Not hating on open source, just let people use what fits their expectations and needs and stop deterring them with gatekeeping :P

UX = user experience

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    1 year ago

    What is the benefit over the other options. All I’ve heard is the animations are smooth and liftoff seems smooth enough to me.

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      1 year ago

      It has a ton of features and polish, and the UX is very good. Mainly that, value is subjective, but I’m willing to pay the dev for a good app.

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        1 year ago

        I think we all do it at times. It’s cool to see some of them curious about other apps though.

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      Interface, usability and features fit for my needs, that’s all the benefits I need.

      Features I like for my clients are

      • simplified, but decently designed UI
      • setting to show uncropped images/videos in posts and comment view
      • dark mode (adaptive colors syncing with device theme and color palette are a nice to have, but not mandatory)
      • shortcuts to formatting options in Editor (list, bold, italic, code, citation, etc.)
      • color setting to highlight OP or self in comments, links and other stuff for better information parsing
      • feature to easily minimize comment threads

      Sure there are a few that satisfy some or all of these, but you have to take into account personal taste as well. No one will buy a banana with perfect nutritional values, when it tastes like tobacco.

      There isn’t a one-fits-all solution, just try them out and stick with what fits you best.

      For now I completed the client speedrun and chose Sync, but I’ll give Boost a try when it releases, since I used them before, but as soon as Infinity hits the store, I’ll probably return to that, Docile Alligator created the perfect mix of simplicity, usability and visibility for me.

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      1 year ago

      Personally, the thing that the other apps don’t do right yet, is the layout on big screens. On a foldable or a tablet Sync looks way better than the rest and I have tried them almost all. Connect is the closest one on a regular phone.

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      1 year ago

      Multi windows, ability to cache comments are the biggest ones at least for me. Imagine desktop class multi tasking and not having your comments/posts reload because you were low on ram,etc. Smoothness is subject and I find other clients like Jerboa more smoother overall.

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        1 year ago

        Multi window sounds neat, haven’t had issues with ram yet. I always get a flagship device and use it till I don’t get security patches anymore or until my device slows down too much.