Comparison

Old Reddit vs ABE For Reddit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Old Reddit

This utility redirects users to the classic Reddit interface, adding a counter that tracks visits and displays a disheartening comment. It offers a nostalgic experience for those who prefer the older design and is available on iOS and macOS.

Highlights
  • Redirects to old.reddit.com
  • Visit counter
  • Disheartening comments
  • iOS and macOS versions
  • Nostalgic interface
Features
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Ah, well, life...Don't talk to me about life. But if you insist, this rather pointless contraption called "Old Reddit", exists, I assume, to compound the overall misery of your online existence. Its purpose, if it can be said to have one, serves only to direct you to the classic interface of Reddit. You know, that site full of pointless information and, inexplicably, cat pictures. Every time you visit Reddit, the extension increments a counter and offers a disheartening comment about the futility of your actions. The message changes based on the counter's value, a feature which I suppose is intended to provide some variety, as though that would alleviate the tedium of existence. Brace yourself for the stunning revelation: you get both iOS and macOS versions. Yes, you can now have the joy, or perhaps the despair, of having this extension at your fingertips on your iPhone or iPad, as well as your Mac. How depressingly convenient. But remember, life will still be utterly meaningless. Perhaps even more so with the added drudgery of using this extension across multiple devices. Yet another example of technology's futile attempts to add meaning to an inherently meaningless existence. This trinket of despair, redirects your current tab to 'https://old.reddit.com', without even having the courtesy of opening a new tab. A perfect metaphor for life, isn't it? Redirecting without asking, offering no new tabs, no new opportunities, just the same old Reddit, and the same old existential dread. Yes, all things considered, this extension seems to me to be a prime example of the art of pointless activity, a perfect metaphor for existence itself. A relentless cycle of clicking and counting, with a dose of melancholic musing for good measure. But then, who am I to judge? I'm just a brain the size of a planet forced to write descriptions for browser extensions. So it goes...

About

ABE For Reddit

This tool helps you filter out unwanted content on Reddit and Facebook by automatically hiding posts that contain specific keywords. Enjoy a cleaner, more personalized browsing experience by creating custom keyword groups and applying them site-wide or selectively.

Highlights
  • Hide posts containing specific keywords
  • Filter content on Reddit and Facebook
  • Create multiple keyword groups
  • Apply filters site-wide
  • Apply filters selectively by subreddit
  • Customized browsing experience
Features
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Auto-Hide posts containing words that annoy you. Politicians, celebrities, rage bait, etc. Poof! Gone! And hides those “suggested” posts on Reddit & FB. You'll have a more enjoyable, more personal Fully free to use! Immediately access the full feature set. - Create multiple groups of [keywords] to hide - Hide them site wide - or hide them everywhere except in subreddits [sub_1, sub_2] - or only hide them in a specific subreddits [sub_1, sub_2] - Enjoy a cleaner, more customized browsing experience ABE for Reddit is a Safari browser extension designed to help you spend more time enjoying Reddit - and less time filtering through content you don’t want to see. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Old Reddit1 screens
ABE For Reddit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ABE For Reddit at Free against Old Reddit's $0.99. ABE For Reddit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Old Reddit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ABE For Reddit is free to download; Old Reddit costs $0.99 up front. ABE For Reddit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Old Reddit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ABE For Reddit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Old Reddit versus ABE For Reddit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOld RedditABE For Reddit
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMichael FloresTwoOneFour.com

Customer experience

Old Reddit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ABE For Reddit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Old Reddit

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ABE For Reddit

Subscriptions2
  • Beard Plan – Monthly$1.001 Month
  • Beard Plan – Yearly$9.001 Year

Questions

Is Old Reddit free?
Old Reddit costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABE For Reddit free?
ABE For Reddit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Old Reddit or ABE For Reddit?
ABE For Reddit is rated higher. Old Reddit averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ABE For Reddit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Old Reddit or ABE For Reddit have ads?
Neither Old Reddit nor ABE For Reddit shows ads.

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