Brunot KanoJul 18, 2023
Christian Selig
Here's a little sneak peek for what would have been Apollo for iPad. You have stackable panes allowing you to easily view and move through multiple things at once (or go full screen!), Gallery Mode, and sections are moved to the side, with support for opening new tabs
Jul 14, 2023 at 4:20pmIvory for Mac
Show threadChristian SeligJul 14, 2023

The gesture system felt so great and natural (inspired by
Loren Brichter’s 2011 Tweetie for iPad). Really nice physics and weight, and automatically adapted to iPhone size. Took so long to get right. Quick demo:

The app was still rough in many areas, but I loved where it was going

Show threadJohnJul 14, 2023
@christianselig that looks dope! Shame it never saw the light of day… 😔
Show threadJosh HrachJul 14, 2023
@christianselig It would’ve been a great iPad app. At least you have all of these tricks to apply to your future projects, whatever they may be.
Show threadBrian HoughJul 14, 2023
@christianselig So bummed this died before it even had a chance! Looks like it would have been a real throwback to the early glory days of apps optimized for iPad.
Show threadEvanJul 14, 2023
@christianselig This is fantastic looking. Really a shame they wouldn’t play ball in anyway. Their apps blow in comparison.
Show threadRichJul 14, 2023
@christianselig how hard would it be to modify the app to support the fediverse? Lemmy and Mastadon can always use higher quality apps.
Show threadJon DuenasJul 14, 2023
@christianselig This alone would have made me want to buy an iPad 😢
Show threadJulianWgsJul 14, 2023
@christianselig Make an Appollo for Lemmy :)
Show thread CalebJul 14, 2023

@christianselig I’m sure you just want to move on to greener pastures, but wefwef née Voyager for Lemmy just makes me miss Apollo that much more.

You can count me as +1 guaranteed subscription if you decided to go for it…

Show threadSixten OttoJul 14, 2023
@christianselig Tweetie was such a great iPad app. Those panels felt so good.
Show threadHarley 🐝🌿Jul 14, 2023
@christianselig such a missed opportunity, it looks fantastic. That said, an e-reader with those lovely weighted page-turns would be fantastic.
Show threadDave GoldblattJul 14, 2023
@christianselig Clearly your cats wrote the sample text. ('hot cat mud’ had me spit out my drink)
Show threadTechronic9876Jul 14, 2023
@christianselig seems like you’re itching to make a #mastodon client 😉
Show threadTechronic9876Jul 14, 2023
@christianselig make it a mastodon client but instead of subreddits, use hashtags that you can follow
Show threadBrandon KishJul 14, 2023
@christianselig It makes my heart hurt. Could you make a browser that does this instead? The interaction mode feels so great for research I wish you could apply it somewhere!
Show threadDrewJul 15, 2023
@christianselig gosh that looks amazing. But my sadness has returned after realizing it will never see the light of day :(
Show threadAlexandre ColucciJul 15, 2023
@christianselig Wow, really impressive
Show threadJay 🏳️‍🌈Jul 15, 2023
@christianselig So depressing. I miss Apollo.
Show threadDean MayersJul 15, 2023
@christianselig It’s such a shame you never got the chance to release this. I hope you can find some way to repurpose all this work in a future app.
Show threadAdam Bell Jul 15, 2023
@christianselig 😍
Show thread🟦🧙🏻simpJul 16, 2023
@christianselig could Apollo be adapted for Lemmy or ActivityPub in general? Is there a business case for you?
Show threadYury MolodtsovJul 14, 2023

@christianselig This would have been great

I'm not crying, it's just someone's ego in my eye

Show threadpdgillJul 14, 2023
@christianselig Missing Apollo every hour of every day :(
Show threadhttp.jamesJul 14, 2023
@christianselig It's beautiful
Show threadJason CoxJul 14, 2023
@christianselig God damn, man. That would have been glorious.
Show thread(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧Jul 14, 2023
@christianselig I’m loving Mona for Mastadon, I would kill for Apollo for lemmy!
Show threadJustMrLarzJul 14, 2023
@tweece @christianselig An Apollo’s for Lemmy and/or KBin would have been sweet!
Show threadlackthoughtJul 14, 2023

@tweece @christianselig an official Apollo app would be amazing

Memmy, Mlem, and Voyager are three pretty decent lemmy apps that all seem to be Apollo-inspired if you want a partial experience

Show thread(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧Jul 14, 2023
@lackthought @christianselig I’ve been using mlem and it’s just ok. Definitely needs a lot of time in the oven
Show threadDJWJul 14, 2023
@lackthought @tweece @christianselig Memmy does acknowledge the inspiration somewhere, though I can't find it atm. It's not anywhere near Apollo, nor nearly as polished, but it feels familiar.
Show thread(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧Jul 14, 2023
@wurzbacher @lackthought @christianselig I disliked memmy when I tried it, feels very non-native to iOS. That’s what I liked the most about Apollo. Mlem feels more native, but also missing way more features and constant bugs (can’t seem to send replies in the latest alpha for example, just a blank sheet)
Show threadMocking BenJul 14, 2023
@tweece @wurzbacher @lackthought @christianselig Memmy has been upgraded so much recently. They even have the sunset theme as an homage to Apollo.
Show threadeinsteinx2Jul 15, 2023
@tweece Yeah Memmy feels non-native because they chose to make an iOS only app in React Native for some reason, so it'll never really feel right though at least they can make an Android version if they want... Mlem is written in native Swift and SwiftUI so it really is iOS native. Definitely missing some features, but they've been smashing bugs lately and development is moving quickly. It's become my go to iOS Lemmy client now.
Show threadmingistech Jul 14, 2023
@christianselig The Duke Nukem Forever equivalent of an iPad app.
Show threadStuartJul 14, 2023
@christianselig that looks really nice 🙁
Show threadJohn ConwayJul 14, 2023
@christianselig please make Apollo for #Lemmy.
Show threadGeneratorJul 14, 2023
@john
@christianselig
Not Apollo but the closest https://vger.app
Voyager for Lemmy

Voyager is a beautiful mobile web client for Lemmy. Enjoy a seamless experience browsing the fediverse.

Show threadJohn ConwayJul 14, 2023
@americanjesus @christianselig yeah, I have another “not Apollo” app, Memmy for Lemmy. But it’s not Apollo.
Show threadChristian SeligJul 14, 2023
@americanjesus @john Well that's creepy
Show thread@[email protected]Jul 14, 2023
Are you okay with apps like Voyager that try to recreate Apollo for a different platform? Might just be the autism acting up but it doesn’t sound like it :v
Show threadGukkeyJul 16, 2023
@christianselig @americanjesus @john idk why you think it as creepy, because it follows close to your design? (ik vger says it's inspired by apollo but i never used apollo), it's a bummer that reddit did all of these and apollo is no more but because of apollo, there are a many people out there creating 3rd party apps for lemmy now. i think your app inspired many of them.
Show threadRobert Jan SchuttenJul 14, 2023
@christianselig Now you’re just making me sad. Oh can you bring the store back for Apollo shirts? I missed it as I was out of town on vacation (didn’t want to order & have it delivered while I was away).
Show threadChristian SeligJul 14, 2023
@rjschutten Still available! https://cottonbureau.com/people/apollo
Apollo | Cotton Bureau

I'm a software developer from Halifax, Nova Scotia. I build Apollo for Reddit!

Show threadRobert Jan SchuttenJul 14, 2023
@christianselig Found it! Got me some shirts & a hat!
Show threadJRMYRJul 14, 2023
@christianselig You tease.
Show threadJessica ♿️🧶📚👩🏾‍💻😷✊🏾Jul 14, 2023
@christianselig This is what I wanted so badly!
Show threadPhilippJul 14, 2023
@christianselig oh it’s cruel-day today isn’t it? 😂
Show threadjeremy // making Star SparkJul 14, 2023
@christianselig This would've been soooooo good.
Show threadDallas GrootJul 14, 2023
@christianselig have you considered just revamping for the fediverse?
Show threadbutternutJul 15, 2023
@Iamgroot11 @christianselig “just” when used to talk about software has a great tendency to minimize the level of potential effort required…as a software engineer the word “just” is the bane of my existence.
Show threadDarin Warling Jul 14, 2023
@christianselig You *could* rename it “Apollo for iPad for Lemmy”…
Show threadPM Me Cats 🐈Jul 14, 2023
@christianselig This looks amazing! I’m not crying! 😭
Show threadErnesto MonasterioJul 14, 2023
@christianselig This would have been so good on my iPad mini. We need more apps thoughtfully designed for iPadOS. I’m sad we will never get to experience this.
Show threadblake  Jul 14, 2023
@christianselig I’ll be honest, the whole #Reddit debacle started my journey of getting off social media and for that, I’m happy. I literally haven’t been on Reddit (other than reading a few posts because of answers I was looking for) in forever. Haven’t logged in since the API announcement but I miss Apollo so much. It was such a great client.
Show threadDerek Jul 14, 2023
@christianselig that would have been a great experience. Too bad things turned it the way they did. Do you have any plans to create a Mastodon app? I really miss your gesture based navigation from Apollo 😩😭
Show threadJack RobertsJul 14, 2023
@christianselig Please bring the Apollo core to a Lemmy client. That would have been amazing 🥲
Show threadjoe kimberlinJul 14, 2023
@christianselig god damn
Show threadChris RossJul 14, 2023
@christianselig glad we don’t get to have that, would have been horrible. Lucky Reddit saved us 😭
Show threadinfixJul 14, 2023
@christianselig loved and miss Apollo Christian. Not tempted to build a Lemmy app?
Show threadRaymond BriglebJul 14, 2023
@christianselig wow. That would have been amazing, of course!