Alternatives to Jerboa

The official native Android app for Lemmy, the federated link aggregator and discussion platform. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Jerboa.

  • Voyager

    An open-source client for Lemmy and PieFed on iOS, Android, Linux and the web.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    Voyager is an open-source client for Lemmy and PieFed on iOS, Android, Linux and the web, with gesture navigation, but not maintained by the Lemmy developers.

  • Thunder

    An open-source cross-platform Lemmy and PieFed client for iOS and Android.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOS

    Thunder is an open-source client for Lemmy and PieFed on both iOS and Android from one codebase, but has no desktop app.

  • Interstellar

    An open-source app for browsing and posting on Mbin, Lemmy and PieFed fediverse servers.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxAndroid

    Interstellar covers Mbin, Lemmy and PieFed in one open-source Flutter app for Windows, Linux and Android, from a smaller contributor base.

  • Eternity

    An Android client for Lemmy, forked from the Infinity for Reddit app.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Eternity is an Android Lemmy client forked from Infinity for Reddit, but it has had no commits since August 2024.

  • Mlem

    An open-source native iOS app for reading and taking part in Lemmy communities.

    FreeOpen sourceiOS

    Mlem is a native open-source Lemmy client written in Swift for iOS, with no Android version.

  • Alexandrite

    A desktop-first alternative web interface for Lemmy that you can use or host yourself.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Alexandrite is a desktop-first open-source web interface for Lemmy that can be self-hosted, and is not aimed at phones.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.