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iRedditCurrent Version: 2.1.3

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The official Reddit iPhone app. Never be bored again. With this app, you'll always be only a tap (or shake) away from the most interesting stuff on the web.

If you can't afford the cost and don't mind ads, there's also a free version of iReddit: Search iTunes Store for "iReddit Free"

All of your favorite reddit functionality is here: view the hottest, newest, top, and most controversial stories of the moment, explore individual subreddits, vote, comment, share, and save links for later. The entire commenting system has been optimized for the iPhone app so you won't have any trouble contributing to an epic pun thread.

Save time by never having to reload the reddit homepage. You can even use handy next/previous navigation to move between websites without going back to the main list. And those sites work in portrait and widescreen modes too.

It's never been easier to be entertained. Just shake your iPhone to enter "serendipity mode" where you'll be served a random, interesting site. Pro-tip: Turn on "play sound on shake" for a special treat with every jostle -- the iPhone is an elegant phone for a more sophisticated age.

We're always trying to improve reddit and the same goes with our iPhone app. Please leave us feedback here: http://getsatisfaction.com/reddit/products/reddit_ireddit

**We're no longer supporting the first version of the app, upgrade to 2.0 -- it's much, much cooler anyway**
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iReddit Review

iPhone client makes it easy to access social news site—when app doesn’t crash

by Jeffrey Hatton, Macworld.com

I really wanted to iReddit and I guess I do. But it hasn’t been easy.


iReddit

Let’s get the basics out of the way before diving into the drama. The iReddit app is the iPhone interface for reddit.com, the social news site for accessing “what’s new and popular on the web.” Reddit.com is is ideal surfing material for when you have a little time to kill and need temporary distraction with news and humor. Given the challenge of using the reddit.com site through Mobile Safari (and given that reddit.com is owner by Wired) then iReddit, developed by CondéNet, should be a real winner app.

When you first install it, iReddit is sweet. The app’s interface, speed, and overall experience is excellent. In fact, it was everything I had hoped for. There are even some pleasant surprises, such as the animated reddit alien that shows sympathetic impatience if Web pages take too long to load. iReddit also offers a Serendipity mode in which random stories are displayed—a cute idea, but nothing a real reddit user would find useful.

My problems with iReddit started when I tried to log in with my reddit account—a necessity for commenting on stories, which is an important part of the reddit experience. The first three times I logged in to iReddit, the app crashed within 10 seconds. When it finally stabilized, it crashed when I tried to actually enter a comment. It also crashed every time I tried to use my custom reddits instead of the default.

Any power-reddit user would find this useful right away as it is much easier to read and navigate than accessing the site through the built-in Safari browser on Apple’s mobile devices. The average newbie might want to wait for the proposed free, ad-driven version instead of paying for a buggy $1.99 app.

iReddit is compatible with any iPhone or iPod touch running the iPhone 2.x software update.

[Jeffrey Hatton is a freelance writer living in Virginia.]

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