Reddit is rapidly becoming a social media platform teens and young adults are using to discuss topics that are important to them with likeminded individuals. For young people, it is becoming a primary source for news, information, and entertainment, and most parents have never heard of it. The concept is simple: Reddit users post whatever they want (including images and videos) in message boards, called subreddits, and other users comment and up or down vote the post.
The official Reddit app may not be the most loved app out there, but it’s gotten a lot better since launch. It’s also one of the only Reddit apps available for the iPhone. There are some advantages to going for the official app — like, for example, the fact that it’s one of the easiest to use. It doesn’t have some of the more advanced features that some readers offer, but many won’t need those advanced features, like multi-account support, anyway.
You can easily make your own post to Reddit by tapping the pencil icon on the main page. Your post can be either be text, a link (usually the most popular), or an image. You can post whatever you like, for the most part. Unlike Instagram , Reddit doesn’t offer any tools to touch up or create new images. Even Snapchat, which is more focused on sharing the moment, offers some image editing tools.
If you’re already a Reddit user, the official Reddit iPhone app probably offers a lot of what you’ve been waiting for. The interface is very clean, if sometimes confusing, and it does a great job recreating the experience of using Reddit. It’s a smart move to mobile, and one that feels just as useful as the desktop Website experience. But there’s a steep learning curve for beginners. Rather than act as an easy entry point, the Reddit app actually seems less welcoming and more confusing than the site itself.
