d3Xt3rSync for Lemmy is now available for everyone
Contains ads
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We lose some we gain some.
m-p{3}That was the case with the original Sync, no surprise here.
ijeffAlthough 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).
starlingukScrew subscriptions. They're invariably a rip off and I'm not made of money.
Same… I rarely buy apps. I’m definitely not subscribing to something.
And not to an app to browse a social network, when there’s free alternatives without ads
I am in the same boat. Bought RIF years ago and there are a couple of other apps I got as a one time purchase but subscriptions mostly make me delete an app immediately. Stuff like Spotify or Netflix are exceptions of course but those apps are just the gateway to a paid service. Sync doesn’t have to pay money on an ongoing basis to Lemmy. It’s straight up a purchase tomorrow the developer for an app.
Not too concerned though, I use Voyager at the moment and it’s just such a great way to browse Lemmy, I have no problem sticking with it!
Technically, they could be fair but they’re just always extremely overpriced. If you buy an app for $5 and use it for 5 years, it comes out at 8 cents a month. You’ll never find an app subscription that costs you 8 cents a month, but that would be a fair deal.
It’ll probably have a one time fee option. The dev must know that not everyone will want to pay a subscription. I paid for removing ads on Sync for Reddit and I’ll happily do it again, so hopefully there will be an option of just removing ads.
This is what I’m hoping for!
Afaik a one-time-purchase to get rid of the ads is planned.
Do you happen to have a source? This is what I’m hoping for.
Yes, according to ljdawson on discord, lifetime ultra will be coming back. Not sure about pro though
I’m thinking more the ad-free pro option, rather than the Ultra.
It’s on Sync’s discord
there will be an option to buy an ad-free version in the future (IAP).
The future is now.
While I’ve never used this app, it seems like there are so many good quality free/open source Lemmy apps now that an app with ads and subscriptions doesn’t really make sense.
MaxxyI haven’t seen any… Yet
I’ve only noticed it on the ‘slide’ view mode so far.
I just switched and saw it immediately. What a disappointment :(
Given the dev history on the reddit app and implementation of features and changes based on users feedback, I’m willing to pay for a pro version, not so sure about the subscription model though.
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.
donut4ever😂 nailed it. There are other amazing apps that are completely free
Yup what a let down. Luckily there are also open source apps.
Avid AmoebaLemmy is not a free service.
Most of us understand fully the “why” of a subscription model, however, this is not the place, not on a free service.
You must not have read that first sentence.
Actually haven’t. Do you know what he meant by that?
Literally what I said - Lemmy is not a free service. Free as in free beer. Most of Lemmy is a service that costs real money to its users. Maybe not to all of them. Maybe it doesn’t cost you in particular anything, but it costs another user on the instance money. They’re just happy to pay for you.
Makes sense. Thanks for explaining!
ExtremeDullardI believe in paying for the things I use - unless there’s no practical way for me to pay. See below - because if I don’t pay, whoever supplies the service I use is either an idealist and I’m a freeloader, or they’re milking my private data for money.
That’s why the Fediverse instances I used are hosted on SDF and I pay SDF for the privilege.
There are also cases where I would like to pay for the service but I can’t. For instance, Youtube: I would gladly pay for Youtube. I literally consume hundreds of gigabytes worth of video every month. $10 for that is very cheap.
But I can’t because paying Youtube means having a Youtube account, and there’s no way in hell I’m opening any account with Google and help them track me and monetize the shit out of my viewing habits even more than they do. So I don’t.
I wish I could, but Google is so invasive that it’s a better option to freeload off of them than pay them the money they legitimately deserve.
Lemmy instances are not a free service. Yet don’t have ads and instead rely on donations or are self funded. And then this app comes out with a subscription model to remove ads despite instances doing the heavy lifting of this space that has been contrary to the usual monetization model?
I’m not sure this type of defense you make really applies in this situation. If it was a reddit app sure, but in the space of the fediverse it stands out as rather unusual.
I have to agree with you, I feel Sync has gone against the Fediverse ethos.
I’m not defending anything. Simply pointing out that Lemmy isn’t a free service even if it looks that way for some (or many).
Yes, lemmy isn’t a free service So the argument to defend lemmy and give them money makes more sense when it comes to instances than it does for an app that shows up with a subscription model to remove ads.
The subscription from sync is not one run directly by the lemmy instance that is not charging api calls, not showing ads to users, and not paywalling users yet taking on so much expense. Which is why I’m not really sure what role sync plays here from your comments, since sync app and the costs of hosting a lemmy instance seem like entirely different matters.
People are understandably reluctant to donate to the core Lemmy devs, but donating to an instance is a lot more reasonable to many folks so that’s why it’s unfolding that way.
cakeistheanswerIt’s just evidence it’s a gold rush.
I wasn’t expecting an ideologically motivated project by any means, but his focus is on the diminishing parade of users he’s got from the previous app and not where he’s sending them.
Rikudou_SageI got kinda disappointed when I noticed that the author almost doesn’t visit Lemmy and everything is coordinated on Discord instead of the, you know, forum-thingy which you make an app for.
an ad free version or pro version is coming soon when it’s out of beta phase…sub version was released to cover dev cost and because most of us are eager to use the app…LJ caved in and released it early for us because we would like to use it ahead of schedule and we’re willing to pay for ultra…
Should update that subscription page in the app with the disclaimer. ‘App is in beta and there will be a one time payment option to remove ads once it gets out of beta’. Since right now the subscription only model to remove ads is leading to bad impressions that is drawing attention away from the actual app.
Especially on Android where not a lot of people encounter subscription models, and this is the first of its kind I’ve encountered on Android.
I agree…even i was surprised that is it suddenly out…the conversations are all on discord and the dev is very active with the community…he was just planning on sending a hundred invites for internal testers then suddenly it’s out for everyone
On sync for reddit there always was a one time purchase to remove ads. The subscription is for extra features which you honestly don’t need. I believe the one time purchase is coming back on this version as well.
Beta update released within the last hour adds the option for lifetime ad removal.
Where?
After updating, it’s in the sidebar. $12.99 for me.
$20 for me.
Lol. I said I was ready to drop $10.
This Dev is really trying to milk this.
Eternity_htmlThe dev has a cult of personality around him of Android Redditors. He can charge whatever he wants and these people pay him. Once he disappeared from developing Sync for Reddit for so long the app was failing and becoming a buggy mess.
CifrareVerbaCongrats to those on Android! When using Android, Sync for Reddit was, in my opinion, the Android equivalent of Apollo with just pure focus on the modern Android experience + attention to detail on both content and UX.
Cheers to a fresh new life, Sync! 🍻
Any plans to make it open source?
Considering that the reddit app was closed source and a source of income for the dev, highly doubt it.
baduhaiI was trying to find it on F-Droid and couldn’t. I guess I’ll stick with Jerboa.
Privacy policy: AdMob
Personal Data: Trackers; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); Usage Data Amazon Mobile Ads Personal Data: Trackers; Usage DataImmediately uninstalled when I read this lol
Me too but it looks really good by the way , I am using liftoff right now if you are interested for a similar option.
Yeah, I’m liking lift off. Only thing I miss is better filtering options like keywords. But, it’s one I’m using right now to type this message.
I like connect. It’s similar to Sync.