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I always see posts asking for the "best apps", so I thought it might be fun to flip the script. I originally thought this would be mobile-focused, but honestly I do the same thing on desktop.

I'd also be interested in any tools/techniques that help you achieve this. PWAs, scripts, mobile, desktop, whatever.

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[–] buckykat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

The most common reason for something to be "better in the app" is that the website is full of popups telling you to use the app

[–] Thalestr@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

A lot of things where the "app" is just a bloated Electron wrapper. The web version, if offered, is almost always better even if it lacks a few features.

[–] Banzai51@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmy. The mobile apps just aren't there just yet.

[–] kevincox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

YouTube. The mobile site is fairly functional and with Firefox for Android I can block the ads.

I would usually feel bad about blocking ads but I paid for YouTube Premium for many years but only quite because they kept degrading the service. So I don't really have any sympathy.

[–] moreArt@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Facebook - I've found their mobile app is very large and I didn't like the temptation to look at it all the time. I switch to using a browser in privacy/incognito mode. I log in and spend more quality time seeing what my friends and family are up to without obsessing over it.