Rif was reddit for me. It was how I accessed it 99.9% of the time. By far the most used app on all my phones for more than a decade. I'm extremely sad that this is how it dies, but all things must end, it seems. Rest in peace old friend. And rot in pieces reddit, for killing the best goddamned app I've ever used...
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Been a Reddit is Fun good user for over a decade. Is by far been my most used app. Earlier editions had the little alien in the corner, and I have three phones with that logo burned into the screen. I really have been enjoying the growth of Lemmy/Fediverse, and it reminds me honestly of early Reddit. But still it's bittersweet losing RiF and how drastically the community of Reddit has changed over the last few months
Thank you for posting this here. Really heartwarming to receive so much kindness.
Let's be optimistic for the future of Internet communities. Technology evolves and puts more power into the hands of the users. Excited to see what's next.
Thanks for all the work you put into RIF. I joined Reddit in 2008 and used RIF daily from the very start of it.
Glad to share it! Thank you so much for your hard work, I cannot overstate how much I loved your app. I'm sure you've been getting this bunch but seriously the experience on Reddit is fun was what made Reddit. I have barely used it ever on a computer and have never really experienced it any other way. It is by far the number one used to have on my phone and losing access to it is losing access to Reddit for me. I'd love to know about any other projects that you're working on because the quality and simplicity of your product was what made the experience so great all these years!
This is your app? You're awesome dude, RiF was the only way I browsed reddit on my phone. Thank you for the years of joy and I wish you success in all your future endeavors.
Jumping on the bandwagon here. Sad to see the current state lead to the end of RiF. The app has been a huge part of my internet addiction. Thank you for all the years of development and patience.
Thank you for giving us such a good mobile experience on reddit. RIF suited my needs perfectly and I am both sad to see it go and excited for whatever the future holds.
I don't even remember buying premium for it it was so long ago and its been my go fo app forever. I miss it but I just have to remember spez killed it not the devs.
I know a lot of the devs are trying their hands at Fediverse apps, id love to see what talklittle could do if he tried
Hopefully I will see RIF on the other side.
I never even heard of reddit when I was introduced to rif. Only reddit I know. I didn't really try others, didn't need to. It was perfectly simple. Thank you and now on to new and better things, hopefully
Sync was my poison. I used it enough that I don't feel any particular need to ask for a refund... I got way more than my money's worth out of it. In fact, I'll pay the author again if a new Sync arrives with Kbin support.
Sync is an app that not only would I argue was the best Reddit third-party app, but one of the best Android apps in general. And it was made by one guy!
Sorry, Sync was an app. 😭
Likewise, I will throw money at the developer when / if he releases something kbin-compatible.
I'll pay the author again if a new Sync arrives with Kbin support.
Do I have some good news for you
Sync for Lemmy in 3~ weeks, direct kbin support later on
Same. Sync was amazing when I was on Android. Used BaconReader and RiF, and been on Apollo since switching to iOS, but Sync was/is the best. It’ll be missed.
That kinda hits different. I'm so over reddit but seeing RiF go is really making me sour
11+ years here. A moment of silence, 99% of my redditing was through this app. I feel bad that I only just bought the premium version because I didn't realize just how good it was, but I hope I made up for that. Thank you for your years of service.
And fuck spez, glad to be here now.
RIP RIF. I'm another one who used it 99% of the time. I'm glad I found kbin and I'm mostly over reddit, but I'm not over RIF. Thank you for all those years. Fuck you u/spez for destroying the site I've been a part of for almost 10 years... in a single week.
RIF was always a very very good app. Probably the best app I have used on android.
Everyone salute to one of the giants that made reddit fun o7
Although RIF was the only 3rd party app I used for reddit, I still feel grateful for all the other devs that made reddit what it was.
Thank you RIF for the funny memories and a obligatory fuck u/spez
It's sad that all those apps developed in years of hard work will be gone in a couple of days.
No respect from Reddit. All this to have more income (like they need it).
Loved RIF deleted the app and stopped using Reddit when the protest started. Such a well done UX
Ok, so is RIF going to make an app for the fediverse so I can keep using it?
The RIF dev is working on an app for Tildes, last I read. Didn't see anything else mentioned.
This is correct. I'm also excitedly watching Sync for Lemmy as Lemmy and Kbin are pretty neat so far and will only get better. I have been finding myself using all of the above.
Although @ljdawson and I have been vicious blood rivals in the past in the Reddit third-party Android apps sphere, we've been interacting more lately and see eye-to-eye on a lot of things. Great person and great developer.
I need my Lemmy is Fun
Jerboa actually gives off similar vibes for me, though it's still definitely its own thing.
The wild part about this is that as much as I loved this app, and as much time as I spent on it, it was the experience with that I enjoyed. It wasn't reddit.
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