Was I using a dodgy version or was I missing something?
Yes. The devs never provided an APK or released it in any app store. You need to build it yourself by using the revanced manager app from revanced.app (official website).
Firefox, VLC, Otraku (anilist client), Tachiyomi, Pano Scrobbler, F-Droid, various emulators, LibreTorrent
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