I just want to praise wefwef. On iOS it is a great app alternative which you can add to the homepage.

The user experience is very similar to Apollo . Honestly I was a bit afraid if I can switch but now I’m relaxed. This is a great alternative!

  • lchapman@programming.devEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Don’t forget to try Memmy, either when it comes out or on TestFlight now.

    So far, so good. Even more haptic feedback than Apollo had, which is always a nice bonus.

      • TeamAssimilation@infosec.pubEnglish
        41·
        1 year ago

        I’ve been in several apps’s TestFlight for a couple of weeks. The author of Memmy has so much energy to work on their app, I think it’s the most likely to reach production soon. Mlem is a close second, with a closer feel to Apolo, the others (Thunder and Liftoff!) are still alpha quality for now.

    • amiuhle@feddit.deEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      People should stop praising “an actual app” as an advantage.

      There is nothing in functionality that a good PWA can’t do well for a Lemmy client. It’s cross platform and can be used in the browser of your choice, without the lock-in to a single app store.

      People are coming from a closed system like Reddit because Reddit abused it’s power and now they’re asking for apps in a store where another company might do the same. I don’t get it.

      • sixtyshilling@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        You’re right — PWAs can be feature rich and versatile. I’m glad they exist.

        However, as much as I like wefwef (especially coming from Apollo), I don’t like having the URL bar perpetually taking up real estate like it does on iOS. I’m also much less likely to trigger browser-specific functions if I’m using a dedicated app.

        Assuming the Lemmy platform remains open, I don’t have any issue supporting a developer for making a great app for it.

        The issue with Reddit is not that devs were making third-party apps for it… it’s with the people running the platform.

        • ehleksAEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          It shouldn’t show the URL, have you added wefwef to the Home Screen?

    • joneskind@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      I tried every app I could find on TestFlight:

      • Thunder
      • Liftoff
      • Memmy
      • Mlem

      For the moment WefWef is better than all of them.

      I keep those apps installed to keep track of their advancement, because I usually prefer using native apps, but they are not ready yet and WefWef is just so great and works so well it’s hard to believe it’s a webapp

    • cyrusg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Mlem is also quite good. I’d say there isn’t a clear favorite yet. All have subtle pros and cons.