OC UPDATED: There are now multiple iOS / Android apps in development for kbin & lemmy!

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.

🚀 Donate to kbin here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kbin

idunnololz,
@idunnololz@lemmy.world avatar

Summit is also in development. It is a lemmy only reader (for now) for Android and it is in open beta. https://lemmy.world/c/summit

npastaSyn, (edited )

I hope RIF, Apollo, Infinity... and all the other wonderful alts have been reached out to. They are a big reason for the migration.

Ed:sp

imperator,

Yeah RIF is my app. If I get one that works like that for Lemmy that would be awesome.

christophski,

Has anybody tried multiple apps? I'm still on Jerboa, wondering if anybody knows whether it is worth switching?

DARbarian, (edited )
DARbarian avatar

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 memmy@lemmy.ml
YES Morpha Lemmy Android, iOS Under Development Gitlab morpha@vlemmy.net
YES Thunder Lemmy Android, iOS Alpha Release Github thunder_app@lemmy.world
YES Mlem Lemmy iOS Submitted for App Store Review (July 1) Github mlemapp@lemmy.ml
YES Jerboa Lemmy Android Released Github jerboa@lemmy.ml
YES Artemis Kbin, Lemmy Android, iOS Private Beta (Starts End of June) Unreleased ArtemisApp@kbin.social
YES Limbo Lemmy iOS TestFlight Beta Unreleased limbo@lemmy.world
YES Beyond Lemmy Android, iOS Under Development Unreleased original Beehaw post
NO Sync Lemmy Android Research N/A syncforlemmy@lemmy.world
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
imperator,

Hmm on Jebora it's completely illegible lol

DARbarian,
DARbarian avatar

Yeah I realized it's only readable on desktop :(

NocturnalNebula,

Thanks for this! Been using Limbo and Memmy on iOS and really like them. I can’t wait to try Artemis because it will support kbin.

okbin,
okbin avatar

dark developers give me the forbidden kbin apps

gkd,
@gkd@lemmy.ml avatar

Memmy dev here. I am waiting to see what happens with this new API. As long as that is ready, I’ll be ready. I’m working on wrapping the Lemmy API client a bit differently so I can easily just plug in the KBin API whenever that time comes.

Lodespawn,

Any KBin app would have to pretty special, the mobile page is pretty great as it stands. It's got a few small bugs but none of them are showstoppers.

stopthatgirl7,
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Could you add what OS and which service each app is going to be for? That way, people better more what to keep an eye on.

Gamers_Mate,

Awesome I am gonna try Artemis.

DARbarian,
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Anybody get around to getting all of these into a nice, updated awesome-table on Github? Yanno to cleanly display which ones are lemmy / kbin, iOS / Android, FOSS, etc.

hariette, (edited )
hariette avatar

Not much love for Kbin! </3

But I get it, without an official API, it's a lot of work to get one going. I just refuse to use Lemmy, so I'm committed on getting a Kbin app ASAP. We're just about to have alpha.1 build ready and it's pretty darn usable.

Plugging our magazine here:
https://kbin.social/m/ArtemisApp

EDIT: me not going w Lemmy was due to devs. I still think it’s a viable platform for the fediverse, especially with all the instances out there besides theirs (and being open source). Kbin being completely separated just felt like the right choice for me when picking between the two.

leftbones,

Why do you refuse to use Lemmy?

!deleted201250,

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    static,
    static avatar

    I've seen that "problem" a lot, but they give away the source code for free as proper communists should do, and then it's out of their hands. Just don't go to lemmygrad.ml.

    DarkenLM,

    Microsoft also makes a lot of open source software but there's people that want to stay the fuck away from it.

    As for me, I just prefer the Kbin layout.

    phosphorik,

    Tankies? Not familiar with that one.

    I signed up for kbin because it was easier to understand. Lemmy looked neat but figuring out which instance to join was hard. As for the developers supporting China… well, Lemmy is open source and the whole point is to make something where you don’t have to agree with the people running it.

    kill,
    kill avatar

    Lemmy looked neat but figuring out which instance to join was hard

    how about any lol, any major instance is ok

    and yeah lemmy is open source, there's a lemmy instance for every point on the political spectrum, devs being commies makes no difference for the end result which is a very diverse (fe)diverse

    MxM111,
    MxM111 avatar

    Do they have right to be commies? Sure.

    Do I have right not to use their project because of that? You betcha! Especially since there is good (if not better) alternative (kbin)

    Treebeard, (edited )

    There are alleged members of the communist party who are mods at lemmy.ml, or some kind of Chinese state apologists. Those who seek freedom of speech should be forewarned of this.

    HidingCat,

    Aww yes, looking forward to it! Will go sign up for testing if you're accepting.

    acedelgado,
    acedelgado avatar

    Gotta say, I'm really excited for the work you're doing on Artemis. Kbin's mobile site is really good especially considering how young it is, but I miss the smoothness of a real app. Thank you for jumping in on it so quickly and enthusiastically!!

    ColonelSanders,
    ColonelSanders avatar

    Thank you for your service kind citizen!

    Xeelee,
    Xeelee avatar

    I with you here but we should avoid fragmentation by all means. Having two competing platforms that aren't interoperable would be a huge disservice.,

    hariette,
    hariette avatar

    AFAIK, they are, right? I see lemmy posts on kbin all the time.

    Xeelee,
    Xeelee avatar

    Yes, and that is something we should promote as much as we can.

    hariette,
    hariette avatar

    100%!

    z500, (edited )
    @z500@startrek.website avatar

    They are. Even Mastodon mentions of communities show up as posts.

    bric,

    They're fairly interoperable, and people are working to make the interop better daily

    static,
    static avatar

    Just communicate with the kbin developers a lot, ernest did disable the api for now because he might change it.

    hariette,
    hariette avatar

    Yeah, following along the active PR for the site’s API closely :)

    Rn using homegrown one based on their DTOs. Using a scrapper. Just so we can run a small scale private beta. Has help us get a lot of the core functionality in place. Currently the app is looking pretty good.

    static,
    static avatar

    Yea, use anything to get started.
    But with what you are doing it's fine to contact the dev team/mr dev directly; they'll love it.

    jiji,
    jiji avatar

    I much prefer kbin to lemmy so I really appreciate you putting in the effort! I put myself on the alpha list and I look forward to it. :)

    brunofin,

    While not mentioned in the list and no code was actually written towards Kbin yet, I do plan to support it and Mastodon if possible on Beyond when possible :)

    alin,
    alin avatar

    If there isn't one already, we should pin this post and keep it updated with all the apps that are coming out.
    Might need @ernest to do it since he's mod.

    firebat,
    firebat avatar

    @alin I’m keeping an eye on any new apps and updating the post

    @ernest

    Xylinna,

    All of this is so exciting to see!

    ToNIX,

    It's now readable on Jerboa 0.0.35!

    Lilkev,
    Lilkev avatar

    By the way, upon full release Artemis will be functional for both Lemmy and kbin, AND be available on both iOS and Android.

    Alpha testing should be starting in the next day or two.

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