Benjamin Mayo
The Narwhal developer previously requested that Reddit let him use the API for free, if he agreed to make no money from the app. Seems like that happened. https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/29/narwhal-reddit-deal-third-party-app/
As Apollo and other apps close down, Narwhal seemingly agrees to one-off deal with Reddit to stay in business

The public deadline for the Reddit API changes is July 1. Popular third-party client Apollo is one of the casualties,...

9to5Mac
Jun 29, 2023 at 10:52amWeb
Show threadAlticusJun 29, 2023
@bzamayo I’ve used Apollo ever since I was on Reddit. With the advent of all this nonsense, I’m done with Reddit - good riddance.
Show threadMikeJun 29, 2023
@bzamayo Sign In doesn't work for me. Can't tell if Reddit broke something or what.
Show threadFreediverXJun 29, 2023
@bzamayo
It's increasingly clear from comments Huffman has made that this wasn't all about business. He was jealous that a one-man developer could create a great and universally loved app while his billion dollar company produced nothing but crap. This was at least 50% vindictiveness.