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[-] DM_Gold@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

Holy shit y'all. Developers need to eat too. It's totally fine to charge for an app or serve ads. LjDawson is a fantastic developer and really listens to his user base. Yes there are plenty of open source apps to use, but sometimes closed source is way more polished because the developer makes it their job to create the app. Living isn't free. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[-] thecoolowl@lemmy.one 3 points 11 months ago

Free as in freedom. Not free beer.

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[-] 200ok@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

And it's a one-time fee.

I used Sync for Reddit for 11 years.

[-] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago

Holy shit y’all. Developers need to eat too. It’s totally fine to charge for an app or serve ads.

You might be forgetting that these same developers refused to simply put in a subscription to their reddit apps to continue them, instead closing their apps and telling everyone to move to lemmy because that's where their app will be........and now adding huge subscription fees and one-off fees on a platform that doesn't charge them to use their API lol.

Maybe I'm just cynical but this really seems like the dollar signs lit up in the reddit app devs eyes the second reddits API changes got announced.

[-] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Jesus, the absolute entitlement in this thread. Can everyone just chill until the app is out of the beta version? Some of us are fine with seeing ads until the lifetime fee is available, and some of us are fine paying a subscription until the lifetime fee is available. If you'd rather not use the app until then don't, but trashing the dev for getting paid while he works endlessly to create the sync experience for us is so ignorant and childish.

Sync is by far the best user experience app for lemmy that's available for Android, just as it was for reddit, and it's worth the wait and the price until the pro version is available.

I hope the dev ignores the whiners and focuses on those of us that get it. How demotivating to see people run their mouths when they dint know what they're talking about.

[-] t0fr@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Not interested in something that supports ads or subscriptions. It definitely doesn't fit the ethos or average desires of most lemmy users from what I understand.

The free and open source applications for lemmy are working out for me, so I really have no need for something like this that goes against what I believe lemmy stands for

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[-] TheFrirish@jlai.lu 2 points 11 months ago

I'm sorry. I get a developper needs to eat but 100+ dollars for the lifetime is absolutely outrageous. That is more than some AAA games on release.

[-] ffolkes@fanexus.com 1 points 11 months ago

For some people, that's the price they paid for their entire low/mid-range Android phone.

[-] scarrtt@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, fuck him. Long time paying and vocal supporter here. I'll get the cracked version on Mobilism when it's released

[-] bug@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago
[-] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 1 points 11 months ago

We lose some we gain some.

[-] fujiwara@lemmy.zip 0 points 11 months ago
[-] youthinkyouknowme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

I've only noticed it on the 'slide' view mode so far.

[-] fujiwara@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

I just switched and saw it immediately. What a disappointment :(

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[-] flossdaily@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Lol! The choice is ads or a SUBSCRIPTION!?

My friend, we know other 3rd party Reddit app developers are working as fast as they can to make lemmy apps. One of them is bound to have a one-time pro version upgrade. I'll hold out for that.

LMAO ... Subscriptions. Why on earth do you think we left Reddit?!

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[-] sYnoxjj@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Storing data usage, personal ads, 21.99€ just to remove ads or a subscription model.

I'm a dev myself and I get that everyone needs to be compensated, but right now I have only one thought:

"You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain."

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[-] ctrlbrk@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Long time Sync user and Ultra (lifetime).

Now I am really disappointed the lifetime membership isn't transferable to Lemmy. Nothing. Not even a discount, a note, nothing.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Ads or subscription.

Yeah, I'll stick with Thunder. Having used Lemmy and Mastodon, I realised how much I hate ads.

[-] SpamCamel@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Yup that is a real rough pill to swallow when the default is free AND no ads. If I'm going to drop money on lemmy I'd rather just donate to whoever is hosting my instance.

[-] FreddyNO@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

What?? Ads is the first thing I see.. My dude have you seen your competition? Thunder's latest update is amazing zero ads. Why would I change?

[-] Its_Always_420@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

I installed it, used it for 5 mins and uninstalled it to go back to Thunder.

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[-] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

It's full of personalized profiling too. Hard pass from me.

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[-] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 1 points 11 months ago

Loving the Foss spirit of Lemmy so far reading the comments

[-] THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah proud of my fellow users

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

I am testing it out now. It seems really good.

[-] A2PKXG@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

it has ads.

and you can't post.

but otherwise I agree.

[-] cole@lemdro.id 1 points 11 months ago

weird, I haven't seen any ads yet

[-] ijeff@lemdro.id 2 points 11 months ago

Interesting! Here's what it looks like for me:

[-] richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 11 months ago

I did post.

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[-] Nopski@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

if it's your first time using sync...open new window is a great feature for muti tasking subbed list..look at your subscriber list, press the 3 dots and open in new window will appear, you can open a subbed community entirely in a new window

[-] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago

https://lemmy.world/comment/1975537

Looks like the Dev is looking to add a lifetime option and an option to remove ads in the future.

[-] SplicedWren@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Beta update released within the last hour adds the option for lifetime ad removal.

[-] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Where? I can't see it in the Ultra section??

Update

Found it.

£12.99

The option is available by clicking your profile icon and selecting 'remove ads'.

[-] humanplayer2@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

I was wondering what was up with the ads consent things. The reason I switched to Sync in the first place was to get rid of ads on Reddit...

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