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[–] DM_Gold@lemmy.dbzer0.com 197 points 1 year ago (80 children)

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. Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―

[–] thecoolowl@lemmy.one 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Free as in freedom. Not free beer.

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[–] JulesWinnfield@lemmy.world 147 points 1 year ago (8 children)

It's like having Reddit back, this is amazing. πŸ™

For as long as I can remember Reddit and Sync have been one and the same. I never used Reddit website or app, only ever used Sync to browse Reddit hosted content. I used it a lot. I've missed it a lot.

Between the Lemmy platform and Sync client, to all intents and purposes what Reddit was has been fully restored/migrated.

I know it's early days, but I did not expect to see anything like this so soon and it gives me hope that Lemmy can grow and thrive into the network of people that always made Reddit what it was. Everything that's needed is there - early, a little rough around the edges, but there. And being improved constantly.

Hallelujah!

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely agree. This has pretty much completely restored the reddit experience for me after I chose to delete my reddit account in the wake of reddit's third-party app debacle. The Sync developer deserves major props. This app will surely make lemmy so much more attractive and accessible to a host of new users in the coming weeks and months.

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[–] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 105 points 1 year ago (6 children)

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.

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[–] picco_only@lemmy.world 105 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My God, I missed Sync so much. Devs , thanks.

[–] ljdawson@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] sYnoxjj@lemmy.world 90 points 1 year ago (15 children)

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."

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 27 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I honestly can't believe what I'm seeing on Lemmy RE: Sync. Lemmy itself doesn't have ads, neither do the iOS apps that I've been using - Memmy (which is AMAZING) and Liftoff, yet here comes Sync injecting ads in and having absurd subscriptions or one time fees...........and I'm seeing comments about people "crying because I'm so happy" and "can't stop smiling" lol.

Seems the reddit app devs who made their millions off the back of reddits free content are now coming here and just going straight to reddit 2.0 money making mode lol. They're now charging people to use their app that is using a free API. These are the same devs that chose to close their reddit apps completely instead of offering a subscription model that would pay for the api access. Make it make sense.

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[–] thimantha@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago (24 children)

ITT, bunch of people who have never used Sync for Reddit whining about Sync Ultra and the app having ads. πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

[–] jigsaw250@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The ads through me for a sec, but then I realized this wasn't the Dev or Pro version.

~~I'll end up subscribing at some point, but I do wish there was a one time option like last time. Not really interested in the cloud backups and all that, just the ad free experience.~~

Edit: Spoke too soon. Looks like there wil be a one time option at some point in addition to a version with no ads. Looking forward to it.

[–] ljdawson@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Just pushed beta 25 that adds a one time option.

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[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 72 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Ads or subscription.

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

[–] SpamCamel@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago (7 children)

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.

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[–] Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One time purchase coming soon, its still in beta after all

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[–] bug@lemmy.one 59 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Contains ads

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[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That was the case with the original Sync, no surprise here.

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Although there was the option to purchase Pro as a one-time fee. This one unfortunately only has a subscription option (which I'm not too keen on).

Edit: ljdawson has confirmed there will be an one-time payment options for both Ultra and ad removal!

[–] starlinguk@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Screw subscriptions. They're invariably a rip off and I'm not made of money.

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[–] Weazel@feddit.de 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Afaik a one-time-purchase to get rid of the ads is planned.

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[–] flossdaily@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (19 children)

I'm fine with an ad version and then an upgrade to an ad-free version.

What's insane here is this developer making a subscription service instead of an ad-free pro version

I mean, he's competing against TOTALLY FREE, Ad-free lemmy apps RIGHT NOW, and every 3rd-party Reddit app developer is working on a lemmy version as we speak.

This was a total clown move. I was ready to drop like $10 on a pro version right now, if it had great UI. But a subscription ... For access to a FREE service? The balls on this guy.

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[–] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 56 points 1 year ago (6 children)

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.

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[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 40 points 1 year ago (14 children)

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

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[–] haych@lemmy.one 31 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Yes it contains ads. I'd rather have a single purchase.

But, DNS adblocking does remove the ads, just leave a grey box. It's also definitely far more polished than any of the other Lemmy apps right now.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Oh I thought it wasn't implemented. I forgot I have dns ad blocking :) :)

But this app is worth paying for if you like it. It's also very cheap, something like 3 dollars or less per month.

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It's good to be home :)

[–] ctrlbrk@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (13 children)

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.

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[–] FlashZordon@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Using Sync for Reddit for so long I realized I missed the layout of Sync so I'm glad to see it back for Lemmy.

Bought a month subscription since I can use my rewards to pay for it. Worth it for the no ads.

[–] flossdaily@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (18 children)

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?!

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

I left Reddit because Spez is an asshole and he killed third-party API access (which, btw, impacted more than just clients - many useful bots/scripts died too as a result of this change).

For many of us, Sync was Reddit, and killing Sync basically killed Reddit for us, but now that Sync is back (for Lemmy), many of us are more than happy to pay a subscription to support the dev, instead of supporting Reddit. ljdawson is an awesome developer who actually listens to his users and updates his apps regularly. If you don't want to support him and/or use a different app, that's your call of course, but for fans of Sync, it's like coming back home after a long time and getting that feeling of "there's no place like home".

[–] RxBrad@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's certainly a nice app, but I've also grown attached to Connect over these last few weeks. I even donated to the dev, which is something my stingy ass never does.

While I loved Sync, I'm not paying $20/yr for any social media. If I recall, Sync Pro for Reddit was something like $5-6 lifetime. I'd pay that again without blinking an eye.

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[–] keeeener@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

there will be a separate in app purchase structure

the ultra subscription was a separate sub model from sync for reddit that was on the side to help support the 1 developer who works on the app if you want to. the model was already there and nothing has changed from reddit, so it was probably easy to leave the code in with the same features and keep it in.

you also need to realize this is a beta as well so it's not "officially" released yet. if sync for reddit is anything to go by, once LJ is content on the app it will be released in full, with additional pro / dev variants to come. but since those are considered separate apps, those won't come until later since they need to be reviewed and put on the app store... which makes sense there's only 1 variant at this time

edit: pro model won't happen due to Google play store policies on duplicate apps. one time in app purchase is coming

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[–] TheFrirish@jlai.lu 25 points 1 year ago (8 children)

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.

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[–] millionsofplayers@lemmy.one 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

lemmy users when a developer wants to earn money

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[–] fishcurry509@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And the best part is that settings backed up from sync for reddit, can be simply restored into sync for lemmy. Thank you ever so much dear developer!!!

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[–] chickenwing@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know there is some controversy with the ads and that it's closed source but wow this app is really nice. I never used it for reddit I used rif so I didn't understand the hype but I get it now. I'm holding out for an app with multireddit though. That's the one feature I really want.

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[–] t0fr@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.one 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Sometimes you have to pay for keeping things free, if that makes any sense.

FOSS can't exist in a vacuum. The developers spend a lot of time on things and they need to be paid for their efforts, otherwise we won't get great products like Sync.

If you want things that are well maintained and supported, then there has to be income for those owners to provide those services.

Sync for lemmy is a top tier client. I'm willing to pay to get and support that model. It's not like the 17 dollars a year is a big deal. I spend more than that on a single sushi roll sometimes.

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[–] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Loving the Foss spirit of Lemmy so far reading the comments

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