App Profile: Dystopia for Reddit

The Master Seth

Rating: 4/5

It’s getting 4 stars for now because there’s potential here. It doesn’t take much to be better than the dumpster fire that is the default Reddit app, this one is off to a good start. If it ends up 1/10 as good as Apollo it’ll still be 1000 times better than the default app. If it gets to that 1/10 level, I’ll definitely bump to five stars. I have high hopes, although I also fully expect Reddit to find an excuse to kill this off too.

Shaking Head

Rating: 5/5

So Reddit decided the best way to save itself was to kill itself. A corporate behavior that seems to be spreading. Surprise is a core part of their strategy, forcing people onto their bloated and flashy excuse for an app. So current alternatives are limited, both in terms of apps and platforms. But reddit can’t sell visual ads to people with vision difficulties, so making their own app accessible would just waste resources. And they will get sued if they dont. What to do, what to do… ah yes, be friendly with the few apps that don’t monetise and are already accessible! Enter Dystopia: 1) install this app to maintain a clean lightweight experience with your important Reddit communities, 2) wait for r/redditalternatives to develop and mature (including good apps), 3) migrate over and help those communities to grow then 4) leave reddit alone to think about their choices.

It's All Gooey and Sticky

Rating: 5/5

This is a wonderful application. it's very accessible with voiceover, for the blind. I am totally blind, and it's wonderful to finally be a part of reddit. I heard all third party apps for this site have disappeared due to reddit's updates and fees? I truly hope this app stays active. All the other apps have disappeared from the app store. And the other app I tried downloading spits out a "fatal error." I really hope this can always stay.