When comparing Sync for reddit vs Joey for Reddit, the Slant community recommends Sync for reddit for most people. In the question“What is the best Reddit app for Android?” Sync for reddit is ranked 3rd while Joey for Reddit is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Sync for reddit is:
Reddit Sync has a beautiful card-based UI. The user can configure the feed with three types of text density as well, if he/she prefers faster skimming through items.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Beautiful material design card UI
Reddit Sync has a beautiful card-based UI. The user can configure the feed with three types of text density as well, if he/she prefers faster skimming through items.
Pro Well-implemented (swipe) navigation
Reddit Sync has well-implemented navigation UX. It's easy to swipe back into the main feed from comment sections and to access subreddits by swiping from the main feed.
Pro Easy to jump to parent comments
Intuitive navigation allows for easy jumping to parent comments with a feature where arrows at the bottom of the page will navigate up or down to the next one. This makes for an easy way to quickly see the most voted comments.
Pro Gfycat support
Gfycat videos are embedded inline, which mean the user does not need to open a separate webpage in order to view them, making the use of the app much more convenient.
Pro Multi-reddit support
Multi-reddit allows the user to create and organize groups of subreddits: basically custom feeds of a user's favorite subs.
Pro Great design
Reddit Sync is chosen by a lot of users because of its attractive design. Being one of the first Reddit apps to utilize the cards design, as well as follow Google's material Design guidelines, have together allowed the app to jump ahead of its competition due to its overall good looks.
Pro Shows inline content on the feeds
The card UI makes skimming content on the main feeds on one's phone a pleasure. This is due to the fact that the user gets a quick preview of the content inline.
Pro Multi-user support
Reddit allows for easy switching between multiple accounts. This is great for Redditors who use multiple accounts as well as users who are sharing a device (such as a tablet) with other family members.
Pro Offers varied themes
In the options, there are different theme colors available, as well as night themes. The color themes are aimed moreso towards personalization where as the night themes are for reading in dark rooms (as they are easier on the users' eyes).
Pro WYSIWYG editor for messages and submissions
With the WYSIWYG editor, users can add bold text, bullet points, and links.
Pro Free version available
Sync for Reddit offers a version of the app that is free with ads. Therefore, for those who are willing to put up with ads or who just want to test the app for a short while, the free version is available. Thanks to know it’s free
Pro Energy efficient on AMOLED screens
Helps save battery life on AMOLED by allowing users to set black background.
Pro Sync images and post content for offline viewing
Offline viewing allows the user to read Reddit anywhere, including places without an internet connection.
Pro Easy to switch subreddits
The sidebar in the app allows the user to quickly and easily switch to what subscribed subreddit they want to read next.
Pro Ad free version
A one time payment removes all ads from Reddit forever.
Pro Has screen lock feature
This is the only app with a screen lock feature.
Pro Fast and fluid
No lag or stutter, smooth as butter.
Pro Streams all GIFs
No waiting for download of entire GIF. Streams instantly.
Pro See all the ancestors of a comment
You can see not only parent of a comment, but parent's parent and so on of a comment with single tap.
Pro Read AMA in magazine style Q/A format
AMAs are available in magazine style Q/A formatting. works for multi author AMAs too.
Pro Can collapse the comment thread from anywhere
You can collapse the comment thread from anywhere inside the comment tree.
Pro It has the fastest GIF loading speed
This is the faster reddit app, when it comes to loading GIF files.
Pro Ad-free
No ads.
Pro Supports TTS
Only client which reads out content to you.
Pro Amoled night theme available
Power saving with Amoled night theme. Normal night theme also present.
Pro Streams comments
Streams match threads.
Pro Most powerful text editor
One of the few mobile apps that has support for inserting tables, codes, headings.
Pro Reader view
Read web articles without the clutter.
Pro Easy to view albums and read image descriptions
It has vertical cards for albums, so swiping for next image and reading description is in same direction.
Pro Lets you filter posts by flair
You can filter posts from r/science, r/LifeProTips, r/IAmA, r/askscience by flair.
Pro Supports live threads
Full support for Reddit live threads.
Pro Swipe to close
Swipe to close is available for everything.
Pro You can add upcoming AMAs to your calendar
Upcoming AMAs can be added to calendar, so you never miss an AMA.
Pro 16 million colors for customization
Both primary color and accent color have 16 million options.
Pro Auto theme change
Change themes automatically.
Pro Level-N-Collapse
Collapse comments at any level of your choice.
Pro Color coded usernames
Highlights users who have participated earlier in the comment chain.
Pro Omni Subreddit Finder
Searches your subscriptions and the web simultaneously.
Pro Shows which AMAs are going on
It shows live AMAs going on currently, so you can participate in them.
Pro Beautiful animations
Has very beautiful and smooth animations. For example when upvoting or downvoting stuff.
Pro Real trophy case for reddit trophies
This is the only app that has got the Reddit trophies correctly.
Pro Beautiful error screens
Even the error screens have cute animals.
Pro Doesn't put strain on eyes
The sepia theme is very easy on the eyes.
Cons
Con Does not sync users' subreddits every time
Some reddit users will find that their subscribed subreddits will not sync. Instead, they are only given the defaults.
Con Themes do not work
When the user changes background colors, or runs reddit in night mode, the background will turn white when multitasking, while the text remains white.