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It's fairly safe to assume that all third party reddit apps will be shutting down. The price they've been quoted for API access is simply too high, and I don't think any of the devs are rich enough to keep it running out of their own pockets. I wouldn't be surprised to see some apps try to stay up, but I highly doubt they can last long term.
Either that or they'd have to start charging each user tons of money, and/or disabling free users entirely.
In the recent AMA it was said that apps that focus on accessibility might get free access, but based on what devs are saying about having trouble getting in touch with anyone at reddit, I wouldn't get your hopes up.
RedReader has posted that they have officially received an exclusion from the API fees due to their extensive accessibility features for those who are blind or visually impaired. So if anyone wants to use reddit without the official app, that app will stay up past June 30th. I have a feeling that Reddit will focus some development on accessibility, and if a lot of people switch over to RedReader to avoid the ads and bullshit in the official app, Reddit will kill it. It's only a matter of time at this point.
Has anyone heard anything about Boost?
I don't think the developer has posted his plans yet, but I wouldn't be shocked if he also decides to kill it.
Yeah that makes sense. I guess I'm just a little surprised that I haven't seen any official announcement from Infinity yet.
Hostilenemy (dev of Infinity) has said the following things:
"Hey thanks everyone. I guess our best bet is to allow custom API key in the app. Ridiculous price!!!!" Source
"This will not be the end. But users may need to get their API keys themselves." Source
I know RedReader is one of the apps that's being allowed as an accessibility tool. But, even then they'll still be cut off from NSFW content if I understand right. This means you get access to some of Reddit but, obviously not all of it, which is just BS for anyone who wants to keep using it.
I've been using Sync for Reddit with my own API key patched into it (there's some guides on how to do it for most of the popular apps!) and NSFW content still shows for me, including NSFW subs. I read that they were supposed to be stopping that on July 5th and it's currently the 6th. Still can happen, but perhaps there's a chance they're not stopping NSFW for personal API use?