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by sn0v 3732 days ago
> The problem is no one really uses apps anymore

This might be a bit of a generalization. People tend to use apps for websites they visit very frequently (eg more than 2-3x a day). Even more so when the mobile version of the website is rife with bugs and/or limitations.

Reddit's mobile site is passable but the third party apps blow it out of the water on both iOS and Android.

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Just basing it on research Ive seen [1][2][3] and my own personal use. If the reddit application is feature poor, there isnt a reason to not use the web version, maybe with an extension or two to make it awesome.

[1] http://qz.com/253618/most-smartphone-users-download-zero-app...

[2] http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/mobile/most-people-download-zero...

[3] http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/22/consumers-spend-85-of-time-...

Supporting anecdote: my wife won't use Windows Phone or Windows tablets because the Pinterest app apparently sucks on those platforms.

Counter anecdote: I refuse to use the Facebook app on iOS because it takes like 500mb and the website works about 90% the same.