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The only reason why we all used third party apps for Reddit, is because their app and website is abhorrent trash. It's great to have a choice, but Lemmy's website is smooth to use. I know it's mind blowing not to use a app for everything in 2023 but Lemmy just works.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

personally it's more convenient if there's a mobile app, so I'm using Liftoff right now, until Sync, Artemis or Boost release ๐Ÿ˜€

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

But why though? What does an app get you that you can't get by pinning the site to your home screen?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Apps are more customizable. The UI also tends to be better. The web app is fine but i find trying to upvote anything closes a post i just opened. Personally, i like seeing full images of things as I scroll by. So something like a webclient isnt very convenient and rather tedious. I'm using a whole bunch pf userscripts on my desktop to improve the pc experience, apps generally do that for me on android.

In the end, it's user preference. I prefer Jerboa, Liftoff, and Thunder atm.

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