# LemmyNet/jerboa

A native Android app for Lemmy

Repository: https://github.com/LemmyNet/jerboa
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jerboa
Language: Kotlin
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: activitypub, android, android-application, lemmy, link-aggregator, mobile-app
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:26:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 82, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1705, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 43, "gap_med": 33, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1314, forks 174 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:20.432902+00:00)

## What it is
Jerboa is a native Android client for Lemmy, the federated Reddit alternative, built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. It lets users browse, post, and comment on Lemmy instances from their Android device.

## Use cases
- browse lemmy on android
- federated reddit alternative mobile app
- activitypub link aggregator client
- post and comment on lemmy from my phone
- open source android client for lemmy
- install lemmy app from f-droid

## When to choose
- you use Lemmy and want a native Android experience
- you prefer open-source apps available on F-Droid
- you want a Jetpack Compose-based client you can contribute to

## When to avoid
- you use iOS or desktop instead of Android
- you want a client for Reddit itself rather than Lemmy
- you need a cross-platform client from one codebase

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, http-client
- domain: social-media, mobile-development, web-development
- platform: jvm
- tags: lemmy, fediverse, activitypub, jetpack-compose, reddit-alternative, link-aggregator, f-droid, android

## Member repositories
- LemmyNet/jerboa (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.432902+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:48:44.740871+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LemmyNet/jerboa (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.432902+00:00, sha 2f9bf22fbec1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.