cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/71764
link to post: https://sh.itjust.works/post/311799
The amount of apps being developed for iOS / Android is getting really crazy now and new apps keep popping up every day. Updated list below:
- Artemis (Kmoon) (iOS, Android): /c/ArtemisApp@kbin.social
- Memmy (iOS, Android): /c/memmy@lemmy.ml
- Mlem (iOS - TestFlight): /c/mlemapp@lemmy.ml
- Morpha (iOS, Android): /c/morpha@vlemmy.net
- Thunder (iOS, Android): /c/thunder_app@lemmy.world
- Beyond (iOS, Android): https://beehaw.org/post/647773
- Liftoff (FOSS) (iOS/Android, Download on GitHub & on TestFlight): /c/liftoff@lemmy.world
- Jerboa (Android - Released): (Play Store) https://github.com/dessalines/jerboa
- Slide (Android): https://lemmy.world/post/379068
- Sync (Android): /c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world
- Connect (Android - Beta): https://beehaw.org/post/698247
- Lemon (iOS): https://lemm.ee/post/127800
- Summit (Android - Released): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnololz.summit
Most apps on the list are lemmy apps, meaning they don’t work with kbin. Artemis is specifically designed to work with kbin, not sure if or when any of the other ones will go in that direction or become interoperable as there are some challenges with the kbin API at the moment. Having said that, a new API is in the works so things should get better with time.
I made a neat table, here u go:
Click to see table
| Name | Platform | OS | Stage | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis (Kmoon) | Kbin, Lemmy (Upcoming) | Android, iOS | Private Beta (Starts End of June) | /c/ArtemisApp@kbin.social |
| Memmy | Lemmy | Android, iOS | Android Release (Pending Play Store Approval) | /c/memmy@lemmy.ml |
| Mlem | Lemmy | iOS | Submitted for App Store Review (July 1) | /c/mlemapp@lemmy.ml |
| Morpha | Lemmy | Android, iOS | Under Development | /c/morpha@vlemmy.net |
| Thunder (FOSS) | Lemmy | Android, iOS | Alpha Release | [Thunder on GitHub] [Thunder Community] |
| Beyond | Lemmy | Android, iOS | Under Development | Beyond on Lemmy |
| Limbo | Lemmy | iOS | TestFlight Beta | Join the Limbo for Lemmy beta on iOS |
| Jerboa | Lemmy | Android | Released | Jerboa on GitHub |
| Slide | Lemmy | Android | Under Development (More information coming) | Slide on Lemmy |
| Sync | Lemmy | Android | Research | /c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world |
| Liftoff (FOSS) | Lemmy | Android | Under Development | Liftoff |
| Connect | Lemmy | Android | Beta | [Connect Release Post], [Connect Community] |
| Lemon | Lemmy | iOS | Development, Beta in Early July | Lemon Introduction, Lemon Community |
| Summit | Lemmy | Android | Released | Summit on Google Play, Summit Demo Video |
I have no problem running PWAs for things, but I’m not an enormous fan of the Lemmy default browser interface either. It’s not terrible, but currently I think Jerboa is better than it (just), and I’m keen to see other developers improve further on it. Some of the Reddit third party apps were very polished and feature-rich (compared to both Reddit’s first party apps, Lemmy’s first party interface, and Jerboa), so something of that calibre would be gratefully received.
There’s an argument to be made that (because of the structure of Lemmy) new interfaces could and should be integrated with the main codebase as themes rather than as genuine third party API consumers, but from an end-user perspective that doesn’t really make a difference either way.