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I've been a reddit user since 2010. I have over 40k karma points (whatever that means) and I've never once bothered to try any 3rd party app. I was only briefly
by jelder 3y ago
I've been a reddit user since 2010. I have over 40k karma points (whatever that means) and I've never once bothered to try any 3rd party app. I was only briefly cognizant of the "old.reddit.com" thing because some subs sidebars hadn't been updated.
The official site is fine. I have one or two small gripes about the UI. The official iOS app is also fine. I have a few small gripes about the UI there, too. I guess I wish it didn't have ads but hey, shit's not free.
- danpalmer 3y agoI used the official app for a while but got tired of being advertised literal scams, and found the app just a bit slow. Switching to Apollo was transformational in my usage and engagement, a far better product, and would be great even with ads. As for the site, the new redesign seems to have improved a little in the last few months, but for years it has been nearly unusable. On an Intel Mac JS was just far too slow and my fans would spin up on any Reddit page. It was like this for years. The Reddit UX might be good enough on mobile, and might have gotten better on web, but users have been burnt hard. I know so many regular users who use alternative apps or the old site.
- lotsoweiners 3y agoI used the official app for years until I started getting curious about which of my iPhone apps was using like 15 GB of data per month. Deleted the Reddit app and downloaded Apollo and haven’t had that issue since. When I can’t use Apollo anymore I guess I’ll look at HN or some other site more but not interested in going back to the official app.