I always see posts asking for the “best apps”, so I thought it might be fun to flip the script. I originally thought this would be mobile-focused, but honestly I do the same thing on desktop.

I’d also be interested in any tools/techniques that help you achieve this. PWAs, scripts, mobile, desktop, whatever.

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    1 year ago

    A lot of things where the “app” is just a bloated Electron wrapper. The web version, if offered, is almost always better even if it lacks a few features.

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      1 year ago

      The ones that are the most entertaining are the ones where the web content packaged in the app is just a mirror of their website.

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      1 year ago

      Says a lot about the apps I guess. I don’t find the website to be particularly great, at least on mobile. Seems to constantly reset my filters and/or my scroll position which is very annoying. Getting a reply has a ‘context’ button, but that just takes you to the post with only that reply visible. It takes a separate click to show what that reply is actually replying to, which feels weirdly clunky.

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    1 year ago

    The most common reason for something to be “better in the app” is that the website is full of popups telling you to use the app

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    1 year ago

    Goodreads: I usually just use their desktop website, but sometimes I need to check something on my phone. I’ve found the mobile website has basic features the native app is missing - like search!

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    1 year ago

    Dunno if this fits the bill but there are apps which dont have the same features as the web. Strava for example doesnt let you download a gps track of rides of your friends without premium. The feature is available for free on the website when in desktop mode.

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      1 year ago

      So you just log in via the browser on your phone and it allows you to download your gps data?

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    1 year ago

    Facebook - I’ve found their mobile app is very large and I didn’t like the temptation to look at it all the time. I switch to using a browser in privacy/incognito mode. I log in and spend more quality time seeing what my friends and family are up to without obsessing over it.

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    1 year ago

    YouTube. The mobile site is fairly functional and with Firefox for Android I can block the ads.

    I would usually feel bad about blocking ads but I paid for YouTube Premium for many years but only quite because they kept degrading the service. So I don’t really have any sympathy.