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Jerboa vs Raccoon for Lemmy: catalog facts
Jerboa	Raccoon for Lemmy
Best for: Lemmy users on Android who want the official app	Best for: Lemmy users who want a customisable Android app
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Maintained by the Lemmy developers Native Android interface All 3 strengths for Jerboa Maintained by the Lemmy developers Native Android interface Open source and actively maintained	No ads Strong focus on localisation and interface customisation All 4 strengths for Raccoon for Lemmy No ads Strong focus on localisation and interface customisation Several feed and comment layouts Frequent development activity
Android only Only works with Lemmy instances	Only works with Lemmy instances Android is the main supported platform
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Jerboa github.com/LemmyNet/jerboa f-droid.org/packages/com.jerboa Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Raccoon for Lemmy livefasteattrashraccoon.github.io/RaccoonForLemmy github.com/LiveFastEatTrashRaccoon/RaccoonForLemmy f-droid.org/packages/com.livefast.eattrash.raccoonforlemmy.… Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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