Hi all. I’m new here so go easy. What is the best way to enjoy and get the most out of Lemmy if I’m accustomed to the Reddit app interface? I’m trying Voyager but it feels clunky. I’m trying it in my browser too and at phtn dot app.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: I’m using iOS

Edit 2: thanks for all the suggestions. I’ll give them a spin!

    • @[email protected]English
      8•6 days ago

      I still use it on desktop. Definitely not ideal, but it works for me. I can’t even remember why at this point. Some feature that isn’t in the native interface. Before user tagging. Probably something to do with blocking or filtering.

      • @[email protected]English
        6•6 days ago

        I don’t see a reason to use Lemmy app on desktop though. Feels more natural to access Lemmy and Reddit through browser if I am on desktop.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•6 days ago

        Keyword blocking keeps me on voyager on desktop. Unless I’m making a new post (which I don’t like the voyager interface for) and then it’s back to the web UI

    • @[email protected]
      8•6 days ago

      Adding to this comment:

      1. filter by platform
      2. source: open (because why would you use a closed source app for an open network?)
      3. type: free (but consider donating to your app of choice)
      4. leave feature filters as they are
      5. order the table by last release (prefer actively maintained apps so new lemmy features get implemented fast)
  • DuskyRo
    19•6 days ago

    There are probably better apps but jerboa does it for me.

    edit: not to say jerboa is bad

  • FubarberryEnglish
    11•6 days ago

    I’ve tried a bunch of apps, and Thunder is my favorite. I believe it’s available for both iOS and Android.

    I was a big fan of relay for Reddit, and thunder is the closest I’ve found.

  • @[email protected]
    11•6 days ago

    I’ve experimented with numerous apps for Lemmy, but Boost for Lemmy has become my go-to choice. It truly has everything I need and is incredibly user-friendly—it’s the full package. While I’ve noticed it hasn’t received updates in a while, there’s no reason to fix what isn’t broken. I’ve also tried Voyager, Sync, Thunder, Eternity, and Connect, but none of them have convinced me to switch from Boost.

  • _justforfun_English
    10•6 days ago

    Sync is what I like. Used it for reddit, then the dev ported it over to lemmy.

    • @[email protected]
      4•6 days ago

      I recently switched away from Sync to Voyager. Like you I’d loved sync for both platforms, but it’s been bugging for me for awhile, and didn’t realize it wasn’t being updated so I switched.

  • @[email protected]
    9•6 days ago

    I use Boost for Lemmy (paid) as that is what I used to use on Reddit, but I’ve been seeing the odd message recently of people saying it has been abandoned as there have been no updates. It still functions perfectly fine for me.

      • edric
        5•6 days ago

        Thunder has a tablet mode view, which can help maximize browsing on an iPad.

      • @[email protected]English
        5•6 days ago

        Voyager works pretty well on iPad (and iPhone) for me. It’s a lot like a spiritual successor to Apollo for Reddit.

        I love the filter aspect of it. Easily lets you block an entire community or user from the browser. Also lets you block entire instances if you wish to do so.

        The overall look and feel and ease of use is also just easy and clean. Everything is there for you that you need.

        The search function always works wonderfully but does require you to be on an instance that is federated to other instances in order to view everything possible, so if you’re on an obscure instance like mine, you won’t always find everything but that’s not the fault of Voyager.

        They have a support community too which is fairly active every time I’ve had a question in the past.

        It also let you switch between accounts very easily.

        All this is free and doesn’t require purchase but it is good if you can donate if you find it as useful as I have. They don’t beg for donations and there are no ads. They even let you change the app icon.

      • @[email protected]
        3•6 days ago

        Try adding “old.” before your insurance URL, if installed its a reproduction of the OG reddit layout

  • Presi300English
    6•6 days ago

    I use eternity… It’s a perfectly ok Lemmy app 👍