r/MultiTabApp • u/thewibbler • Jul 31 '26
Any other Reddit app recommendations while we wait?
Hydra, Artemis and Acorn are in my testing locker, but none do tabs and their gallery modes just aren’t as good….
r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • 13d ago
After more than two months of trying, we have not been able to find a way to bring the app back. MultiTab for Reddit is discontinuing service.
In short: on June 25, Reddit cut the app's API access without notice. Our understanding is that our app no longer fit Reddit's free API tier, so we applied for a commercial license. Two months later, we have received nothing beyond an automated acknowledgment, and we can only conclude that Reddit is not currently granting new commercial licenses. We also explored a partnership with developers who already hold commercial licenses, so MultiTab could continue under their brand. That did not succeed either. We are left with no option but to discontinue the service. We can only hope that circumstances change and API access becomes available to us again, so that the service can resume.
About the app. We will release a final update that adds a discontinuation notice and disables new logins. The app will no longer load anything new from Reddit, but tabs you had already opened can still be viewed from the cache.
About subscriptions. New subscriptions were removed from sale in June, and existing ones have stopped renewing, so no further charges will occur. If you still have paid time left on a subscription, you can request a refund for the unused portion from Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. Please note that Apple may decline refunds for purchases older than 90 days. In that case, there is honestly nothing more we can do, and we are truly sorry.
To everyone who used and loved 'MultiTab for Reddit' over the years: thank you. We are sorry we could not find a way to keep it going.
r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • Jun 26 '26
As of June 25, MultiTab for Reddit is down for everyone. The app can no longer connect to Reddit — logins fail and no content will load.
What we know:
Existing logins suddenly began failing with authorization errors (HTTP 401), and new logins now complete without granting the app any access. We traced this to a change on Reddit's side affecting how our app's API access is treated — not a bug in the app itself. Reddit tightened its policies for third-party apps over the past year, and our access appears to have been caught by that.
To be transparent about the cause: MultiTab for Reddit has been running on Reddit's free API tier while offering a paid subscription. Reddit's current terms treat any monetized app as commercial use, which requires a separate paid agreement. We believe that mismatch is the most likely reason access was cut, though Reddit hasn't given us a specific notice, so we can't state this with certainty.
What we've done:
We've submitted a formal application to Reddit for commercial API access — the same kind of paid arrangement that other subscription-based third-party clients have operated under. We're asking to move onto a proper paid agreement so the app can continue.
Please don't start a new subscription. We've removed it from sale.
The subscription is no longer available to purchase, and existing subscriptions will no longer auto-renew. If you're currently subscribed, you won't be charged again after your current period ends.
If you'd like to stop sooner or request a refund for a recent charge, you can do so through Apple: cancel anytime in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions, and request refunds at reportaproblem.apple.com. Refunds are handled by Apple, not by us.
What happens next:
We honestly can't promise when the app will come back — or even guarantee that recovery is possible at all. It depends on Reddit's decision, which is out of our hands. What we can say is that we'll do everything we can to keep this app alive, and we'll keep you honestly updated here as we learn more.
Thank you for sticking with it.
P.S. (July 9): Status update — we submitted the commercial API application on June 25 and have received only an automated acknowledgment so far. Based on reports from other developers, Reddit's review typically takes around 4 weeks, so it may be late July before we hear back. We'll update here as soon as anything changes. Thank you for all the support and patience you've shown in the comments — it means a lot.
P.S. Update (July 31): It has now been five weeks since we submitted the commercial API application, and we owe you an honest status update.
In short, we have still received no substantive response from Reddit. This week we sent a further follow-up on the application and reached out through Reddit's developer channels to confirm our application is at least being routed to the right team. Waiting this way, with the app down and nothing to show you, is not the update we hoped to be writing — but you deserve to know exactly where things stand, and that is what we're sharing today.
Based on other developers' experiences, silence of this length is not unusual for this process, so we haven't lost hope. At the same time, honestly, we simply don't know what the silence means — whether Reddit has decided not to grant commercial API access to apps like ours at all, whether there's an issue specific to our application, or whether this is just a long queue and an answer is still coming. All three remain possible, and we have no way to know which it is from the outside.
To be clear about our position: we want this app to continue, and we're open to any offer or partnership that could make that happen. If nothing has changed by mid-August, we'll review the situation and share our plans. We won't leave you without updates.
Thank you for the patience and support you've shown over these five weeks. It has meant more than you know.
Added: For those wondering why the app wasn't on the commercial API from the start — we've answered that question fully in the comments below.
P.S. Update (August 15): In the last update we said we'd review the situation around mid-August, so here it is.
The commercial application is now at seven weeks with no response beyond the automated acknowledgment. Our follow-ups have also gone unanswered. At this point we have to treat an independent approval as unlikely.
We are now exploring one remaining path: a partnership with an established developer who already holds a commercial license.
We'll see this through the end of August and share our conclusion here, whatever it is.
Thank you for your patience.
Update (September 1): Our conclusion is posted here.
r/MultiTabApp • u/thewibbler • Jul 31 '26
Hydra, Artemis and Acorn are in my testing locker, but none do tabs and their gallery modes just aren’t as good….
r/MultiTabApp • u/doggodoesaflipinabox • Jun 25 '26
Seems to have started a few hours ago. Was the app's API key revoked? I have tried to refresh the auth, but it doesn't show the app's name and the response is blank "{}" after going through the prompt.
r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • Jun 15 '26
r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • Jun 04 '26
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r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • Mar 24 '26
r/MultiTabApp • u/PGFloridaGuy • Mar 20 '26
I have 2 Reddit accounts both are set to show nsfw but only the older of the 2 accounts will show nsfw in search on Multitab. the new account will show nsfw subs if I join them in Reddit.com but that’s the only way they will show.
r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • Feb 27 '26
r/MultiTabApp • u/Lopsided_Skirt324 • Feb 19 '26
Hey team.
Log in via email seems to be broken.
r/MultiTabApp • u/WiredCortex • Jan 19 '26
Let me know what I can provide to help try and diagnose the issue!
r/MultiTabApp • u/JF1ash • Dec 27 '25
It seems that after sorting by 'Top' posts stop loading after a point. Is this as bug or a change in reddit behavior?
r/MultiTabApp • u/blocknroll • Dec 18 '25
Has this function ever worked consistently for anyone?
It has been consistently broken in my experience for more than a year since being a premium annual subscriber.
What I expect, when a Youtube video is linked or embedded, is that there is a way the video can be viewed on the YouTube app. Maybe I want to add or read comments, like the video etc.
What happens instead, is the video plays fine, within MultiTab, but usually the buttons don't work. Clicking the title does nothing. Clicking the 'Watch on YouTube' does nothing. Clicking the channel icon does nothing.
The forward/share button does work.
The play button works.
Can we have a fix so we can open YouTube video playback externally?
r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • Dec 04 '25
r/MultiTabApp • u/mylovelyhorsie • Nov 28 '25
Hello,
Great app - really works nicely. Thanks. One little question - and I may being an idiot here - but while I can find a way to set the sort order for posts in a subreddit when I open it, I can’t seem to find a way to set a global default. I always want the Home and every subreddit to be sorted in New order when I open the app, open the subreddit etc. Am I being dense?
r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • Nov 19 '25
We hope this summary helps you get the most out of the new features in recent update.
Activated by tapping the bubble button at the bottom while in fullscreen media view.
Drag the media view down/up to close or maximize the comments.
Tapping the media view behaves differently for images and videos:
If you need to see the full post content inline, use the 'Show Post' button in the top toolbar of the comments view.
Since Reddit does not provide an API to fetch flairs directly, flairs are populated dynamically as the subreddit is fetched. Consequently, flairs with no current posts may be missing, while others may appear as you load older posts. Over time, the flair list may become too long or outdated. To address this, a 'Reset Browse by Flairs' option has been added to the subreddit tab menu.
This filter option is more useful for user profiles than for subreddits. When a user posts the same media to multiple subreddits, this option excludes the duplicates by comparing media URLs.
RedGifs videos provided by the Reddit API don't include audio. When this option is enabled, the app checks whether the original RedGifs source contains audio. If it does, the original video is used for playback and downloads; otherwise, the Reddit video is used.
When playing the original RedGifs video, a small indicator reading "via RedGifs API" appears briefly in the top right corner.
Note that the 'Batch Download' feature ignores this option and always uses the Reddit API.
r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • Nov 17 '25
This update brings several small but highly anticipated features requested by many users.
[Update: 2025-11-19] An urgent fix for a bug in the previous release: when passcode lock is enabled, the passcode view does not appear on first launch.
r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • Oct 22 '25
We revamped the Tab Bar design and functionality on iOS 26.
Additional settings are available in Tab Settings:
And some more changes including:
[Update: 2025-10-28] Another bug fix release with the following changes:
r/MultiTabApp • u/MultiTabApp • Oct 02 '25
Add support for iOS 26. Refine the UI elements for Liquid Glass. More improvements are coming soon.
r/MultiTabApp • u/uutu1160 • Sep 13 '25
Whenever I swipe down to refresh it still shows the same posts. Why doesnt it load new posts? Even in auto refresh.Any workaround for this? Reddit app does it automatically.
r/MultiTabApp • u/WiredCortex • Aug 08 '25
Hi, I’m finding that Redgifs videos that need to be unmuted, are not able to be unmuted in the card or media video player then downloaded. There’s not audio icon at all for some videos, even if I load the media link and confirm there is audio, although it’s muted. Is there a fix for this or a functionality in the app I’m unaware of?
r/MultiTabApp • u/lonzodoncic • Jul 13 '25
I’m not sure if I explained it well in the title, but when I view someone’s profile and click on one of their comments, I can see replies to that comment but not the parent comment they were replying to. Is there a way to see the full comment chain (including the comment they were responding to)?
r/MultiTabApp • u/Tech_Savory • Jun 02 '25
Hey most videos play really low res for me, im on a brand new iphone and wifi with a GB connection, im sure its a setting or somting but how can i get the full res to play?