Reddit bids farewell to third-party apps like Apollo, BaconReader

Despite Reddit users’ protests, Reddit has moved forward with its decision to charge developers of third-party apps millions of dollars to access its API (application programming interface). As of July 1, several beloved apps are no more. SEE ALSO: Reddit removes mods as subreddits continue protesting unpopular API changes Which third-party Reddit apps have shut down?One of the most popular third-party apps to shut down is Apollo. According to Apollo developer Christian Selig, he would have had to pay Reddit $20 million a year for API access (Reddit planned to charge $12,000 per 50 million API requests). In a Reddit post thanking users before Apollo’s shutdown, Selig wrote: “If [Reddit] wanted something that could work for everyone, they would have simply made an effort to listen, instead of being dishonest, callous, and punitive in pricing.” Many of the comments on the post say they will delete their accounts and no longer use Reddit now that Apollo is gone.The Android equivalent of Apollo, reddit is fun (RIF), has also shut down. RIF’s farewell post agreed with Selig’s, and criticized Reddit’s “hostile treatment of developers building on their platform.”Other apps that have shut down in the wake of Reddit’s API policy include BaconReader, which released its last update on Android on June 27, and Sync for Reddit, which will be migrating to possible Reddit alternative Lemmy.Which third-party Reddit apps will remain operational?Several third-party Reddit apps will remain usable, but both will come at a price in order to offset Reddit’s API charges….Reddit bids farewell to third-party apps like Apollo, BaconReader