Slide for Reddit Reviews

by DrakalDragon

These issues weren’t present just a few months ago but now 90% of gifs and videos won’t play at all, then link below does nothing. Eventually you’ll run out of content while doing what Slide names itself for, sliding to the next post. You’ll just be forced to stop and manually scroll all the way down to load posts instead of loading more content automatically. A lot of post links are broken too like imgur pictures so if you wanted to open it in safari, you’ll have to go a roundabout way to copy the URL and paste it yourself, because it’s too difficult to have working buttons I guess. Normally I’d not be harsh on a free app however if you plan on charging for premium features then your basic features need to work, plain as that.

by ThisIsUnnecessary21

I was excited to find a Reddit app that hyped thoughtful design after the official app made watching videos a nightmare. this app has a user-friendly build but one infuriating, unchangeable “feature”: Post titles/info are listed AFTER post content.

The only sub this doesn’t matter in that I’m subscribed to is r/nocontextpics. With this app, EVERY sub I’m subscribed to is r/nocontextpics.

this app looks like a decent app otherwise. But unless I’m missing a setting that populates the data as it is intended, this seems like another case of someone on the design team saying, “It’s not stupid - it’s innovative!”

by HP84858

I love the interface of Slide and enjoy the swiping animations. However, it has a few bugs. The “set as default” toggle for individual subreddits never works for me, even after I went through everything in settings trying to fix it. While trying to upvote swipe, occasionally I end up going back out of the post, and I wish I could swipe from the right edge to get back into the post where I was. Slide also crashes frequently, which can be frustrating if you’ve searched something in a subreddit and completely lose it— you’re forced to have to go searching for it all over again. Overall, an app with great potential, but many obvious bugs that make using it a little frustrating.

by Laediii

Came highly recommended and visually I like it so far. Small things that all add up to keep it from being a viable option. If you visit a subreddit and Pete the info button at the button of the screen, there is no way to exit that page. You cannot swipe on any edge, there is no X to press, no back button, nothing. Clicking a link on that page will obviously take you to that link but then the back button will take you BACK to the info page. It’s absolutely maddening. Also an option to keep the back button shown at all times would helpful when simple swipe to go backwards or forwards doesn’t work.

by Jaguila92

Slide was amazing for years—but in the last 1-2 years, it gradually got worse & worse.

Scrolling for too long? Crash & back to the top for you. Switched to a different app for too long? Guess you want to see everything you just viewed again (this is with “hide viewed posts” on, btw). Up-/downvoted something before the crash? Too bad, vote not saved. Try again.

I loved Slide when I first got it, but it feels like it… aged over time. I feel bad uninstalling this, but reading reviews, there’s better Reddit iOS apps out there.

For all the years it gave me, I can’t rate it any lower. But if I’m being honest? It’s felt like a 1-2 star app for a while now. It feels like it’s suffering trying to load image albums, much less videos & external websites. Slide slows my phone down more than any other if I’m being completely honest—will completely freeze my phone at times.

So long, old faithful. You had a good run.

by N-word Pass Giver

I wanted to try something different from the normal Reddit app, as it has become kind of buggy and annoying to use. I’ve tried apps like Apollo and they just don’t seem to work for me. This is the closest client I could find to the normal Reddit app, but the horizontal view is what really ruins my experience. Other than that, having to tap and hold on comments to be able to up/downvote them is the only other noticeable annoyance

by ♡| Maya ♡♥︎

I use 3 apps for reddit. One app has the text editor just down. Apollo, comet, and this app. Apollo has a layout I don’t like but it has the text editor down but I hate really dislike scrolling on it. Comet has a better layout and is less buggier version of this app.
this app is really the best of both worlds, customizable, and really great layout, minimal, but it’s bugs are there. And they can sometimes ruin the experience.
So all in all, great potential.

by Botcher23

Slide ’s visual design is gorgeous and its feature set is solid, but I must say performance could be improved. I’ll try not to exaggerate with a number and just say that I’ve had several crashes in this reddit client whereas I’ve had zero in my history with the official app.

I hope that performance is something that can get ironed out more as Slide evolves, but I realize it’s a difficult task due to the amount of features packed into this beautiful reddit client.

by Autdas

Still experiencing crashing issues. Slide doesn’t manage memory at all. It will eventually just consume all your phone’s available memory until it crashes.

Redesign has some nice features, but it’s buggy. Tapping buttons is unresponsive at times, and other times the button doesn’t do what it was supposed to. Also miss being able to pull up subreddits in list view from bottom search bar.

by Anony00_

There’s a pretty significant delay when you click a comment to collapse it. I don’t know why because Apollo doesn’t have any issue collapsing child comments immediately.

This is definitely the prettiest Reddit app out there and I decided to buy Pro because Apollo hasn’t updated their data collection policy and Slide doesn’t collect any.

I’ll keep using Slide, but I hope the developer sees this and fixes the significant latency with collapsing comments.

by Elwots

Slide continues to get smoother with every update. Definitely the least buggy Reddit app I’ve used. There are a ton of customization options, which have allowed me to take my favorite features/settings of different apps and combine them into one. The developer is very responsive and receptive to feedback, so this app just keeps getting better.

by Robbchadwick

I came to Slide Store yesterday to see if there were any new Reddit apps that I was not familiar with. I was especially looking for a complete app that also included highlighted new comments. That is the one thing I have always missed the most from the desktop when I am using a mobile app. this app not only highlights them ... but also indicates how many new comments there are ... similar to RES on the desktop for Gold users.

I started exploring Slide and found that all the other features from the mobile Reddit app and others apps are there ... and so much more! This is the one I’ve been waiting for. Go ahead! Download Slide ... and waste no time getting the premium upgrade. You won’t be sorry.

by Scrambled11

Is it the best reddit app yet? No. Is it really good. No. I’m gonna say it’s just ok for now but after seeing the upcoming version 3 beta, it looks pretty darn good. I originally tried it out because my internet connection was slow and saw the caching and data saving features. Boy does it work well and load fast. It’s a bit complicated to use at first but those who set their Facebook status to complicated will definitely understand what I mean; at least for now. You probably wasted your time reading all of this while you could’ve been trying it out for yourself so go do that. My review won’t change your opinion, you testing out Slide will. Oh and you don’t really have to pay for premium like Apollo users so yeah have fun 👍🏻

by Klightx15

I have tried Apollo and hated it. So for the longest time I was just using the native Reddit app. Slide caught my eye the most of all others so I gave it a shot and I’m so glad I did, I should have switched sooner.

First thing I did was tweak and customize the UI almost exactly how I like it. I liked Slide so much I went ahead and purchased pro to support the developer and unlock a few neat features to enhance my experience. The gallery view is refreshing and well done.

There are only 3 things I’d like to see added:
1. Toggle to disable browser button.
2. Toggle to move back button to bottom right for ergonomic one handed browsing for those who have big phones and small hands.
3. Toggle to disable backing out of a post by sliding right. I’ve accidentally backed out of a post scrolling through comments numerous times.

by Smolkobe

Update: Thank you dev for version 7! This update has resolved all the bugs I’ve experienced and I’m so happy to have my favorite Reddit app back!

I really want to love Slide. It looks nicer than any other Reddit app, including the official one. But the amount of bugs make me wanna die. Used to beta test Slide, and thought if I switched to the one in Slide Store things would improve. Not so. Go download literally any other Reddit app if you value sanity.

by DyingForPy

I love the this app app for Reddit! I especially appreciate the no-data-collection policy, as that is the main reason I stopped using the regular Reddit app.

Recently, I noticed that Slide was opening some Reddit links in a browser instead of just taking me to the subreddit/post. I’m not sure if this is due to the link format or if this is a bug, but would love some feedback when you get a chance!

Thank you all so much for your hard work and respect for user-privacy!

by HardMode89

this app is awesome. Some glitches as of 7.1.1 when switching modes, but nothing a quick relaunch can’t solve. I love that you can lock it with FaceID, and use Shadowbox to view everything on full screen. The customizable sliding on comments is great, and easily my most used feature. But posting? Yeah, I’m gonna stick to the web version for that. No support for videos (ad far as I can tell). A little basic, but it’s a trade worth making for all the other features.

by Eli_theWolf

I’m a Redditor who preferred the official Reddit app for a long time. Before that I sunk my teeth into Alien Blue, but since then my tastes have changed.

this app has a GUI design that glows with color. The color elements pop in a way other GUI designs on other reddit clients do not. Slide stands out from the crowd. The color themes and accents are fully customizable and, Slide even allows the user to have true black backgrounds for iPhone X and XS users. This is not to be underestimated as it creates an overall color theme that is tailored made to you. I am highly impressed with this free customization and I look forward to updates.

Eli Lozano

by Corgi Howard

this app for Reddit is a forward facing app paving its way into the top reddit app on the AppStore. From its top notch customization features to its friendly interface, browsing Reddit has never been more convenient.

Carlos himself is a impressive developer working diligently to consistently provide improvements and updates. He’s very responsive and the type of person you know that cares about the future of his product instead of a simple cash and grab app.

If you were like me, you’d been using the standard Reddit app for ages and don’t know what your missing out on. Download Slides, it’ll change your Reddit experience.

by Lemonadestandguy

This is app finally gave me the functionality I was wanting for reddit on an iPad that the standard reddit app wasn’t giving me. Once reddit went to their new awful video playback fromat, I was done! Slide is miles better!

Overall Slide is very customizable and the gesture controls are intuitive. if you support this team by going ‘pro’ you get even more options!

Also no ads. what else could you possibly want?

by PatriotRDX

Lures you in with the good looks, but:

- Can’t tap/swipe outside pop ups for comments to close (universal expected behavior), need to scroll up for X...but not too slow!
- Breaking their own convention, you have to swipe away subreddit info screens, no X. And tons of other inconsistencies.
- Subreddits you don’t subscribe to open in miniature pop out like comments. Waste of space.
- In fact poor use of space all over.
- Settings are vague and don’t explain what they do.
- Settings are organized so related items are in completely different screens.
- Disregard for Apple design language.

I am a UX designer. Slide clearly doesn’t employ anyone in that position or, if they are, are being ripped off and stolen from. Right now they’re getting by on the lack of options and poor official app. Combine this with eye-candy to catch the lay person’s gaze.

by Itouchmann

Slide is incredible. Did however notice some issues with the pop up feature in iPadOS /iOS 13. After opening popups, it isn’t possible to full screen a new window. The only way to get to a new subreddit or post in full screen is to exit all pop up windows and then find it again.

This could be solved by adding a full screen button on the pop up window.

Another even smaller thing - it would be amazing if you could edit multi Reddits. Also the Collections feature appears to be useless.

by Am33r

pros: super customizable, including colors, text, layout, etc. something that’s really nice for someone who is left handed. also, i love that there aren’t ads and that the pro level features are a fair price. love Slide minus a couple things.

feedback: it would be awesome if as i scrolled it auto marked them as read, this doesn’t seem to be possible. turned on the hide read feature, but it doesn’t seem to work quite right. it would be great to be able to toggle on & off read. also, it would be great if collapsing a thread of comments would also collapse the first comment, similar to reddit’s app.

all in all a great customizable & ad free option. great work developers!

by Bmauck

Used another Reddit client on mobile for years that had the swipe feature that I loved so much. Could never make the switch to others like Narwhal because of the swipe to go back feature. But then I found Slide and wow, Slide has everything I’m looking for. Just an amazing UI, and the customizability options are wonderful. So so good. Can’t recommend this enough. If you aren’t using this client, you’re wrong.

by Redlebanese

The UI and functionality of Slide are on an entirely different level than anything that’s out right now. I don’t know how big the team is that created this client, but there isn’t anything quite as beautiful and functional as this in the AppStore. It even makes Apples UI look bland in comparison. It’s definitely better than the default Reddit client, and even better than Apollo.

by Mrgono3

I really like the column view on the iPad as compared to Apollo which is also one of the best Reddit apps.

Slide also offers the ability to cache posts allowing for off-line reads! This is a premium feature however.

Sometimes Slide is a little bit buggy and will quit but this hasn’t happened all the time.

by `anon`

The developer and contributors did a great job with Slide. All basic (and lots of non-basic😄) features are free, and pretty cheap if you want to upgrade and get even more (mostly cosmetic) features and support Slide .

It’s an interesting experience coming from Apollo, very different UI, but I encourage everyone to try it out

by Dillmatthee

Slide has a super slick design and is very easy to use, I prefer it over reddit 100%. The only thing I do find frustrating at times is when you are trying to watch a video it takes a while to load them compared to reddit that loads them almost immediately.

by BobVanceVanceRefrigeration

Ever since I got an iPad, I have been waiting for Reddit client that supports multiple columns of scrolling. FINALLY! The settings of Slide are a bit complicated, but once you tune it to your liking, this becomes the most beautiful Reddit experience on an iPad, especially the Pro. THANK YOU!