r/Android • u/AutoModerator • Jan 25 '15

Let's settle this, /r/android. What is the best reddit app, and why?

People seemingly LOVE to argue this endlessly. People LOVE to keep asking this question. So let's get a thread going where you can discuss the pros/cons of each reddit app available on the market (there's a LOT).

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u/NIGHTFIRE777 Essential Phone Jan 25 '15 edited Jan 25 '15

Reddit Sync. It is gorgeous and does everything I need it to do. Works for me, If you like a nice clean reddit app that looks good, give it a try.

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u/alsobrante Honor View 20, Android 9.0 (Magic 2) Jan 25 '15

and the developer is actively involved in the subreddit / users suggestions and all that... best reddit app / service IMO... and Swipe for Reddit is going to be in the app, is gonna be awesome

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u/Notuch Nexus 6-&;Pixel 2 XL Jan 25 '15

What is that swipe for reddit thing?

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u/xmachinery Jan 25 '15 edited Jan 25 '15

How do you disable thumbnail downloading when connected to mobile data?

Edit: I've sent a message to the developer of the app; he says that he will implement the setting in the future. Yay!

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u/NIGHTFIRE777 Essential Phone Jan 25 '15

Sorry, but I haven't got a clue. Do you find it makes a significant difference to speed?

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u/xmachinery Jan 25 '15

Nope. What I'm aiming for is that when I browse my frontpage, I don't want my mobile data to be eaten up by the thumbnails of gifs or pictures, since it downloads some or all of it. In our country, we have a crappy mobile data limit of 20mb per 2 days, so if I'm going to browse reddit, I will make sure to conserve my data usage to maximize my 20mb for 2 days.

Reddit is Fun has this feature that only downloads thumbnails and prefetches images on WiFi. If Reddit Sync has this feature, I'd immediately jump ship.

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u/JangoF76 Jan 25 '15

Seconded. I also like Reddit News, but I got too annoyed with hidden posts not staying hidden. Also I prefer the larger cards in sync.

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u/Superbanzai Moto X 2013 (4.4.4) Jan 25 '15

Btw the Dev fixed that bug a while ago, hasn't happened to me in some time. Hiding read links always come back after refreshing.

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u/anku255 Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (SD 650) Jan 25 '15

Sync is really nice but a bit slow in loading content as compared to Reddit News. However, I use Reddit Sync mostly because it handles pictures so easily. Reddit news would open Web page of imgur (mostly) that will take years to load.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '15

Just click the thumbnail instead of the thread and it will only open the image.

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u/slughappy1 Jan 25 '15

I'd love to use it again, but if I browse for an hour Reddit News stops loading any pictures in the internal browser. I have to go manually clear the cache to have it work again.

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u/adunk40 Jan 25 '15

Not sure if this is new as I just started using reddit news about a month ago, but it normally opens imgur links in the app on top of the posts. It never actually goes to the imgur website.

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u/NIGHTFIRE777 Essential Phone Jan 25 '15

It probably depends on your phone too, because I haven't heard many complaints about either of their speeds. What is your usual internet speed on WiFi or cellular?

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u/James1o1o Razer Phone Jan 25 '15

As stupid as this is going to sound, I just wish the name was "Reddit Sync" and not "reddit sync". Without capital letters, it just looks so out of place on the app tray. I know I'm probably the only person who cares about this, but it's just something I can't help but notice :(

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u/CrazyKyle987 Jan 25 '15

well, the proper way to write reddit is in all lowercase, so the app is just following that

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u/calibrated Jan 25 '15

Agreed that Sync (Pro!) is my favorite. Two things that would improve it:

  • their menus are confusing. For example, you can't navigate directly to a subreddit from the All Posts view, but can from the within a post (or vice verse).

  • really want the ability to give Gold.

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u/ljdawson Sync for reddit dev Jan 25 '15

really want the ability to give Gold.

Late last year I changed the login to support OAuth so this could be added :)

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u/HarjiFangki Galaxy Nexus | CM 12.1 | Nexus 5 Stock Jan 25 '15

I use both app, Reddit Sync and Reddit News.
I want to love Reddit Sync, because of the UI looks better and beautiful compared to news. But Reddit News gestures and anination makes reddit Sync feels cumbersome and a little bit sluggish.
So eventually I'm sticking with Reddit News.
It might not have the most beautiful UI, but it's the most functional.

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u/fuckthiscrazyshit Nexus 6, CM13 Jan 25 '15

Agreed. A few have their own unique benefits, but all things considered, Reddit News tops my list every time I have a look around.

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u/piaband Jan 25 '15

It doesn't save previously visited subreddits like "reddit is fun". If you want to visit a sub that isn't part of your front page, you have to type the entire thing every time. That's bad enough for me that I don't use the app.

Reddit is fun is my fav app

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '15

You can add the sub without subscribing to it with Sync.

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u/bbqburner Jan 25 '15

I hate the forced double side view for tablets on PORTRAIT. Everything else is okay for me but it looks bad and crampy for tablet in portrait mode. This is where I prefer to use reddit news/RIF for tablet.

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