Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making me use their app?

Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by toxican on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:44AM (#24211614)

I don't know why anyone would bother with the first party app when there are a bunch of really nice 3rd party ones with all sorts of additional features. All the one's I've used have been free with premium versions that only cost a few bucks.

Which of course leaves me wondering how long it is before reddit pulls the plug on their API and forces people to use the busted mobile site or their app.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by SwiftyBug on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:34PM (#24212351)

I hope they don't do it. If this happens I probably won't Reddit anymore. Apollo is not only the best Reddit client I've ever used, but is actually the most well-crafted iOS app I ever had the pleasure to use.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by squeaky-clean on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @02:40PM (#24214329)

I keep thinking Reddit just needs to buy Apollo already. But there's no way they could do that and not ruin the the app within 6 months.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by russjr08 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @02:50PM (#24214491)

This is exactly what happened with Alien Blue.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by SwiftyBug on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @04:55PM (#24216307)

Which is the client I used before Apollo.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by x2f10 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @05:20PM (#24216694)

>Which of course leaves me wondering how long it is before reddit pulls the plug on their API and forces people to use the busted mobile site or their app.

Of course. How will they do it? That's yet to be seen. Instead of pulling the API entirely, I'd bet they simply wont introduce API for new features. This will leave 3rd party apps as inferior while Reddit doesn't have to deal with the backlash of pulling the API entirely. I'd argue this is already occurring.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by digitalengineer on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:02PM (#24212734)

Link for the lazy: https://apolloapp.io/

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by esperent on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:11PM (#24212862)

Slide is a good Android alternative

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.ccrama.redd...

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by x2f10 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @05:22PM (#24216707)

Slide is also on iOS.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/slide-for-reddit/id1260626828

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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by zimmern on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @02:38PM (#24214290)

Relay is so good I've never tried any alternatives

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