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Lemmy apps on iOS (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

NOTE: For more up-to-date list, see the iOS section on this post from [email protected]


There has been quite a few posts regarding Lemmy apps for iOS, and their installation process might not be straightforward since they're PWA or beta. Here's a list of apps mentioned and their links:

⭐ Released

Voyager (formerly wefwef) (📱PWA)
Mlem
Lemmios
Thunder
Avelon
Arctic

🚧 TestFlight Beta

⚠ Note that apps below are potentially abandoned, please check each community for updates

Olympus
Lemmotif
Echo (closed alpha)

⛔ Abandoned

⚠ Apps below seem to have been abandoned by lack of community posts/new releases

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Mlem is Great! But what really surprised me is wefwef, hands down the best PWA I’ve ever seen

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

wefwef is seriously one of the best PWA I’ve ever seen. I’m interested in trying out mlem once it goes live on the App Store

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do you want to wait for the App Store version? FlightTest is made by apple, no jailbreak, no illegal things. It’s a separate App Store where you need an invite link to access an app. And here is the Link

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You’re right, I don’t have a good reason not to use it other than preference. I used to be on beta for everything when I was on Android and when I switched to iOS I decided not to.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sorry Dumb question but what’s a PWA vs TestFlight?

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

PWA- progressive web app

An app that is actually just a webpage that behaves like an app and runs through safari. A TestFlight app is a full regular iOS app but in beta so you install it from the TestFlight app like a different App Store.

Think when a new call of duty or other video game releases early in beta access. Same idea with TestFlight. Memmy is in TestFlight (I’m using it rn) but is being submitted for normal App Store release now.

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

PWA- progressive web app

An app that is actually just a webpage that behaves like an app and runs through safari. A TestFlight app is a full regular iOS app but in beta so you install it from the TestFlight app like a different App Store.

Think when a new call of duty or other video game releases early in beta access. Same idea with TestFlight. Memmy is in TestFlight (I’m using it rn) but is being submitted for normal App Store release now.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Mlem is great!

It’s a shame Mlem doesn’t have an iPad version. This makes it unusable to me

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Give it time, it’s on their backlog. They’re building everything crazy fast.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)

wefwef is actually crazy good for a web app. feels as close as we’ll ever get to having Apollo for Lemmy

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I‘m using it right now and it is so snappy. Feels like Apollo all the way — it’s crazy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

It’s actually insane how similar it feels to Apollo, like even the swipe commands on comments are the same

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Wow, this just changed the user experience dramatically for me!

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

Even as an Android user. Wefwef is the best out there

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

wefwef is like Apollo-lite so it’s not surprising that it’s so popular. It follows much of the same design language but not quite as buttoned up or full-featured as the more mature Apollo.

It was an easy transition for me since I was an Apollo user.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

“It follows the same design language” is an understatement. It’s a straight copy. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, though I have some questions with regard to Christian Selig’s intellectual property rights here, if any.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Is there a way to filter communities? That’s one piece I haven’t found but desperately miss.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My first thought upon loading wefwef was “I wonder if the Apollo guy is pissed.”

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, definitely an attempt to copy. I agree.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago

I'm using wefwef as well and it's legit a Apollo clone which is awesome! Now just need more people to come over to here and Lemmy will be even better then Reddit since it's part of the fediverse

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very impressed with wefwef. And somehow it’s the only client I’ve found that has swipe-to-fold-comments. A required feature IMO.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Memmy and Thunder both have tap to fold and swipe to vote / reply as well.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Wefwef is shockingly usable considering it’s a PWA. Only thing that’s reminding me this isn’t Apollo is the occasional need to tap again before scrolling.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Using wefwef right now, feels pretty good and not a change from Apollo. Looking forward to see its progress

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Wefwef is awesome for Apollo users

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I am going to give wefwef a try. I was using Mlem at first but I wasn't a fan. Still a bit worried about wefwef as I wasn't a fan of Apollo at all but willing to try!

Thanks for putting together this list!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately most of these are Apollo clones since it was very popular. I'd suggest Liftoff if you prefer a different thing. It uses a different design but still nice. Although I haven't tried Thunder so I'm not sure about that one.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Memmy is just waiting on official App Store approval.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I’m really enjoying Memmy. I know it’s in TestFlight and still has some bugs to iron out, but overall a good experience.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Memmy TestFlight is full unfortunately :( any word on when it will be released on App Store?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I believe it’s already been submitted for review so it depends on Apple

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The latest test update today mentions it’s been in App Store review for at least 12 hours now. So hopefully soon.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Anybody else getting “Problem fetching posts” errors after installing Wefwef?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's an update available for the wefwef app in the settings menu. Updating may help resolve your issue.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Working now after the latest update. Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I’d love to try wefwef but it seems to only support 3 different Lemmy instances. I’d like to use it with my own instance.

EDIT: thanks for pointing out that it’s indeed possible to use wefwef with any instance. What an amazing PWA!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You can use it with your own instance. There’s an “other” option in the latest release that lets you plug in the URL.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Indeed, thanks a lot! It worked. Writing this using wefwef 😊

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

You can, just hit the profile button at the bottom, hit "login" in the top right, then select "other"

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Liftoff is an amazing app.

Also - your list has the old invite link for Liftoff.

The new update link is: https://testflight.apple.com/join/jKENkGjX (as seen in this post from 3 days ago) (respectfully)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just waiting for the AppStore release!

Dang, Lemmy must be a little wacky today with all the influx. Accidentally did a triple post (from Mlem)!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

is anyone else having an issue with wefwef not loading posts? i can see all of the communities i'm subbed to, but wefwef won't show my lemmy profile or user posts.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

wefwef is now having issues with lemmy.world

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Memmy is the winner for me. I give wefwef and mlem sharing 2nd place together.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Using memmy at the moment. It’s the most advanced app right now. Wefwef is impressive as it resembles Apollo in an web app but at the end I prefer having a native app for daily use.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The mlem community link is same as liftoff

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

My bad! Copy pasting error. Should be fixed now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

wefwef is a shameless clone of Apollo. Mimicry is truly the best form of flattery. He copied from one of the best

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