# dev.to

> Code Creators Coming Together

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1536933197](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1536933197)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1536933197`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** DEV Community
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (32 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-10
- **First published:** 2021-05-07
- **Size:** 47 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dev-to/id1536933197)
- **Website:** [https://dev.to](https://dev.to/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.forem.com/privacy-policy](https://www.forem.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

The best way to navigate DEV and the rest of the Forem ecosystem on your iPhone!

The Forem app allows you to follow all your dev.to tags and members while also discovering what the evolving Forem ecosystem has to offer.

Read, write and stay up-to-date in our blogging-forward social network.

## Rankings

- #222,926 — Overall
- #19 — source code

## Review summary

Users praise the app for consolidating multiple Forem communities and enabling easy participation on the go, but repeatedly report critical usability flaws: overly sensitive navigation gestures and back swipes that interrupt reading, poor or absent dark mode, onboarding/signup confusion, and stability crashes. The strongest positives center on centralized access and community engagement, while the most common negatives concern UX/navigation and visual accessibility.

### Pros

- Centralized access to Dev and Forem communities within a single app with easy switching between communities.
- Easy to contribute and stay engaged in conversations across multiple communities.
- Convenient for use on the go, unifying platforms and communities in one app.

### Cons

- Navigation and back/swipe gestures are overly sensitive, causing accidental page exits and reading interruptions.
- Dark mode is missing or poorly implemented, making reading uncomfortable for many users.
- Onboarding and signup flow is confusing or unfriendly, hindering first-time users.
- Stability issues, including crashes when opening profiles or articles.

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