Apollo for Reddit1.15.17 - App Store

Apollo was an iOS app for browsing Reddit from 2015 to 2023. In 2023 Reddit announced significant price changes to their API, going from free to potentially costing tens of millions of dollars per year, with 30 days notice before developers would start incurring charges. As a result, Apollo was forced to shut down after the better part of a decade building for an incredible, supportive community. With over 100,000 five star ratings, and many accolades, I was incredibly proud of what Apollo accomplished.

The app now exists in a commemorative/historic state, with a thank you message, the option to unlock a Goodbye Apollo wallpaper pack, and options to export data if you had the app downloaded previously (shake the device), and all previous app icons are now automatically unlocked. You can also use the app as a hub to get updates about other things the developer (Christian Selig) is working on.

Again, thank you so much for all the years of fun, it was the honor of a lifetime building the app for all of you!

Version History Updates merch link 1.15.17 11/28/2023 Updates metadata and in-app details to more accurately reflect the nature of this app being in a "historic/commemorative" state, but still with the option to unlock wallpapers if you so choose 1.15.16 11/17/2023 Adds an option to download all wallpapers rather than having to do it individually. Also adds an option to sign up to be notified for my Next Thing™! 1.15.15 07/20/2023 Apollo has now closed down, this update pushes out a few fixes to make everything a bit nicer in that state, so explore around!

- Adds ability to migrate your Apollo Pixel Pals to the new separate Pixel Pals app, and even includes a fun easter egg if you do so. If you're not familiar with Pixel Pals, it's a really fun app that lets you customize your iOS device with a variety of cute virtual pets. It'd really mean a lot to me if you checked it out and considered supporting it!
- Added a bunch more wallpapers to the "Goodbye Apollo" Wallpaper Set. It's available in Settings, and is a great way to remember Apollo for years to come with some incredible wallpapers by the amazing designers who have created Apollo's icons over the years.
- If you have time left on your subscription, you have the option to go to the Settings tab and decline the automatic refund. Developers pay refunds out-of-pocket, so your kindness and consideration would mean a lot to me there given how unexpected the last few weeks have been. Cancelling your subscription in the Settings app isn't enough, you also have to manually decline the refund in Apollo if you so choose.

As the hour gets closer the app will change automatically to no longer being able to browse Reddit, but you'll still be able to open it and customize the home screen app icons with the over 100 incredible icons added over the years. Pixel Pals migration, wallpapers, merch, and more are also available, as well as the possibility of another fun easter egg revealing itself.

I feel like I've said it a lot over the last few weeks, but I feel so, so fortunate that I've been able to build an app over the last 9 years alongside such an incredible community who helped me to shape the app for the better. I've met and talked with so many cool people, and the app is infinitely better than it was from the outset because of it. I'm heartbroken it's ending this way, but I've loved every minute of building this app for you folks and wouldn't have done a thing differently. Love y'all.

- Christian 1.15.14 07/02/2023 Pushes out a few more fixes before everything closes down!

- Adds ability to migrate your Apollo Pixel Pals to the new separate Pixel Pals app, and even includes a fun easter egg if you do so. If you're not familiar with Pixel Pals, it's a really fun app that lets you customize your iOS device with a variety of cute virtual pets. It'd really mean a lot to me if you checked it out and considered supporting it!
- Added a bunch more wallpapers to the "Goodbye Apollo" Wallpaper Set. It's available in Settings, and is a great way to remember Apollo for years to come with some incredible wallpapers by the amazing designers who have created Apollo's icons over the years.
- If you have time left on your subscription, you have the option to go to the Settings tab and decline the automatic refund. Developers pay refunds out-of-pocket, so your kindness and consideration would mean a lot to me there given how unexpected the last few weeks have been. Cancelling your subscription in the Settings app isn't enough, you also have to manually decline the refund in Apollo if you so choose.

As the hour gets closer the app will change automatically to no longer being able to browse Reddit, but you'll still be able to open it and customize the home screen app icons with the over 100 incredible icons added over the years. Pixel Pals migration, wallpapers, merch, and more are also available, as well as the possibility of another fun easter egg revealing itself.

I feel like I've said it a lot over the last few weeks, but I feel so, so fortunate that I've been able to build an app over the last 9 years alongside such an incredible community who helped me to shape the app for the better. I've met and talked with so many cool people, and the app is infinitely better than it was from the outset because of it. I'm heartbroken it's ending this way, but I've loved every minute of building this app for you folks and wouldn't have done a thing differently. Love y'all.

- Christian 1.15.12 06/30/2023 This update for Apollo includes a few important features:

- Apollo closes on June 30th, if you have time left in your subscription, this update allows you to decline a refund on the remaining subscription time. If you don't decline the refund, you will automatically receive a pro-rated refund for the remaining time. If you've been happy with the service I've provided over the years, please consider declining the refund as they are refunded out-of-pocket. I thank you!
- Added a "Goodbye Apollo" Wallpaper set. If you want to remember Apollo for years to come after its shut down date, and support its creator one last time, consider checking out the incredible set of Apollo themed wallpapers, created by talented designers who have built Apollo icons over the years.
- I've unlocked all the icons in the app for everyone, and even added over a dozen new ones that I had planned to continue adding over the next year plus. Also themes are now available for all.

I have another update coming for the end of the month that adds some additional cool features, so stick around and keep browsing until the curtain closes!

If you're unclear about why Apollo is closing, Reddit recently announced some very, very expensive API prices for developers, and in combination with only providing 30 days to enact the changes, Apollo won't be able to afford continuing beyond Reddit's cutoff date of June 30th, 2023. There are more details in the ApolloApp subreddit if you're curious.

As mentioned through the in-app announcements, it's been the pleasure of a lifetime building Apollo for you over the last 9 years. I thank you so much for your kindness, input, and generosity over the years.

- Christian 1.15.11 06/28/2023 Added tip jar back in app for those interested! 1.15.9 06/08/2023 Quick update that fixes a crash that could occur on launch for some folks. 1.15.8 05/31/2023 A brand new icon that harkens back to an earlier period in iOS icon design, as well as some nice bug fixes. Beyond that the rest is in the next big juicy update. :) 1.15.7 05/25/2023 A brand new icon that harkens back to an earlier period in iOS icon design, as well as some bug fixes. Beyond that the rest is in the next big juicy update. :) 1.15.6 05/25/2023 Fixes a bug where flair could be rendered weirdly when displaying a right-to-left language. 1.15.5 05/09/2023 Fixes a few small bugs, namely the new comments tracker not showing up for some users, as well as an issue with the media viewer where when you tried to zoom the media would also zoom but zoom away in a random direction. 1.15.4 04/29/2023 In addition to the changes below, this update fixes a few small bugs folks pointed out.

# New Comments Highlightifier

(May need to enable under Settings tab > General > Show Unread Comments)

If you read a thread, and then encounter it again later, in your feed Apollo will show a count of how many comments have been added since you last viewed it, and when viewing the thread, it will highlight the new comments. This is really handy for coming back to a thread later and seeing what you missed out on.

# Easter Sale

Just for this short Easter period you can grab Apollo Ultra lifetime at a discounted rate!

## Richer Title Flair

Some subreddits elect to have images and icons in their title flair to better represent a specific flair (like "Happy News" with a smiley face or something), and before Apollo would just show this as a text approximation (for instance, :happyface:), now the imagery is fully rendered right into the title!

# New Icons

Some of my favorite new home screen icons in awhile. Featuring an absolutely gorgeous set of icons by Adam Whitcroft, an adorable Easter themed icon by Matthew Skiles, and a really cool, kinda spooky icon by s4pete.

# New Pixel Pals

Added three adorable new Pixel Pals! We have a T-Rex named Rory, Freya the Butterfly, and Kermy the Borzoi.

# Other

- No longer supports iOS 14. iOS 14 has had miniscule usage in Apollo for awhile now, and as of recently it dipped to well below 1% of users, so this version requires iOS 15 or newer. Having a newer baseline iOS version means devs are able to use newer iOS features (for instance every year there's really awesome advancements to SwiftUI) that make development easier/faster
- Revamped the Settings screens a little, in addition to how it looks I also moved the Themes option into the "Appearance" section to reduce confusion
- New icons
- Should fix bug with home feed showing same old content from when you were signed out
- If you select a paid feature Apollo now prompts you to unlock Ultra. This is an attempt to simplify because of confusion around the dual offerings (Pro and Ultra) in Apollo, where it'll hopefully be more simple/obvious what to unlock if you simply want everything in the app, which is better for most users than "buy this, then this". (Pro is still available to purchase though and can be done so through Settings)
- Changed the icon for "Best" sort, firstly to somewhat commemorate a change in how the Best algorithm works in Apollo, and secondly because it's the primary sort icon that Apollo users are exposed to, and I've had a ton of feedback over the years that the trophy icon is not at all clear for "tap this to sort"
- Open in Apollo Safari extension now works properly with old Reddit as well
- If you have the option enabled to automatically collapse AutoModerator, Apollo will now properly collapse the comment even if it's not stickied
- Revamped the live comment sort a little, so it should be faster and work even better
- Exclude Subscriptions from Feed now works not only with r/All, but with r/Popular as well
- Related to the previous item, added an option in Settings to always enable subscribed subreddit exclusion from r/All and r/Popular, so you don't have to manually enable it each time
- Fixed a bug with Wikipedia preview parsing for non-English languages

# Thank You

I really hope you enjoy the update! Thank you for using Apollo!

- Christian 1.15.3 04/20/2023 In addition to the changes below, this release fixes a few crashes and general bugs folks were kind enough to submit!

# New Comments Highlightifier

(May need to enable under Settings tab > General > Show Unread Comments)

If you read a thread, and then encounter it again later, in your feed Apollo will show a count of how many comments have been added since you last viewed it, and when viewing the thread, it will highlight the new comments. This is really handy for coming back to a thread later and seeing what you missed out on.

# Easter Sale

Just for this short Easter period you can grab Apollo Ultra lifetime at a discounted rate!

## Richer Title Flair

Some subreddits elect to have images and icons in their title flair to better represent a specific flair (like "Happy News" with a smiley face or something), and before Apollo would just show this as a text approximation (for instance, :happyface:), now the imagery is fully rendered right into the title!

# New Icons

Some of my favorite new home screen icons in awhile. Featuring an absolutely gorgeous set of icons by Adam Whitcroft, an adorable Easter themed icon by Matthew Skiles, and a really cool, kinda spooky icon by s4pete.

# New Pixel Pals

Added three adorable new Pixel Pals! We have a T-Rex named Rory, Freya the Butterfly, and Kermy the Borzoi.

# Other

- No longer supports iOS 14. iOS 14 has had miniscule usage in Apollo for awhile now, and as of recently it dipped to well below 1% of users, so this version requires iOS 15 or newer. Having a newer baseline iOS version means devs are able to use newer iOS features (for instance every year there's really awesome advancements to SwiftUI) that make development easier/faster
- Revamped the Settings screens a little, in addition to how it looks I also moved the Themes option into the "Appearance" section to reduce confusion
- New icons
- Should fix bug with home feed showing same old content from when you were signed out
- If you select a paid feature Apollo now prompts you to unlock Ultra. This is an attempt to simplify because of confusion around the dual offerings (Pro and Ultra) in Apollo, where it'll hopefully be more simple/obvious what to unlock if you simply want everything in the app, which is better for most users than "buy this, then this". (Pro is still available to purchase though and can be done so through Settings)
- Changed the icon for "Best" sort, firstly to somewhat commemorate a change in how the Best algorithm works in Apollo, and secondly because it's the primary sort icon that Apollo users are exposed to, and I've had a ton of feedback over the years that the trophy icon is not at all clear for "tap this to sort"
- Open in Apollo Safari extension now works properly with old Reddit as well
- If you have the option enabled to automatically collapse AutoModerator, Apollo will now properly collapse the comment even if it's not stickied
- Revamped the live comment sort a little, so it should be faster and work even better
- Exclude Subscriptions from Feed now works not only with r/All, but with r/Popular as well
- Related to the previous item, added an option in Settings to always enable subscribed subreddit exclusion from r/All and r/Popular, so you don't have to manually enable it each time
- Fixed a bug with Wikipedia preview parsing for non-English languages

# Thank You

I really hope you enjoy the update! Thank you for using Apollo!

- Christian 1.15.2 04/13/2023 Hey! This update has a bunch of awesome additions, I really hope you love it!

# New Comments Highlightifier

(May need to enable under Settings tab > General > Show Unread Comments)

If you read a thread, and then encounter it again later, in your feed Apollo will show a count of how many comments have been added since you last viewed it, and when viewing the thread, it will highlight the new comments. This is really handy for coming back to a thread later and seeing what you missed out on.

# Easter Sale

Just for this short Easter period you can grab Apollo Ultra lifetime at a discounted rate!

## Richer Title Flair

Some subreddits elect to have images and icons in their title flair to better represent a specific flair (like "Happy News" with a smiley face or something), and before Apollo would just show this as a text approximation (for instance, :happyface:), now the imagery is fully rendered right into the title!

# New Icons

Some of my favorite new home screen icons in awhile. Featuring an absolutely gorgeous set of icons by Adam Whitcroft, an adorable Easter themed icon by Matthew Skiles, and a really cool, kinda spooky icon by s4pete.

# New Pixel Pals

Added three adorable new Pixel Pals! We have a T-Rex named Rory, Freya the Butterfly, and Kermy the Borzoi.

# Other

- No longer supports iOS 14. iOS 14 has had miniscule usage in Apollo for awhile now, and as of recently it dipped to well below 1% of users, so this version requires iOS 15 or newer. Having a newer baseline iOS version means devs are able to use newer iOS features (for instance every year there's really awesome advancements to SwiftUI) that make development easier/faster
- Revamped the Settings screens a little, in addition to how it looks I also moved the Themes option into the "Appearance" section to reduce confusion
- New icons
- Should fix bug with home feed showing same old content from when you were signed out
- If you select a paid feature Apollo now prompts you to unlock Ultra. This is an attempt to simplify because of confusion around the dual offerings (Pro and Ultra) in Apollo, where it'll hopefully be more simple/obvious what to unlock if you simply want everything in the app, which is better for most users than "buy this, then this". (Pro is still available to purchase though and can be done so through Settings)
- Changed the icon for "Best" sort, firstly to somewhat commemorate a change in how the Best algorithm works in Apollo, and secondly because it's the primary sort icon that Apollo users are exposed to, and I've had a ton of feedback over the years that the trophy icon is not at all clear for "tap this to sort"
- Open in Apollo Safari extension now works properly with old Reddit as well
- If you have the option enabled to automatically collapse AutoModerator, Apollo will now properly collapse the comment even if it's not stickied
- Revamped the live comment sort a little, so it should be faster and work even better
- Exclude Subscriptions from Feed now works not only with r/All, but with r/Popular as well
- Related to the previous item, added an option in Settings to always enable subscribed subreddit exclusion from r/All and r/Popular, so you don't have to manually enable it each time
- Fixed a bug with Wikipedia preview parsing for non-English languages

# Thank You

I really hope you enjoy the update! Thank you for using Apollo!

- Christian 1.15 04/07/2023 - Fixes some media display issues
- Adds two new Ultra icons: Notebook and Year of the Rabbit
- A few other small tweaks and fixes to make things run even smoother 1.14.26 02/22/2023 Quick update to include the new monthly app icon! Also fixes a bug on macOS with the rating prompt. 1.14.24 02/03/2023 Quick update to include the new monthly app icon! 1.14.23 02/03/2023 Quick update to include the new monthly app icon! 1.14.22 02/03/2023 A few tiny bug fixes. 1.14.21 01/23/2023 Fixes an issue with GIF playback. 1.14.20 01/17/2023 This updated fixes a few bugs, namely around blocked users sometimes potentially still cropping up in threads, and some GIF loading issues. The update also adds Oliver the festive Christmas raccoon as a new Pixel Pal, and introduces a limited time Christmas sale (with a "do not show again" option for the sale). 1.14.19 12/26/2022 This updated fixes a few bugs, namely around blocked users sometimes potentially still cropping up in threads, and some GIF loading issues. The update also adds Oliver the festive Christmas raccoon as a Pixel Pal option, and introduces a limited time Christmas sale (with a "do not show again" option for the sale). 1.14.18 12/25/2022 [.17 fixes a Reddit bug with Home feed not loading if sort is set to Best by temporarily changing default sort to Hot for Home feed until Reddit fixes bug. If you're not having issues loading Best sort, feel free to change it back as the default sort in Settings.]

This update to Apollo brings the ability to save posts and comments to specific categories (so you can sort by your “tech”, “animals”, or "interior design", for instance, and even create completely custom categories) that are cloud-synced across your devices! There's also incredibly gorgeous new icons, and a bunch of new Pixel Pals (parrot, panda, platypus, and a tiger!) so you can have even more cute options for friends while you scroll, as well as some handy bug fixes (like around trending subreddits) and tweaks to make everything even nicer and smoother.

This version also adds inline thumbnails to inline images in comments, plus a few to the saved category banner that could sometimes not disappear, and also added the option to turn off saved categories if you're not interested in the new feature. 1.14.17 12/17/2022 This update to Apollo brings the ability to save posts and comments to specific categories (so you can sort by your “tech”, “animals”, or "interior design", for instance, and even create completely custom categories) that are cloud-synced across your devices! There's also incredibly gorgeous new icons, and a bunch of new Pixel Pals (parrot, panda, platypus, and a tiger!) so you can have even more cute options for friends while you scroll, as well as some handy bug fixes (like around trending subreddits) and tweaks to make everything even nicer and smoother.

This version also adds inline thumbnails to inline images in comments, plus a few to the saved category banner that could sometimes not disappear, and also added the option to turn off saved categories if you're not interested in the new feature. 1.14.16 12/06/2022