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Since Reddit announced its controversial API changes in April, most third-party apps like Sync for Reddit, Relay, BaconReader and others have been protesting against the exorbitant pricing, with Apollo developer Christian Selig claiming that it would cost him around $20 million dollars every year once the new pricing comes into effect.
Few days later, more than 8000 subreddits with millions of followers made the pages private to protest against the same. This involved communities related to music, games, movies, technology, celebrities and more. Moderators of some of the largest communities on the platform have penned open letters asking the company to explore ways so third-party apps can remain functional and make an affordable return.
But Reddit CEO Steve Huffman seemed to be unfazed by the blackout and told employees not to worry about the same because it did not have a significant impact on the revenue. He went on to say that over 80 per cent of its top 5,000 communities were operational and that third-party apps were not adding much value to the platform.
Now that Reddit’s API pricing is live, the majority of third-party clients have gone dark. ‘Sync for Reddit’ developer shared a farewell message stating that the app will no longer be functional and that he is now focusing on working on ‘Sync for Lemmy’.
To give you a quick recap, Lemmy is an open-source social aggregation and discussion platform just like Reddit, but it is not owned by any company. Apollo developer Christian Selig also confirmed that the iOS app is now out of order. Some of these apps like Sync for Reddit and BaconReader have been around for over a decade.
But as it turns out, not every third-party app has stopped working. Popular apps like RedReader, Dystopia, Boost for Reddit and others seem to be working. Reddit has also confirmed that accessibility-focused apps will remain unaffected by the recent API changes.
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