AppValley® – Apollo Reborn

Description

Apollo-Reborn is the community-maintained Apollo sideload build powered by the Apollo-Reborn tweak.

It restores custom API support, media fixes, uploads, inline media, translation, saved categories, Liquid Glass support on iOS 26+, and the rest of the project’s ongoing fixes and enhancements.

These sources are intended for AltStore Classic, SideStore, and Feather. Apollo-Reborn is not compatible with AltStore PAL.

Choose the source variant that matches how you sideload:

• Standard: full app bundle with extensions intact
• No Extensions: strips Apollo’s app extensions to reduce App ID usage on free Apple IDs
• GLASS: adds the Liquid Glass iOS 26 patch and bundled Liquid Glass icon catalog
• No Extensions + GLASS: combines both options

This project is not affiliated with Apollo or Christian Selig.

Change Log

> [!NOTE]
> v3.0.0 marks the move from the solo-maintained Apollo-ImprovedCustomApi to Apollo-Reborn: now a community-maintained project under the Apollo-Reborn org. Join us at r/ApolloReborn (https://www.reddit.com/r/ApolloReborn/) and check out our new homepage at apolloreborn.app (https://apolloreborn.app/)!
>
> The pace of contributions over the last couple of months has been incredible, and a shared org lets us keep that momentum going sustainably: more reviewers, more shipped features, faster turnaround on issues, and a project that doesn't depend on any one person's availability.
>
> We're also pulling the broader Apollo sideloading workflow together under the org:
>
> - apollo-backend (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/apollo-backend) - a self-hostable revival of Christian's original notifications service for push notifications, inbox checks, and watchers on sideloaded builds.
> - In-house IPA release pipeline — each release now publishes ready-to-install Apollo IPAs (Standard, No Extensions, Liquid Glass) and an AltStore/SideStore/Feather source directly from this repo. Huge thanks to @Balackburn (https://github.com/Balackburn), whose Balackburn/Apollo (https://github.com/Balackburn/Apollo) source has provided Apollo builds for the community over the years and is the model we're carrying forward.
>
> Thank you,
> Apollo Reborn team (@JeffreyCA, @icpryde, @jordanearle, @nickclyde, @DeltAndy123) ❤️

Features
• Post GIFs in comments: a new Gif button in the compose toolbar opens a built-in Giphy browser (trending + search) and uploads selected GIFs natively to Reddit (#276 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/276): @icpryde)
• Requires a free Giphy API key — set it in Settings > Custom API > API Keys > Giphy API Key. See the in-app Giphy & ImgChest API Key Setup guide for instructions (#285 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/285): @icpryde)
• Inline playback honors Settings > General > Autoplay GIFs/Videos with a static cover + play overlay when paused
• Add Image Chest inline album support: bare Image Chest links show the first image inline and open an in-app album viewer with tap-to-hide controls, idle auto-hide, and per-image pinch zoom (#241 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/241): @icpryde)
• To set up Image Chest, create an account at https://imgchest.com, generate an API token at https://imgchest.com/profile/api, and paste it into Img Chest API Key under Settings > Custom API > API Keys
• Add Subreddit Headers: view subreddit banners and display icons on subreddit pages, with optional tap-to-set custom local images that can be reset anytime in Settings (#266 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/266): @jordanearle, @icpryde)
• Compact u/username and r/subreddit cards in rich link previews show avatar/icon, display name, member count, and an about snippet, with long-press peek into the native profile/community view (#262 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262): @icpryde)
• Long-press peek now works on usernames and subreddit links in threads and comments (#262 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262): @icpryde)
• Show banned profile state with a dead Snoo overlay on user profiles, and surface comment author hints for banned/suspended users (#271 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/271), #278 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/278): @icpryde, @jordanearle)
• Add editable user flair text support to Apollo's flair selector (#255 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/255): @nunoo)
• Rich link previews now support translation alongside the rest of post and comment content (#262 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262): @icpryde)
• Subreddit list (Modern mode) polish (#262 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262): @icpryde)
• Add 41 new Liquid Glass icon variants by @jryng under a new New Variants group, plus new Aperture Science and ApollOS icon sets by @bajader, and reorganize the in-app App Icon picker into groups to reduce clutter (#287 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/287), #254 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/254): @DeltAndy123, @jryng, @bajader)
• Add Inline Media Alignment option in Settings > Custom API > Media to left-align, center, or right-align inline images that don't fill the full content width (#273 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/273): @lampemw)
• Rename Custom API to Apollo Reborn Options in Settings, polish the Thanks To screen with maintainer/code/icon & design groupings sourced from contributors.json, and add an Apollo Reborn Subreddit row that opens r/ApolloReborn in-app (#294 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/294): @icpryde)
• Mask API keys in Custom API settings: Reddit, Reddit Secret, Imgur, Img Chest, and Giphy fields show dots when idle and reveal only while editing (#276 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/276): @icpryde)
• Add Buy Us a Coffee screen in Settings with maintainer links, and move Apollo's original Tip Jar to Settings > About above What's New (#294 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/294): @icpryde)

Fixes
• Fix scroll freeze / loading-spinner lockup while scrolling threads with rich link previews (#262 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262): @icpryde)
• Fix comment layout shifting around as user avatars load in (#262 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262): @icpryde)
• Replace placeholder filler text in rich link previews with skeleton loading bars, and reduce flicker when previews reappear (#262 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262): @icpryde)
• Fix a stray translucent star/blob on rich link previews when using Share as Image (#262 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262): @icpryde)
• Fix visionOS (Vision Pro) use-after-free crash on multireddits (#270 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/270): @rebelancap)
• Fix X and Edit buttons touching the top of the account switcher popup on Liquid Glass (#275 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/275): @lampemw)
• General stability improvements around rapid subreddit navigation and image loading (#262 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262), #266 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/266): @icpryde, @jordanearle)
• Smoother scrolling through threads with lots of rich link previews (#262 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262): @icpryde)
• Keep user profile cards and peek previews up to date when an account is suspended or banned (#278 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/278): @jordanearle, @icpryde)
• Fix launch crash when opening a banned user's profile (#276 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/276): @icpryde)
• Fix crash on Reddit link previews in some comment threads (#276 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/276), #280 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/280): @JeffreyCA, @icpryde)
• Fix Reddit-hosted GIFs stopping animation after leaving and returning to a thread (#276 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/276): @icpryde)
• Fix Giphy GIFs posted from Apollo not rendering in the official Reddit iOS app (and showing a "image was probably deleted" placeholder when editing in Apollo) (#289 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/289): @icpryde)
• Fix Compact link preview cards growing to hero size and overlapping the next comment after voting on a comment that contains a link (#290 (https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/290): @icpryde)
---

Screenshots & demos

<table>
<tr>
<td width="33%" align="center" valign="top">
<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d2157a3-ce4d-4235-9d5c-b3cdb54f666a" alt="Rich link previews" width="100%" />
 
<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/604e3c24-17f2-4d89-9d6f-780bb3da3527" alt="Profile and subreddit cards" width="100%" />
Rich Link Previews, Profile & Subreddit Cards · <a href="https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/262">#262</a>
</td>
<td width="33%" align="center" valign="top">
<img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/456f941f-9628-4ba2-b6a9-cb6d2693a6d2" alt="Subreddit headers" width="100%" />
Subreddit headers · <a href="https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/266">#266</a>
</td>
<td width="33%" align="center" valign="top">
<video src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a932d23c-2921-4ea8-8b9a-57a16c62bf5f" controls width="100%"></video>
GIFs in comments · <a href="https://github.com/Apollo-Reborn/Apollo-Reborn/pull/276">#276</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Version

3.0.0 (286)

Last Updated

May 28, 2026