I need your opinion and suggestions on the best Lemmy client to use.

P.S., I currently use Voyager as my client.

55 points

I really enjoy Sync.

I was using Voyager until Sync got ported over to Lemmy. Voyager is great, but I find Sync more responsive. I also really appreciate Sync’s appearance customization. I’m old, so I like cranking the size of some text.

I think there’s an ad supported version of Sync if you want to try it. I paid the CDN$10 or whatever it cost on release. It’s worth it to me.

permalink
report
reply
18 points

I also really like sync. I also paid for the ad free version.

But there are still some issues and the dev is, again, inactive.

permalink
report
parent
reply
12 points

Yeah. As much as I like Sync, I’m envious of aeharding’s constant improvements to Voyager.

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points

yep. i lived Avelon until development stopped, and Voyager passed it up. the continued development is the long term play. my only problem with voyager is it doesnt let you come back to where you left off. i leave the app to google up something before i post it and when i go to return the post has vanished.

i want non-volatile Voyager.

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

I feel like Sync doesn’t really need an update? It seems complete to me.

permalink
report
parent
reply
17 points

Big +1 for Sync.

I was paying for Sync back when it was a Reddit client, and I moved to Lemmy mostly because that is where Sync moved.

It’s an awesome app. Best app purchase I’ve ever made. (There is a free version too.)

permalink
report
parent
reply
9 points

I think I want to give a try to Sync soon. Thanks for the suggestion.

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points
*

I find Sync more responsive.

I like cranking the size of some text

I’m on iOS and Voyager has many customizations and the ability to change text sizes. I’ve never noticed any issues with responsiveness.

Is this another one of those “well I was on Android and used sync vs well I was iOS and used AlienBlue / Apollo ” comments? Perhaps androids Voyager not as good as the iOS version? I guess it depends on what OP is using for mobile.

permalink
report
parent
reply
44 points

Welp, I’m on voyager too lol

permalink
report
reply
5 points

😎

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

The search is powerful!

permalink
report
parent
reply
35 points

Voyager is definitely the most polished and great for those who used Apollo for Reddit. It is also very actively developed. For the Android users who do not mind the iOS aesthetic, Voyager is one of the few Lemmy clients on F-Droid.

Thunder is also a great option. I personally prefer its UX more than Voyager, but it is not quite as polished.

permalink
report
reply
6 points

Mlem is a lot better than Voyager. Better features, faster, has fewer errors messages. At least for me.

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points
*

I loved Apollo and appreciate Voyager but it doesn’t respect hiding read posts very well so I turned to Mlem which is now my favorite. The v2 beta is even better, adding easy markdown formatting and some nicer UI enhancements (the vote counter scrolling up or down on vote is a nice touch).

permalink
report
parent
reply
7 points
*

I had the opposite. Mlem always felt “in progress” and voyager was like walking into a polished experience. Voyager was the app respecting “read” posts.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

Thanks for the feedback.

permalink
report
parent
reply
30 points

No one here using Jerboa??

permalink
report
reply
4 points

Yep, the only decent mobile client.

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

Use use jerboa! I like the fact that you can see downvotes although I’m not sure if it’s specifically a jerboa thing or some apps just don’t do it

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

It’s fine but if you compare Jerboa side to side with Sync, you see that Sync is much smoother.

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

I tried a bunch of apps last year and settled on jerboa. My only complaint is the inability to default sort comments by old.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

I use it. Had tried Voyager for a day or so, but came back to Jerboa.

I’m curious about Eternity, since I am a Infinity user. Haven’t tried it yet.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

I found one person that reply to me using it.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

I started using thunder when I got my current phone, which I do prefer but I liked Jerboa too.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

I settled on it after trying Sync

permalink
report
parent
reply
0 points
*

when I tried it, it lagged like no other app does. it genuinely had 10-20 fps

permalink
report
parent
reply
29 points

Thunder. Special mention to Arctic for its ability to embed and play gifs/videos in-app.

permalink
report
reply
2 points

👍🏼

permalink
report
parent
reply

Asklemmy

!asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Create post

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it’s welcome here!

  1. Open-ended question
  2. Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
  3. Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
  4. Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
  5. An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Icon by @Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de

Community stats

  • 7.7K

    Monthly active users

  • 5.5K

    Posts

  • 303K

    Comments