Regardless of Reddit customers’ protests, Reddit has moved ahead with its resolution to cost builders of third-party apps thousands and thousands of {dollars} to entry its API (utility programming interface). As of July 1, a number of beloved apps are not any extra.
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Which third-party Reddit apps have shut down?
Some of the widespread third-party apps to close down is Apollo. In response to Apollo developer Christian Selig, he would have needed to pay Reddit $20 million a 12 months for API entry (Reddit deliberate to cost $12,000 per 50 million API requests).
In a Reddit submit(opens in a brand new tab) thanking customers earlier than Apollo’s shutdown, Selig wrote: “If [Reddit] needed one thing that would work for everybody, they’d have merely made an effort to pay attention, as an alternative of being dishonest, callous, and punitive in pricing.” Most of the feedback on the submit say they’ll delete their accounts and now not use Reddit now that Apollo is gone.
The Android equal of Apollo, reddit is enjoyable (RIF), has additionally shut down. RIF’s farewell submit(opens in a brand new tab) agreed with Selig’s, and criticized Reddit’s “hostile therapy of builders constructing on their platform.”
Different apps which have shut down within the wake of Reddit’s API coverage embody BaconReader(opens in a brand new tab), which launched its final replace on Android on June 27, and Sync for Reddit(opens in a brand new tab), which will likely be migrating to attainable Reddit different Lemmy.
Which third-party Reddit apps will stay operational?
A number of third-party Reddit apps will stay usable, however each will come at a value with a view to offset Reddit’s API costs. Nevertheless, Reddit’s API restriction of NSFW content material will nonetheless apply to any of the third-party apps that stay obtainable when the modifications take impact on July 5.
Relay for Reddit will proceed operations and stay free for now. Nevertheless, its developer DBrady acknowledged in a Reddit submit(opens in a brand new tab) that Relay will likely be shifting to a subscription mannequin within the coming weeks, though they’ll try and “hit as low a value level as attainable.” As of now, DBRady says the professional model of Relay will likely be obtainable free of charge till a subscription mannequin is launched.
Narwhal for Reddit can even be sticking round and shifting to a subscription mannequin. Developer Rick Harrison confirmed in a submit(opens in a brand new tab) that the app will operate in the identical manner, albeit with out advertisements, and value between $4 and $7. Miloco, developer of Now for Reddit, made an analogous announcement about Now for Reddit and gesture-based Nara for Reddit shifting to subscriptions, though there are but to be any updates on costs.
As first reported by The Verge(opens in a brand new tab), Reddit did announce it might exempt accessibility-focused apps from the brand new pricing coverage. TechCrunch reported(opens in a brand new tab) that customers of the subreddit r/Blind went on to assemble a listing of apps that support with Reddit’s accessibility, akin to display screen readers like Reddit for Blind, Luna for Reddit, and Dystopia. Dystopia introduced in a submit(opens in a brand new tab) that it might proceed working free of charge.
RedReader additionally acquired an accessibility exemption, though mods of r/Blind have talked about(opens in a brand new tab) that they’re having vital bother signing in. Different apps on r/Blind’s checklist included the now-gone BaconReader and Apollo, which labored with most iOS accessibility know-how.