Voyager.
this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2025
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Me too. Voyager is a fine name but there was something dumb/charming about the name Wefwef.
Voyager because it looks and feels like Apollo for Reddit (RIP BTW)
I'm using Voyager too!
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Boost. I used it on Reddit, continued to use it through the mod workaround, switched to Boost for Lemmy after they shut that down yesterday, and now here I am.
Same, boost layout is just so clean. Sad I couldn't keep my ad free existence from the other app but guy deserves to be paid.
Same, Boost is really good.
I also agree with Boost. I was super bummed when it got shut down. It actually gave me the kick to join Lemmy.
I also use Boost.
The only thing I think it's missing is a seamless way to open other instances' homepage.
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I have tried almost all clients on Android.
Best In my opinion:
- Thunder
- Jerboa
- Raccoon for Lemmy
- Voyager
To me thunder has the best UI and UX overall, even though I prefers the "card view" feed from Raccoon and some functions of Jerboa.
I've moved from Boost to Thunder. It's a great experience so far.
Did you rank these in a particular order, or is it just four that you like?
I used Jerboa when I first transitioned from Reddit, but eventually someone recommended Voyager because it is similar to the RiF app I used to use. I like the interface of Voyager more than Jerboa, and I've been using it for a while, but I'm still open to checking out other apps.
Did you rank these in a particular order, or is it just four that you like?
In preferred order.
Jerboa has everything you might need related to Lemmy functions, as it is the native app developed by the same Lemmy authors. But I feel the interface is not as good as Thunder's. And as for Voyager, I dislike the interface because is reminiscent of old iPhone interfaces (even though you can change it something similar to Android). And as far as I remember Thunder's post's comments view is better for me. In my opinion Thunder has the better combination of Function, UI and UX.
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Jerboa. From the Lemmy devs and works great.
Voyager
Excellent app
I like and use Thunder. It's cross platform on iOS and Android so I get the same consistent interface from my iPad and my android phone.
Damn, Iβm the only one using Mlem?
Also an Mlem user, here
Nope, I do too and I like it. I have no complaints so I am not too worried about missing out on some other features.
Thereβs dozens of us!
Boost and got the paid version. It's clean and responsive.
That's what I use, too. I think most of what makes Boost so great is that the developer initially made it for Reddit, so they put a lot of work into the user experience and it runs great. Plus since I primarily used it for Reddit, it feels very familiar to use it for Lemmy.
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Eternity
Infinity was my favorite Reddit app and I saw that Eternity existed, so I switched to it the moment it releasedits first alpha. I see no reason to use anything else unless it breaks and is no longer maintained.
Eternity is a solid one, was my main for quite some time until I used Voyager while waiting for Eternity to to update to work with the latest Lemmy at the time, and ended up sticking with Voyager.
I do miss the user avatars though, voyager doesn't have those.
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Jerboa. Of the ones I have tried, it feels the most like Baconreader (RIP) to me.
Jerboa hits that same sweet spot that RIF did.
I just use the mobile browser. I use Mull for that.
The Mull browser project shut down along with the rest of DivestOS. You may want to consider IronFox.
Oh, thanks! I'll move over there. Appreicate it!
I'm using summit. It's pretty good
Another shoutout to summit, coming from an ex-Sync user. It's very nice.
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Jerboa sorely lacks the absolute basic feature of searching for keywords in posts. It only supports searching for community names. I can't think of any other app that does NOT support general search.
So Voyager for me, mostly because it has the most active developer.
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Sync
Haven't seen anyone mention connect
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect
Closest to reddit is fun. When RiF got blocked was when I made the switch.
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I used boost until I saw it was sending me dark pattern ads from an ad network, to which the dev had noted they reported it, until it happened again and I moved to voyager, where I no longer have such a problem.
I am using boost for lemmy for some time now and am very happy with that app. I've tried jerboa, summit and thunder before but they felt somewhat incomplete at the time I used them.
Boost
Mlem
Mlem on iPhone - I like it best
I'm using sync, not to sure about tbh
Mobile browser because I have more control over what gets left behind on my device. I don't really trust apps, I don't like putting other people's code on my device unless I can review it, it's a trust thing and as a q Ο Ρ Ρ Ρ American I'd like to have a as little that could potentially be spying on my as possible in life.
I like Jerboa because it's very straightforward and has no frills.
Does the simple webversion count? I am using the qwant browser on android.
Thunder, because it works best with accessibility features like VoiceOver and TalkBack: https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder
Same here. I tried Boost and didn't like it. Eternity works just fine.
Just deleted my Wefwef icon today. Replaced with the app version of Voyager.
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