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Raccoon for Lemmy vs Thunder: catalog facts
Raccoon for Lemmy	Thunder
Best for: Lemmy users who want a customisable Android app	Best for: Lemmy and PieFed users who want a native phone client
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Android	Android, iOS
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	Supports both Lemmy and PieFed One codebase for iOS and Android All 3 strengths for Thunder Supports both Lemmy and PieFed One codebase for iOS and Android Open source and actively developed
Only works with Lemmy instances Android is the main supported platform	Mobile only, no desktop app Limited to Lemmy and PieFed rather than the wider fediverse
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License not stated
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 Raccoon for Lemmy livefasteattrashraccoon.github.io/RaccoonForLemmy github.com/LiveFastEatTrashRaccoon/RaccoonForLemmy f-droid.org/packages/com.livefast.eattrash.raccoonforlemmy.… Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Thunder github.com/thunder-app/thunder play.google.com/store/apps/details apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.hjiangsu.thunder apps.apple.com/us/app/thunder-for-lemmy/id6450518497 Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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