Tbh I only downloaded the official app because I didn't know there were 3rd party apps at all I only learned about the 3rd party apps when the protests started
That's crazy, you must be relatively new to reddit. Back in 2011-2012 when we started there was no official reddit app, so third-party apps is all we had. Then Reddit created their own shitty app and is now trying to force everyone on it.
Pretty sure they bought one of the 3rd parties, and then made it worse.
I'm a little shocked that RIF showed so few downloads considering how much older it was than the official app, and it originally was named "Reddit is Fun."
Can't quite remember when I joined reddit but I do recall it was shortly before the pandemic and I learned about reddit via YouTubers like the click and one topic
Yea I guess that just goes to show just how fast reddit became shitty it's seems like all the good memes left with the 3rd party apps
Edit: spelling corrections