What you need to know
- Popular third-party Reddit apps are being shut down on June 30.
- This comes after Reddit announced API changes resulting in astronomical charges for app developers.
- Sync for Reddit, Reddit is Fun (RIF), and Apollo for Reddit on iOS will all cease to operate after this month.
Reddit recently announced changes to its own API that would block ads in third-party apps, along with a massive increase in API costs. Earlier today, Christian Selig, creator of the third-party Reddit app Apollo, posted on the official Apollo subreddit stating that the app would no longer work after June 30 due to the changes.
This entire saga was brought into the spotlight courtesy of Selig, detailing how the API cost increases would affect the third-party Reddit app. I really can’t put this any better than Selig, who stated, “Apollo made 7 billion requests last month, which would put it at about 1.7 million dollars per month, or 20 million US dollars per year.”
