Apollo (app)

Apollo for Reddit, shortened to Apollo, was a third-party Reddit client for iOS. Developed by Canadian programmer Christian Selig, a former Apple intern, Apollo was designed as an iOS-friendly successor to Alien Blue, and an alternative to the official Reddit app. It was notable for its large feature set over the official app, including rapid support for newly-introduced iOS features such as Lock Screen widgets. It had a gesture-based design and featured no advertisements.

Launched on 23 October 2017 after an extensive beta period that began in early 2015, Apollo quickly became popular. Throughout its lifespan, it received critical praise and became one of the most popular third-party Reddit clients, with close to 5 million lifetime global installs by 2023. Selig would sometimes run fundraising initiatives within the app to raise money for causes such as animal shelters. However, following controversial Reddit API changes that made its continued operation untenable in Selig's view, Selig shut down the app on 30 June 2023. Provided by Wikipedia