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Hi there! So there's been a ton of work by a bunch of developers that are really frustrated with Apollo going away end of month.

That's why I created (yet another) Apollo-like Lemmy client called wefwef - https://wefwef.app.

Right now it's targetting iOS - you can still use it on Android phones, but it's untested. An Android theme is in the works!

So, why wefwef?

  • Progressive web app — It's easy to try, and works cross platform. Get the same experience on your phone, tablet and computer. If you like it, add to home screen for a like-native experience.
  • Open source! Self hosting and hacking is totally doable

There's a TON of work to be done, but the basics are there (browsing, commenting and voting). More to come soon! Let me know what you think.

https://wefwef.app

wefwef app screenshots

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[–] sheodox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey, out of curiosity, how do you host the official instance? Is it just running on a VPS or some other static site host?

I ask because I'm the dev of another alternate web UI (but for desktop) called Alexandrite, and I'm hoping to refactor and move Lemmy API calls from the server to the client in the near future to avoid scaling issues with rate limits and I'm just exploring my options for hosting if I were to not have a hard dependency on SSR.

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[–] MetricExpansion@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is incredible. It feels so cozy being able to browse lemmy in an Apollo-like UI. I didn’t realize how much I missed it.

[–] twistedtxb@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's now my favorite lemmy app. Thanks for your hard work 🙏

[–] jcb2016@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do i self host and how do i get updates directly from you so my instance can stay updated? also do i need to upgrade my vps or will it just be me on the self hosted wefwef PWA or something?

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[–] Smartboystupid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Absolute chad! I have used it for a while today, and it is great for us Apollo users. Currently back on default lemmy because it is a bit unstable on iPad, it doesn’t react well to scrolling yet. But I’ll be using it again soon :) thanks for the effort!

[–] CreativeImpasse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Have you considered adding kbin accessibility? That would be great!

[–] liaizon@social.wake.st 1 points 1 year ago

@aeharding this is so impressive on iOS! I didn't know a PWA could feel this smooth!

[–] khorvatin@mastodon.world 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

@aeharding nice! Now I know what you do for fun!

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[–] xiph@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Wow! So far the best client I’ve tried for iOS, and also the best PWA I’ve ever used! Congrats :)

[–] coconutxyz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Holy crap I'm liking this app even on android

[–] fsponge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

wefwef is looking great, keep up the good work! I love the Apollo feel.

[–] RuckusTraveler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just found this app and it is sooooo awesome. Holy cow.

I had no idea a web app could be this good.

Great work!

[–] guyman@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Why the shitty name? Any chance ya'll can change it when it comes out of alpha?

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