Reddit has changed its iOS app icon into a pixelated abomination, and is making users pay if they want anything close to the old one back. As spotted by 9to5Mac, Reddit's latest iOS app update has ...

Reddit wants to force users to pay for prettier icons As noted by my colleague Benjamin Mayo, the default Reddit app icon has been changed to a pixelated 8-bit artwork named “OrangeRed.” ...

If I paid for Reddit Premium, which costs $5.99 per month or $49.99 per year, I’d have access to benefits like more custom app icons, ad-free Reddit browsing, and the r/lounge community.

After charging for access to its API and attempting to squash subsequent protests via interviews with the hare-brained CEO, Reddit has now made its iOS app icon into a tacky, 8-bit monstrosity.

Reddit has made another huge change in its iOS app icon. Some users think that the new trademark is ugly. To add insult to injury, the original icon is now hiding on the paywall and this forces ...

Slide's developer, Carlos Crane, told me in June that it would cost about $50,000– $90,000 per month to keep the app running under Reddit's new pricing. Crane shuttered the app.