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Add to SafariWhen comparing BaconReader vs Narwhal, the Slant community recommends Narwhal for most people. In the question“What are the best Reddit apps for iOS?” Narwhal is ranked 1st while BaconReader is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Narwhal is:
The app feels fast to navigate around to the various subreddits and views and there has been a lot of attention to detail put into all the little interactions to make the overall experience feel very polished.
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Pros
Pro Fully featured full profile support
All features that are available for profiles on the website are also available in BaconReader, giving the user full control.
Pro Excellent UI on both phones and tablets
BaconReader works well on tablets and phones alike whether in landscape or portrait. The phone UI uses a single column view while tablet mode allows for a double column, which utilizes the screen space better allowing for info to be read easier.
Pro Collapsible comments
BaconReader allows for users to collapse comment threads in order to make it easier to read sections of comments.
Pro Dark theme
BaconReader has an included dark theme that allows for easier reading in dark rooms.
Pro Responsive developers
The BaconReader developers are engaged with Reddit users so they can receive and respond to as much feedback as possible.
Pro Supports swipe gestures
To upvote or downvote, the comment can be swiped.
Pro Desktop widget
BaconReaders desktop widget allows users to set the widget on one of their home screens for quick access to the app and its content.
Pro Highly polished and smooth overall UX
The app feels fast to navigate around to the various subreddits and views and there has been a lot of attention to detail put into all the little interactions to make the overall experience feel very polished.
Pro Lets you seamlessly view both the content and the comments
There is no need to navigate from the external link or the content you want to see and the comments on it. The comments are always displayed right under the content for easy and quick access.
The app also make it very easy (by swiping up or down) to either get the content or comment in full screen instead of sharing the screen equally between them.
Cons
Con Occasionally slow
In comparison to other popular Reddit apps, BaconReader tends to be slow loading and displaying content.
Con i.reddituploads.com won't load
Links using i.reddituploads.com won't load.
Con Imgur crashes the app
Opening up an imgur album (and often an imgur link to a single image) will cause the app to crash.
Con Lacks useful features
Con Requires a $4.99 purchase to remove ads
Con Not as visually clean as some alternatives
Compared to the old Alien Blue for example the UI for Narwhal looks a little more cluttered and not as visually appealing.
