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UPDATED: There are now multiple iOS / Android apps in development for kbin & lemmy! (kbin.social)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The amount of apps being developed for iOS / Android is getting really crazy now and new apps keep popping up every day. Updated list below:

  • Artemis (iOS, Android, kbin, lemmy): link
  • Kbam (iOS, kbin, lemmy): link
  • Memmy (iOS, lemmy): link
  • Mlem (iOS, lemmy): link
  • Morpha (iOS, lemmy): link
  • Thunder (iOS, Android, lemmy): link
  • Beyond (iOS, Android, kbin, lemmy): link
  • Jerboa (Android, lemmy): link
  • Slide (Android, lemmy): link
  • Sync (Android, lemmy): link
  • Connect (Android, lemmy): link
  • Summit (Android, lemmy): link
  • Lemon (iOS, lemmy): link
  • Liftoff (iOS, Android, lemmy): link
  • Boost (Android, lemmy): link
  • Bean (iOS, Android, lemmy): link
  • WefWef (Web App, lemmy): link

Most apps on the list are lemmy apps, meaning they don't work with kbin. Artemis is specifically designed to work with kbin, not sure if or when any of the other ones will go in that direction or become interoperable as there are some challenges with the kbin API at the moment. Having said that, a new API is in the works (https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/pulls/357) so things should get better with time.

Some of the apps are in a very early stage of development so it may happen that they adjust OS availability and platform support.

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

There another potential app, Fedilab - https://fedilab.app/
Not in development (yet) but there's some feature requests to support Lemmy/Kbin:
https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab/issues/886
https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab/issues/887

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

As excited as I am about the Fediverse and its diversity, this is the real dream. I'm afraid efforts are splintering into too many redundant apps (15 at this point across both platforms) when they could be focused on the one app to rule them all with clean, working interfaces for as many federated applications as possible. With Fedilab already supporting Friendica, Mastodon, Pleroma, Pixelfed, Peertube, and even GNU Social (with plans to support CalcKey), adding Lemmy / Kbin would be a game changer for me and many others. Add Funkwhale and maybe WordPress and it's game over you never need to download any other apps.

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

In table format for your (desktop) viewing pleasure:

FOSS Name Platform OS Stage Source Code Info
YES Memmy Lemmy Android, iOS Android Release (Pending Play Store Approval) Github [email protected]
YES Morpha Lemmy Android, iOS Under Development Gitlab [email protected]
YES Thunder Lemmy Android, iOS Alpha Release Github [email protected]
YES Mlem Lemmy iOS Submitted for App Store Review (July 1) Github [email protected]
YES Jerboa Lemmy Android Released Github [email protected]
YES Artemis Kbin, Lemmy Android, iOS Private Beta (Starts End of June) Unreleased [email protected]
YES Limbo Lemmy iOS TestFlight Beta Unreleased [email protected]
YES Beyond Lemmy Android, iOS Under Development Unreleased original Beehaw post
NO Sync Lemmy Android Research N/A [email protected]
YES Slide Lemmy Android Under Development (More information coming) N/A original Lemmy post
YES Lemmynade Lemmy Android Under Development N/A original Lemmy post
NO Connect Lemmy Android Released N/A lemmy community
NO Summit Lemmy Android Open Beta N/A lemmy.world
YES Unnamed Kbin Android, iOS Research N/A kbin post
TBD Lemon Lemmy iOS Development, Beta in Early July N/A lemm.ee
YES WefWef Kbin Web App Released Github lemmy.world
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Crikey!? What an update! That was wild! You'd never get that kind of openness or behind the scenes look from a corporate / shareholder beholden platform! Certainly you wouldn't get this kind of honesty :-D

the server is dying, I don’t even know what I need, help! ;)

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

Was this intended for Ernest's server update post?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, weird?! There was a glitch in the matrix!?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

there is one more, lemon at https://lemm.ee/c/lemon

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Could you update the list with the release status of each app? Some apps are available via FlightTest, some are closed Betas, some need AltStore sole loading, some are only announcements with screenshots.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Sync appears to also be on its way. There's a community too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Very nice to see

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Google Sheet for tracking this as well.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@frasassi
No Lemmur ? It was litterally the only Lemmy app for month (maybe years)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

@liwott It was abandoned

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