This is on the UK Play store.
I swear I checked last monday and it was 2.6. Damn looks like lot of bots are at work.
I think the results are regional.
Literally where it shows the rating and downloads numbers there is a small “i” for “information”, not that difficult to find
Regional and based on your device
Yea this should be the case because it has well over 3 rating in my region.
Agreed. 2.6 in my location. PNW
I did my part just now
Central Europe
And many of the 1 star reviews are really well put with good constructive feedback. So no reason to delete them. Riiight?
Canada
3.7 in Italy
I don’t think the official app is awful - yet. But It was clear when they jacked up API prices it was about making better software than theirs disappear so they could fill their own with ads, more ads, popups, notifications, privacy infringement and all the rest.
I just deleted it. If I need to access Reddit from a phone, I use an webapp link on the launcher which shows their site through Firefox. Strips out all the ads out too while its at it. I also do the same for Twitter.
Showing 4.8 for me, southern US. I did do my part though!
Edit: if you look at the version history, up until 2 months ago they would describe what each update did. The last 13 updates all say the same thing (iOS):
Thank you for updating the Reddit app! We’ve updated our iOS app with bug fixes and changes to improve your overall experience.
The only difference is that sometimes there’s a bullet point dot at the very beginning depending on how it was copy/pasted that day lol…just awful every which way with no redeeming qualities.
The reviews are fun. The top keywords or phrases have “absolute garbage” which means that collectively, people have assigned the reddit app to absolute garbage. Not garbage, not bad, but “absolute garbage”. Fantastic.
That’s the words I used too lol.
I’m doing my part!
I’m not sure if it’s just my phone. But I get scroll lag on the official reddit app. It’s a total downgrade to the other ones that I used before it!
The official app is very laggy
In Chile it still shows up with 4 stars 😬🇨🇱
Reddit app is steaming pile of shit that doesn’t get better with time, which is fascinating.
I still use (paid version of) Joey and it still works. The moment it stops working I am ditching Reddit and using Lemmy completely.Why wait, tho.
A lot more content on Reddit and more diverse population.
Life is more than what you can consume on a daily basis
I spoke with a kestrel once (a type of bird) and they asked what people consume in general to be able to have this notion
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Fuck you SPEZ. Hope you get all types of cancer.
Despite the API protests, the Official Reddit app sucks anyways. It uses a ton more data and battery than third party apps, so I’d never use it again. The app also has a bunch of tracking built in.
It also stutters like mad even on high end phones. I almost feel like making it work well would have required less effort. No idea why dozens of indie developers all did far better jobs.
