Thunder for Lemmy

Name: Thunder for Lemmy
Rating: 4.4675326 (202 reviews)
Author: Hamlet Jiang Su

By: Hamlet Jiang Su App

Thunder is an open source, cross-platform Lemmy client

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

18,201 ▲ 81

Data as of 2026-10-03

Rating:

4.47 +4

(202)

Version:

0.8.6

Last updated: 2026-01-07

Ranking

#453,953 ▼ 1,074

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Thunder for Lemmy is a fully open source, cross-platform Lemmy client designed to enhance your community experience without ads or trackers. It supports multiple accounts for easy switching and offers highly customizable settings, including accent colors and gesture controls. Users can navigate posts, comments, and communities effortlessly using customizable swipe gestures. As an early development project, Thunder promises continuous feature improvements to enrich your Lemmy interactions.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Community Open Source Social Media

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Version:

0.8.6 Last updated: 2026-01-07

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Creation date:

2023-07-12

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Permissions:

android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
android.permission.VIBRATE Safe
com.hjiangsu.thunder.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

38.24MB

Email:

th*****@proton.me

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-10-03

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Developed by:: Hamlet Jiang Su
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hjiangsu.thunder
Email:: th*****@proton.me
Website:: https://github.com/hjiangsu/thunder

User Reviews

Users praise Thunder for Lemmy for its clean, customizable UI, performance, gesture-based voting, and ad-free experience. It is considered the best Lemmy app available on Android by many reviewers. However, the app has recurring issues including limited search functionality within posts, loss of reading position when navigating, notification display problems, and some missing customizable features compared to alternatives. Despite occasional bugs, regular updates have addressed many issues, making it a popular choice among Lemmy users.

Pros

Highly customizable with many settings and gestures for ease of use.
Clean and attractive user interface with great UI design and good performance.
Ad-free experience, contributing to a smooth user experience.
Best Lemmy app on Android as per several users, with regular updates fixing issues.
Good features like easily upvoting/downvoting posts with gestures and compact view option.

Cons

Missing or limited search functionality within posts and topics; currently only communities can be searched.
App sometimes loses reading position when navigating back, causing annoyance.
Issues with notifications, such as replies not showing properly when nested too deeply.
Lack of certain customization options compared to other clients, e.g. limited ability to rearrange display elements.
Bugs and occasional crashes, indicating app may still feel like early development to some users.

Recent reviews

Ouch, I was enjoying this but just updated the app and all of my subscriptions, blocked communities are gone. My "saved" posts (I had none) are filled with pages and pages of random things I've never viewed. Edit: this did get fixed forgot to change the review.