# lo-cafe/winston

A beautiful and native Reddit client for iOS

Repository: https://github.com/lo-cafe/winston
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lo-cafe-winston
Homepage: https://winston.cafe/
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ios, reddit, swift, swiftui
Last push: 2025-03-02T19:51:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 9, release rhythm 8, longevity 82
- inputs: {"age_days": 1160, "days_push": 549, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1251, forks 91 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:08.286445+00:00)

## What it is
Winston is an open-source, native Reddit client for iOS and iPadOS built with Swift and SwiftUI, featuring a highly customizable theming system. It is distributed via TestFlight or sideloading and remains under active development.

## Use cases
- browse reddit on iphone with a native app
- customize the look of my reddit client with themes
- install an open-source reddit app without the app store
- use reddit on ipad with a beautiful interface
- sideload a reddit client ipa
- test my own reddit api keys in a client

## When to choose
- you want a native, design-focused Reddit experience on iOS/iPadOS
- you value deep UI customization including fonts, colors, and backgrounds
- you prefer open-source apps licensed under GPL-3.0

## When to avoid
- you need an App Store-distributed app with automatic updates
- you require Android or desktop support as a primary platform
- you need a fully stable, feature-complete client as it is still in active development

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, theme
- domain: social-media, mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: reddit-client, swiftui, theming, testflight, open-source, ios, swift, macos, mobile

## Member repositories
- lo-cafe/winston (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.286445+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 2026-08-30T05:07:40.897884+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lo-cafe/winston (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.286445+00:00, sha 065b64947bd2)
  - homepage: https://winston.cafe/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:18:27.571624+00:00, sha 7c9c6238e01a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.