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Reddit vs Apollo for Reddit

Reddit 4.8★ · Free + IAP 30
Winner Apollo for Reddit
Apollo for Reddit 4.8★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 90

Apollo for Reddit, despite being defunct, is overwhelmingly praised for its superior user experience, while the official Reddit app is criticized for its poor design, aggressive monetization, and performance issues.

Full reviews: Reddit · Apollo for Reddit

Apollo for Reddit, though no longer functional, is remembered as a vastly superior Reddit client, lauded for its intuitive design and customization. The official Reddit app, in contrast, faces widespread criticism for its intrusive ads, frequent refreshes, and forced app downloads, leading many users to seek alternatives.

Head to head

Features & Design edge: Apollo for RedditR1R3R7R8
Reddit Users of the official Reddit app complain about poor design, annoying automatic feed opening, and constant refreshing R1. They also dislike the removal of r/all and the algorithm-driven content R3R7R8. Specific UI issues include difficulty swiping to read comments or exit posts, and glitches like black boxes blocking the screen . Recent updates are criticized for making the app feel more like TikTok and for ugly UI changes that hinder typing and cursor control R12.
Apollo for Reddit Apollo for Reddit was highly praised for its clean, simple, and easy-to-use design, with many comparing its aesthetic and feel to an app designed by Apple R62R81. Users loved its gestures, extensive icon options, and overall user experience, considering it perfect R81. Many stated it was the best Reddit app ever made, offering an unmatched experience R97R100.
Reliability & Performance edge: Apollo for RedditR1R4R12R24
Reddit The official Reddit app is plagued with performance issues, including constant refreshing of feeds R1 and comments taking a long time to load R12. Users report the app not working after updates R4, freezing, and crashing, especially on iPad R24. Some experience errors where no content is shown .
Apollo for Reddit While Apollo for Reddit is no longer functional, historical reviews indicate it was a reliable app. The only performance concern mentioned was that it could be 'too slow to scroll content' compared to the official app, which a user hoped would improve . However, this is a minor point in the context of overwhelming praise for its overall experience.
Monetization & Value edge: Apollo for RedditR7R13R16R22
Reddit Users of the official Reddit app are highly critical of its aggressive monetization strategies, including constant prompts to download the app when accessing the mobile website, rendering the site unusable R13R16R22. They also complain about ads everywhere and sponsored content R7R100.
Apollo for Reddit Apollo for Reddit was a free app with In-App Purchases, but its demise was due to Reddit's API changes, which made it financially unviable for third-party developers . Users expressed willingness to pay a subscription to keep Apollo running, even if it meant increased costs, highlighting its perceived value .
Community & Content edge: Apollo for RedditR6R10R14R17
Reddit The official Reddit app offers a vast community and diverse content, with users finding new interests and engaging in discussions R14R17. However, some users complain about censorship, left-wing bias in moderation, and the platform becoming a place for arguments R6R10. There are also concerns about random bans without explanation .
Apollo for Reddit Apollo for Reddit users valued the app as the best way to access Reddit's content and community. They appreciated how Apollo facilitated reading, watching, listening, and learning, fostering constructive discourse and the formation of new ideas . Many felt that Reddit without Apollo was a significantly diminished experience R100.
Pick Reddit if

you require direct access to Reddit's platform, despite its widely criticized user experience, intrusive ads, and performance issues R1R7.

Pick Apollo for Reddit if

you are looking for the best possible Reddit browsing experience, even though Apollo is no longer functional due to Reddit's API changes R62R97R100.

Evidence note: The evidence for Apollo for Reddit is entirely retrospective, as the app is no longer functional. Its reviews are overwhelmingly positive, reflecting user sentiment before its shutdown. Reddit's reviews are mixed, with many recent negative reviews focusing on app performance and monetization tactics.

Frequently asked

Is Apollo for Reddit still available and usable?
No, Apollo for Reddit is no longer functional or usable because Reddit changed its API terms, making it financially unviable for third-party apps to operate R61R70R76R82.
Why do people prefer Apollo over the official Reddit app?
Users preferred Apollo for its superior design, intuitive user interface, extensive customization options, and overall smooth user experience, which many found to be far better than the official Reddit app R62R81R97R100.
What are the main complaints about the official Reddit app?
The main complaints about the official Reddit app include its poor design, constant refreshing of feeds, removal of features like r/all, intrusive ads, aggressive pop-ups forcing app downloads from the mobile site, and general performance issues like crashing and slow loading times R1R3R7R13.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] Reddit 1/5 · US Bad Design and Annoying to Use: The app is poorly designed. The changes made to align with the ios theme are poor. Automatically opening up my own custom feed rather than the popular tab is annoying and I can’t change it. The app refreshes constantly even if I’m in the middle of reading or doing something which is VERY annoying. The only reason I still use it is because they’ve blocked every oth
  2. [R3] Reddit 3/5 · US Bring back r/all to the app: Removing r/all has completely hamstringed my ability to stay on top of current events in an aggregate and balanced way. I am actively seeking other outlets to replace Reddit because of this. The decision to remove access to it lowers the quality of the app immensely,
  3. [R7] Reddit 1/5 · US Ruining the best part of the internet: Please stop making this worse. The algorithm to keep one engaged just makes the experience bland and monotonous. The need to push poor or sponsored content is making the same posts appear and drive you away. Bring back r/all. Stop tracking everything a user does if you’re gonna stick ads everywhere. I use the app less and less each day and am patiently awaiti
  4. [R8] Reddit 4/5 · US We still want /r/All: I hate this app. I much preferred alien blue or Reddit is Fun. They took away /r/All. I don’t want an algorithm to tell me what I want to see. I just want to be able to happen across cool subreddits or browse by what has recently been posted everywhere like in /r/All. Give it back!
  5. [R4] Reddit 1/5 · US Dud: 3 updates in the last 2 weeks and the app still will not work.
  6. [R12] Reddit 3/5 · US Recent Updates are Abysmal for performance and usage: Recent updates are clearly vibe coded. UI changes and the elimination of all are one thing, but now comments take a comically long time to load unless manually reloaded. Feels more and more like TikTok every day. Look at how they massacred my narwhal at midnight.
  7. [R24] Reddit 3/5 · GB iPad app keeps crashing: The app keeps freezing and only way to fix it is shut it down and reopen again. Luckily don’t lose where you were as you can go on your profile and history, but it’s damn annoying and happens every single time I’m on the app
  8. [R13] Reddit 1/5 · US This Site was Built on the browser: And now you can’t even look at Reddit posts without their ridiculous pop up forcing you to get the app. Definitely will do everything in my power to never get this app now.
  9. [R16] Reddit 1/5 · US Only way to view Reddit on mobile?: Hey there, long time Reddit user here. I’ve noticed that the prompts to download the app happen almost instantly every time I try to access the Reddit website on mobile. It was mildly annoying when it’d happen every few clicks, but now it’s rendered the mobile site completely unusable. Are y’all about done with this experimental feature or is this mess the new s
  10. [R22] Reddit 1/5 · US Have to use the app???: This trash company won’t let me read articles on the internet without downloading the app
  11. [R6] Reddit 3/5 · US Has potential: There is too much censorship… if you are a freedom of speech supporter, you know our first amendment right, most important law of our land, you will not like this platform. If you are a soft leftist who wants to shut people up who disagree with you or hurt your feelings with the truth and maybe a little vulgar language, you will love this ap because there’s a lot of unnecessary cens
  12. [R10] Reddit 1/5 · US A place for lo: A place for losers argue with each other non stop
  13. [R14] Reddit 5/5 · US Great community: Love it spend all my time here
  14. [R17] Reddit 5/5 · US I love this app: im really on here to find new interests but I found out abt these videos for anime fans and they’re actually so cool!
  15. [R61] Apollo for Reddit 1/5 · US Why is this listed? Dead app!: Wow the App Store is garbage now.
  16. [R70] Apollo for Reddit 1/5 · US why does this exist: the app doesn’t work anymore
  17. [R76] Apollo for Reddit 1/5 · US Doesn’t work: Not sure why an app that doesn’t work is still on the App Store….
  18. [R82] Apollo for Reddit 1/5 · GB Shut down: The app has shut down so there's no use in downloading it
  19. [R62] Apollo for Reddit 5/5 · US Best Reddit App (RIP): Ahh, I can still remember the good ol’ days before Reddit built their official app around 10 years ago. I was in high school when I got my first iPhone and can vividly remember finding Alien Blue on the App Store 2013. I thought Alien Blue was perfect; simple, clean, and easy to use, deploying logic that allowed us to use Reddit just how it was intended to be used. Once Redd
  20. [R81] Apollo for Reddit 5/5 · US I never reviewed this app whilst it was still alive so here is my opinions in retrospect: This was genuinely the best app for Reddit, I may have only used it for about 2 years but it was genuinely a really good experience. I loved how it looked and felt like an app designed by Apple itself with it being swiftUI. The gestures were amazing, the icons… omg the absolute hoard of icons it had was crazy
  21. [R97] Apollo for Reddit 5/5 · US Still missed: This remains the best Reddit app. So many great features, an unmatched experience. So sad it’s gone.
  22. [R100] Apollo for Reddit 5/5 · US Thanks Apollo: The best app for Reddit period. The greedy people over at Reddit killed ease of use and customization (happy customers) in exchange for money. There’s ads everywhere on the current Reddit app which is exactly why they killed Apollo with their API prices in the first place. It’s okay though, websites come and go, Reddit will soon be along with other things like MySpace and AOL. Apoll

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store