I was determined to get back an old Reddit app I used to love, and that meant sideloading it onto my iPhone. I didn’t bargain for what a huge pain it would be.

Reddit and its communities are preparing for a life after the platform's API changes forced popular third-party apps to shut down.

If Reddit sticks with this pricing and if app developers continue to offer their apps under these circumstances, Selig calculates that those using third-party clients could be a gold mine for Reddit.