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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  • hariette@kbin.social
    57·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • jiji@kbin.social
      8·
      1 year ago

      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. :)

    • static@kbin.social
      5·
      1 year ago

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

      • hariette@kbin.social
        4·
        1 year ago

        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@kbin.social
          3·
          1 year ago

          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.

    • acedelgado@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      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!!

        • static@kbin.social
          6·
          1 year ago

          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@kbin.social
            7·
            1 year ago

            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@kbin.social
          4·
          1 year ago

          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.

          • Treebeard@monero.town
            5·
            1 year ago

            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.

          • kill@kbin.social
            0·
            1 year ago

            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@kbin.social
              13·
              1 year ago

              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)

    • Xeelee@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      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.,

  • gkd@lemmy.ml
    3·
    1 year ago

    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.

  • Lilkev@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    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.

  • npastaSyn@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    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

    • Cloudless@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      I like your app’s simple and beautiful design. Some suggestions:

      • Your “install app” page says Safari even though I’m using Firefox on the desktop. Perhaps you can change the instructions based on browser detection

      • Images are always displayed in full height. Will you consider setting a maximum height for images so tall images won’t affect browsing the posts?

      • The login page says “Due to CORS, all requests to will be proxied through wefwef.app”. Can you elaborate and give reassurance that privacy would be respected by your app? Perhaps a privacy policy under the settings page would help.

      • The profile page has a very short list of instances. Is there a logic on how those instances are selected? I support that you are selective about what instances are included. I hope to see the instance managed by weirdos to be excluded.

      • aeharding@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        Hi! These are great questions 🥰

        • Yes, there are absolutely plans to make install app logic smarter!
        • Currently, image render in the feed similar to apollo. However… are you viewing on mobile or desktop? Is there a particular post that’s problematic? I might add more logic around this, but for mobile in portrait, it should be intended. Note that in the post page, there is a height limitation to 50% viewport. Oh, and a compact feed view is planned!
        • Yeah, I need to write a privacy policy. I’ll get this done today or tomorrow.
        • The short instance list is just for an MVP. I definitely plan on expanding it!

        You can also choose any instance by adjusting the URL on the posts page. For example, (assuming you’re logged out) you can view midwest.social with the following link: https://wefwef.app/posts/midwest.social/all. However, you make a good point about being selective - I might create a blacklist, as I don’t want wefwef to be used by hate groups.

  • Lodespawn@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    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.

  • alin@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    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.

  • DARbarian@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    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
    • DARbarian@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year 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.

  • Zak8022@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    Hey @frasassi, I’ve been working on a github page to track these apps (and some other info as well). But you have a few I didn’t know about, so I’d like to add them if that’s ok with you. Let me know if you’d like to collaborate on keeping that up to date (or something similar in another location).

    • DARbarian@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yo, I have used and even forked your page! Cool to run into you. I have put yours and OP’s apps into a neat Github .md table with links to communities and Github as well as development status if you are interested in adding it to your page. Would love to contribute.

    • frasassi@kbin.socialOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      @Zak8022 Hi I don’t own the info so feel free to copy it over if you feel like it. I’ll keep this here up to date as it makes sense to me for the info to be on the fediverse rather than outside (I see several github and google drive copies now). There are a few links on reddit point to this post here as well.