Update: 17th June 23: We are now past 150,000 users.

🎉 🎉🎉🎉

GET READY FOR JULY 1st

Update: We are now past 140,000 users. Growth is still accelerating.

When I checked yesterday it was 91,000 users, it’s now 109,000 and counting up fast!

100,000 🎉

Stats can be found here: https://the-federation.info/platform/73 - this site has been hugged to death for the moment.

Stats can also be found here: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats

  • dmegatool@lemmy.caEnglish
    311·
    2 years ago

    This. Like the apps are still there functioning. I uninstalled Boost and Apollo as my thumb kept clicking on them…

      • Neshura@feddit.deEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        Hope the dev either releases the code or implements kafkars. I would really like to just continue using boost with lemmy

    • lenninscjay@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      god it’s terrifying and so true. I didn’t realize how addicated I was to apollo until muscle memory just kept clicking the damn app!

      • Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        I’m surprised at how quick I flipped my addiction from Reddit to Lemmy…

        I spend just as much time here as I did there. But its a happier time too.

        • bmoney@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          with some of the kinks of lemmy i dont think im spending as much time as i was on reddit

          but i am spending a decent amount and thats been awesome. i do think the more old school vibe is really effecting how i wanna connect here. its maybe less time but more quality

          people have been really nice

          im sure that will change at somepoint if our dreams become reality but its been a unique exp if nothing else.

    • BingoBangoBongo@midwest.socialEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      I keep suddenly finding myself using boost a few times daily when the instance I’m on goes down.

      Out of curiosity, which app was your preference between the two? I’m on android, so I never used Apollo, but tbh when I saw it I hated looking at it. I was surprised to learn it was the number one app. Did it have better features or something?

      • dmegatool@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        It was pretty similar tbh. I liked both. I got an Android phone and an iPad sooo… Had no choice :)

        Apollo is a bit heavier on the sliding gestures. Swipe right to upvote. Swipe aaalll the way right to downvote. Left to share, all the way left to favorite… People really liked this. I don’t mind it. Maybe cause I was on iPad? Like arrows are fine :)

        The only feature Apollo had that I was missing in Boost was the scrubbing on gifs and videos. You could replay in slow-mo, pause or even go faster with such ease. It was really really nice.

    • LightOnFoot@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I ended up having to rearrange my phone layout slightly, putting Mlem (how I’m accessing Lemmy) where I used to have Apollo. I did the same thing with Ivory (Mastodon) taking Twitter’s spot too

    • Pixlbabble@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Had to remove RIF, my muscle memory was like yooo. I don’t even want to use it knowing it’s closing shop.