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Infinity-For-Reddit vs talkyard
Infinity-For-Reddit has 5,492 GitHub stars, 521 forks, 162 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. talkyard has 1,812 stars, 129 forks, 127 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Infinity-For-Reddit leads on adoption by 203% (5,492 vs 1,812 stars). Infinity-For-Reddit is written in Java under AGPL-3.0; talkyard is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Infinity-For-Reddit has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, talkyard 7%. Infinity-For-Reddit was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (reddit), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Infinity-For-Reddit | talkyard | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 5.5K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Java | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-07-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 521 | ⑂ 129 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Infinity-For-Reddit if
- You weight community size — 5.5K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick talkyard if
- You want the talkyard feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and talkyard fits your workflow better
About Infinity-For-Reddit
Infinity For Reddit is an open source Reddit client for Android, written in Java and distributed under the AGPL 3.0 license. It lives in the Android application ecosystem and talks to Reddit as its backend service, presenting posts, comments, messages and notifications through a native mobile interface. The project has been on GitHub for eight years, carries 5,483 stars and 520 forks, and its most recent push was on 15 September 2026. Topics attached to the repository are android, java, reddit and reddit client.
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About talkyard
Talkyard is a community discussion platform written in TypeScript and licensed under AGPL 3.0. It describes itself as forum software with chat and anonymous comments, and its topics connect it to StackOverflow style questions and answers, Slack style chat, Discourse style forums, Reddit style voting, and Disqus style blog comments.
read the full talkyard overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Infinity-For-Reddit or talkyard more popular?
Infinity-For-Reddit has 5,492 GitHub stars and talkyard has 1,812. Infinity-For-Reddit has the larger community by that measure.
Are Infinity-For-Reddit and talkyard free?
Both are open source. Infinity-For-Reddit is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and talkyard under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Infinity-For-Reddit and talkyard?
Infinity-For-Reddit is written in Java and talkyard in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Infinity-For-Reddit or talkyard?
Choose Infinity-For-Reddit if you want the larger community (5,492 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose talkyard if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.