur was abandoned before the blackout even happened. Liftoff is based off the abandoned code.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 year ago

And kbin over there starving smh my head

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Kbin was extremely late with it's apis

[-] Nihilore@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That’s why I have a lemmy account for phone browsing and a kbin account for desktop browsing

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago

you all mtf gonna create an lemmy app in every framework and language existent, and i'm here for all it, good job, lemmy devs are the most talented, intelligent and genius people out there

[-] grrrmo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The “trending” and the “explore communities” features look very useful.

[-] supercheesecake@aussie.zone 15 points 1 year ago

My god when it rains it pours! Nice work!!

[-] G_Wash1776@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The irony of Reddit killing third party apps and Lemmys third party apps flourishing is amazing.

[-] mani@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Appreciate it, thanks!

[-] shaggy959500@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Looks great! Can’t wait for the TestFlight.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Have you opened a lemmy community yet so we can subscribe and get updates?

[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Put it up on TestFlight, and I’ll try it out.

[-] mani@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Will do soon, I want to make sure it has some of the most basic features before I release it on testflight. At the moment you can't even collapse comments

[-] iMike@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Looking forward to it, remind me when it’s in the App Store

[-] beatseqr@waveform.social 5 points 1 year ago

Just checking on that app title in the App Store, it’s going to be tough to break through the other apps that are actually about the moon. Maybe you could consider a unique spelling or renaming for easier discoverability. “Lunar for lemmy” can work, it’s just wordier. But without a reference to lemmy, it might get buried under the existing stuff which use the word “lunar” more literally.

[-] mani@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I agree, this was my thought too

[-] bricks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Looks good. Any noted pros/cons vs. Memmy?

[-] caglel@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Native apps on swift are more responsive, smooth and lightweight. Memmy is built with ReactNative.

[-] fdrc_kb@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Any change this is going to work with kbin too? 👀

[-] mani@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I would love to include other forum softwares within the app and make it as easy as changing the URL. Just waiting on the kbin API to be released. Hopefully it's similar to the Lemmy API so theres less work to do on my part

[-] spacedancer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

AFAIK kbin doesn’t have an API yet, so a 3rd party app isn’t possible until that’s available.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure it's about to be released

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