Arctic

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Arctic is a Lemmy client for iOS built on pure Swift. It currently supports iOS 15+ and Lemmy v0.17+

Get the latest version on TestFlight, or check it out on the AppStore.

If you would like to support Arctic’s development, feel free to Buy Me A Coffee

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Thank you CreatureSurvive for creating the best Lemmy app I’ve used (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Like a lot of us, I came over to lemmy after that whole Reddit API thing. I had started using Reddit shortly after AlienBlue came out, and with Apollo I was a cemented user. I enjoyed the discussions and the communities, but for me it’s all about the UX. Life is too short for crappy apps, and I hate using webUIs on my phone.

It was shortly after that that the first iOS clients for lemmy started shipping, and I think I might have tried them all. I still have six or seven installed on my phone. They all have their problems, and they’re all different. A couple of them are decent enough that they’ve become the only two that I use, but because both have their own (and different) warts, I’ve just been going back and forth.

So, thank you for what is obviously a lot of hard work, and thank you for making it available to people. You are a very talented developer and designer. This is now the only app I need.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you so much. I’ve been receiving a lot of helpful feedback and praise since the AppStore launch. It’s amazing to see Arctic go from a simple idea, to an official launch with so much positive feedback.

I have a similar background having been on Reddit for about 10 years, watching AlienBlue come and go, and then I had used Apollo since day one until the API changes came about. I obviously pulled a lot from Apollo into Arctic, which if in being honest, I feel a little guilty about. I’d like to keep the familiarity of Apollo, but update the UI enough to stand on its own.

This has been a very rewarding experience for me. I’ve been an iOS developer for over a decade now, and I’ve never actually published any projects on the AppStore until now. All my projects have been for personal use or Jailbreak/backend related. I made a bit of a name for myself in that scene, but something about going the official route just feels great.

Thanks again!

[–] borari 3 points 7 months ago

I obviously pulled a lot from Apollo into Arctic, which if in being honest, I feel a little guilty about.

Sorry to respond to such an old post, but I wouldn't feel guilty about this. Christian said he absolutely did not want to convert Apollo to Lemmy, and that he was done with the project. I'm really glad that you've made an app that feels so familiar and comfortable for me coming from Apollo, I wouldn't use Lemmy nearly as frequently without your app.