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Add to SafariWhen comparing BaconReader vs Reddit: The Official App, the Slant community recommends BaconReader for most people. In the question“What is the best Reddit app for Android?” BaconReader is ranked 4th while Reddit: The Official App is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose BaconReader is:
All features that are available for profiles on the website are also available in BaconReader, giving the user full control.
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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 The official app
This app is the official Reddit app made by Reddit, which has the potential for not only better support over a third party app dev, but the implementation of features not found in the public API.
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 Ads
No way to get rid of ads at all, unlike most other apps.
Con Annoying irrelevant notifications
Con Does not open native apps
When clicking on links in the Official Reddit app (such as a Youtube link), the Youtube app will not open, but instead the Chrome browser does. This happens with a wide array of links found in the Official Reddit app as they all lead to an outside browser instead of opening within the app or opening in the appropriate app.
Con Can't customize the view of posts
For example no support for multi column view or customization for the card view
Con Can't see single comment threads
Con Frequent crashes
