Reddit must die
Apollo: An iOS Reddit app built for power and speed
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Re: Apollo: An iOS Reddit app built for power and speed
#12In my opinion Apollo retains the biggest flaw of the reddit redesign, which is sad:
By making the post body, and especially pictures, the first class citizen you incentivize all the wrong things:
* It is inviting to mindlessly scroll
* Attracting karma is paramount: The game is "upvote this in the 2 seconds I am spending scrolling past it or not"
* This in turn incentivizes shallow posts, strong, polarizing messages with no depth
At the same time, the mechanisms why I use(d) reddit over all the other escapism-in-a-bottle platforms are all discouraged:
* Reading comments, engaging in discussion. You don't even have to open the comment section anymore, so why would you? And if, you will only ever read one or two top comments, inviting the same lowest common denominator battle as with posts themselves.
* Building community, in-depth analysis, being exposed to alternating view points. Well, no place for that in the framework of rapid swiping and shouting in the void.
Good job on the Apollo team to at least include what they call "compact mode" (showcased about a second in the promo video), but the problem with these effects is that they are negatively affecting quality overall, whether or not you as a individual choose to sidestep them.
I hope a new community aggregator like the old reddit will arise soon...
Re: Apollo: An iOS Reddit app built for power and speed
#13I’ve been using it for (if memory serves) and I can confirm it’s by far the best Reddit client I’ve ever used. The only (microscopic) downside is that when one navigates to a Reddit link it isn’t offered as an option to open in. But that‘a Reddit’s doing and not theirs. Thumbs up.
Do you use the Opener app? It is a quick two taps to share reddit links with it, and then it automatically kicks reddit links over to Apollo.
Never heard of Opener before. Just purchased it on the App Store. Thanks!
Re: Apollo: An iOS Reddit app built for power and speed
#14I wish someone would re-make i.reddit.com a bit better. They stopped supporting it and bugs are slowly creeping in. Most notably the infinite scrolling doesn't work very well (for me at least) and my position gets reset when I go back after clicking a link.
Re: Apollo: An iOS Reddit app built for power and speed
#15In my opinion Apollo retains the biggest flaw of the reddit redesign, which is sad: By making the post body, and especially pictures, the first class citizen you incentivize all the wrong things: * It is inviting to mindlessly scroll * Attracting karma is paramount: The game is "upvote this in the 2 seconds I am spending scrolling past it or not" * This in turn incentivizes shallow posts, strong, polarizing messages…
I think the age of a mindfull, usefull Reddit are gone. It’s been trolls and crap content for years now, and it’s only getting worse IMHO. I think at some point the usefull, good communities will migrate somewhere else in the coming years
Re: Apollo: An iOS Reddit app built for power and speed
#16I wish someone would re-make i.reddit.com a bit better. They stopped supporting it and bugs are slowly creeping in. Most notably the infinite scrolling doesn't work very well (for me at least) and my position gets reset when I go back after clicking a link.
Try this https://reddit.premii.com/
Re: Apollo: An iOS Reddit app built for power and speed
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you use the Opener app? It is a quick two taps to share reddit links with it, and then it automatically kicks reddit links over to Apollo.
Never heard of Opener before. Just purchased it on the App Store. Thanks!
You could’ve always copied the URL and just opened Apollo. The app detects the Reddit-Link ask you if you want to open the URL inside Apollo. But I’m using Opener too, it’s a great app not only for Reddit links.
Re: Apollo: An iOS Reddit app built for power and speed
#18In my opinion Apollo retains the biggest flaw of the reddit redesign, which is sad: By making the post body, and especially pictures, the first class citizen you incentivize all the wrong things: * It is inviting to mindlessly scroll * Attracting karma is paramount: The game is "upvote this in the 2 seconds I am spending scrolling past it or not" * This in turn incentivizes shallow posts, strong, polarizing messages…
I think the age of a mindfull, usefull Reddit are gone. It’s been trolls and crap content for years now, and it’s only getting worse IMHO. I think at some point the usefull, good communities will migrate somewhere else in the coming years
As long as your subreddit is small enough (500-25k) and never hits the front page it can be ok
Re: Apollo: An iOS Reddit app built for power and speed
#19I’ve been using it for (if memory serves) and I can confirm it’s by far the best Reddit client I’ve ever used. The only (microscopic) downside is that when one navigates to a Reddit link it isn’t offered as an option to open in. But that‘a Reddit’s doing and not theirs. Thumbs up.
If you open the share sheet, there should be an Open in Apollo option in the same place as your share sheet Shortcuts and below most of the other app icons. You have to make one more tap, but it's worth it to not have to deal with Reddit's official mobile website (or worse, the AMP version).
Re: Apollo: An iOS Reddit app built for power and speed
#20This is possibly my most-uninstalled app because it makes reddit too addicting for me to handle. Its popularity is certainly a comment on the problems with overly JavaScript heavy web apps. Apollo’s biggest weakness is notifications. They don’t appear as quickly as they should and, for me, chat notifications don’t come through at all. I don’t prefer chat, but I’ve noticed an increasing number of users will open a cha…
> This is possibly my most-uninstalled app because it makes reddit too addicting for me to handle. That describes it perfect and is the same “problem” I have.
+1 to that.
I’m a huge Apollo fan and I do not have it installed solely for the fact that the UX is near flawless and I find myself scrolling mindlessly for hours. The Reddit mobile website is trash in comparison so I always leave after a few minutes.