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I was wondering, with all the different Lemmy clients and frontends, what/which out of these do people actually use? To answer this, I made a poll if anyone wants to fill it out, and I tried to put every client I could find.

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I'm a bit sad that my favorite (Infinity/Eternity) isn't that high up. Loved it since my Reddit days. Tried different clients: Lemmy, thunder, liftoff, sync,... still like this the most!

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Closing in on 10 years of Sync (Reddit/Lemmy). I'm too used to it to switch things around. The only time I'm using the mobile website is when I need to use spoilers.

On desktop, I switch between default, Photon and Alexandrite.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

For me, it's not about being afraid of change, but that Sync has exactly the features I want.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (20 children)

Memmy has been my favorite, although I wish it would go back to having updates. I understand they're taking a break though and I just need to be patient

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sync gang

Honestly, its made Lemmy so much more usable for me. Shout out to LJ

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I love whoever answered: "I use a web browser like a Luddite" 🀣🀣

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I've not found anything I like more than Voyager. It has native apps for android and iOS, but I prefer the progressive web app version.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I recently switched from Voyager to Avelon. Voyager is great and I’m keeping it because it’s always been so reliable, but I just really like Avelon. It has a nice explore tab for finding new communities, and it’s SwiftUI, so it has that clean native iOS look to it. They’re very similar otherwise.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (22 children)

Almost all of Syncs business model is ads. The free version has ads and almost everyone who pays for it is doing so to remove ads. Which is just rewarding the implementation of ads. I also disagree with the concept of profiting from free user content with ads like Reddit does. Which was Reddits primary goal of preventing third party apps. They wanted the ad revenue themselves instead of third parties getting the ad revenue.

The only way this can be acceptable is to not have a free ad version and only have a paid version. That way you are paying for software and not paying to remove ads or profiting from free user content.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I paid to remove ads from Reddit Sync in 2014. 9 years went by where I continued to use the app every single day, as ljdawson continued regular improvements and updates (aside from the incident). By the time Reddit Sync went away, I felt I had vastly underpaid for what I got, and purchased lifetime Ultra as a way of supporting ljdawson.

I totally get what you're saying. But at the same time, Sync is so much more than just the content that it displays. The ads are not there to profit on free content, they're there to support the user experience that sync provides. They're also far, far less obtrusive than typical ads

The nice thing is, there's choices! Feel free to use other clients and find what works best

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago

Same here. I used the paid version sync for reddit for years and got my money's worth out of it. When the incident happened I switched to infinity and, while annoyed, I definitely felt I got my worth out of it. When ljdawson released sync for lemmy and added the ad-free upgrade I happily purchased it and I have been very satisfied with the app and all the improvements he is continually making. This is all coming from a hardcore open source 20+ years of Linux on the desktop guy.

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I'm a sync user and pretty tired of these pointless statements. Don't want it, don't use it! I pay for ultra to support the dev and that's my choice. Again, if you don't want it, don't use it. But can you please stop this sync bashing? It's not as if the torrent of anti-sync memes forgot to cover what you are saying.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Exactly, vote with your time and/or money. If you don’t like something, don’t use it. They’ll be people that are fine with it and will use it.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago

WTF is wrong with supporting a developer (Either with cash or ad revenue)?

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago

This is such a bad take. Imagine being mad that the user has a choice for a low/no cost ad supported version and a paid version. There are other benefits too, like being able to trial the software for as long as you want before buying in.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm using the free version of Sync for Lemmy now, I don't see any ads. Maybe because my phone has the adguard server as my DNS server and it's just blocking them all?

How atrocious are they when not using adguard?

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Wait, how is earning revenue from having ads in your app "profiting off free user content," but charging someone directly to use the app isn't? They both do the same thing for the developer (generate revenue), the only difference is who is paying.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Synce is hilarious to me. "You know how Lemmy is completely free to use? What if it had ADs! And what if you had to pay money to remove those ADs!".
And people lined up around the block for it.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Yeah, developers shouldn't make money unless granted a benevolent donation.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If people line up around the block for it, maybe it does actually add value? You can hate ads, I do too. But if people willingly look at ads to visit a website (Lemmy) that does not have any in its original version, then for those people the app obviously adds enough value to make it worth it, don't you think?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

The app is really nice.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

I've noticed that all the Sync users are polite and never bash any other Lemmy client. Maybe because they know that we have a choice and they do too. I've got money to spare I will spend it on arguably the best app for Lemmy . You guys can use your FOSS . I never complained . Why are you??? Enjoy your clients. There are many. We have got an array of choices. That's awesome. Lemmy wins.

-Happily posted via Sync Ultra

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Still on Liftoff, but I wonder if it's still being updated.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use Connect. I like it. Seems to do what I need and I've used the customize settings to set font colors, etc.

I'll definitely be checking out Boost when the dev gets it set up. He's a one man show and tries hard to get things running 100% before releasing updates, so, I'm guessing a new app might take longer.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Thunder for Lemmy been solid for me since I've been using it.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm not sure which I find funnier, the fact some people are using the other option to put Sync or the one that just says "YOUR MOM"

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use Sync for now, but full disclosure I am Beyond 's developer and as soon as it becomes more stable and with more features I will be making the switch 😁

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was using Sync but switched to Jerboa, because FOSS.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sync for Lemmy Ultra on mobile. Switching between photon and alexandrite on desktop.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Liftoff, though I kinda like the layout of Jerboa more, but it's scroll is too laggy.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Good poll. I've been using liftoff. Tried jerboa, just didn't feel right. Liftoff has been solid experience for me.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Am I weird for still just using Firefox? I don't see the need for a standalone client.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well you still use a UI; do you use the default web UI or something like photon?

The only reason I use a client is on mobile just because it integrates better, and I still flipflop between a photon PWA and Sync/Liftoff

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Jerboa is close enough to RIF for me that it's borderline perfect as is.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Wow ~~seven~~ eight people in six minutes, thanks guys!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure thing. Polls are fun. I would love a native poll feature in lemmy.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have four installed on Android: Sync, Jerboa, Connect and Voyager. Five if you count Firefox which is the only one that does all the admin tasks I need. I switch between them because as admin I find myself testing the user experience frequently.

I have Memmy on iOS, but really only use iOS for testing purposes. I don't browse with it.

I default to Sync for most browsing and commenting because the Dev is very active and it's the only client I know of with any mod tools at all. It is the most polished of the clients at the moment.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

I use primarily Connect, but I'll switch to Thunder from time to time.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

I was on Memmy but it seems to be abandoned so I switched to Avelon. It’s great!

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