wefwef in compact mode is really similar to RIF. Highly suggest you try it out.

Download Connect for Lemmy, I think reverse row is what you want. You can change it in the settings. I used RIF the same way

I use to like Jerboa, but after several timeouts, not differentiating between instances, and multiple errors I gave others a try. I downloaded wefwef.app and I've been liking it so far. I think I'll be using it until a polished native version comes out.