I am going add my experiences here, in hopes someone from Reddit sees them, but they are more or less the same as everyone else's criticisms.
The reddit mobile site takes 13 seconds to load on my Nexus 6 over wifi. Then it has the nagware ad to try to get me to install the app, which only has a tiny 'go to mobile site' link directly underneath the large 'continue [to download]' button. Once reddit has finally loaded, every link will then first ask you if you want to view the link the app, before allowing you to continue. Meanwhile the UI, while cleaner, is debatably worse off UX wise as everything is now small and laggy.
So to summarize, it is terribly unperformant app, filled with dark patterns and dubious UI improvements.
The reddit mobile site takes 13 seconds to load on my Nexus 6 over wifi. Then it has the nagware ad to try to get me to install the app, which only has a tiny 'go to mobile site' link directly underneath the large 'continue [to download]' button. Once reddit has finally loaded, every link will then first ask you if you want to view the link the app, before allowing you to continue. Meanwhile the UI, while cleaner, is debatably worse off UX wise as everything is now small and laggy.
So to summarize, it is terribly unperformant app, filled with dark patterns and dubious UI improvements.