VodkaSolution Boost for Lemmy now available!
I forgot to mention the post was submitted using Boost already!
ilickfrogsAfter the astronomical pricing debacle with Sync for Lemmy… I instantly bought Boost ad free! Thanks @rmayayo <3
GodlessCommieSync is out of their fucking mind with pricing. They were my preferred reddit app, but not for Lemmy
Oh BEYOND out of their minds. Sync is certainly a great app. I was a Boost user on Reddit, had that labour of love feel to it.
deweydecibelIt wasn’t a labor of love if he was charging for it, it just had a “small time dev” feel. A dev that just happens to have a fanclub encouraging every single decision he makes, no matter how dumb.
killeronthecornerI’m really glad to hear I’m not the only one who balked on seeing the price. Off to Boost it is then!
JWBananasI paid $1 for Reddit Sync Pro and used it for hours a day for 13 years. In that time the developer provided dozens of updates, multiple major overhauls, and continual usage of functionality that requires the developer to pay ongoing API fees to provide.
Sync for Lemmy pricing is exactly as much as it should be.
They also abandoned it for a huge chunk of time
Yeah that’s what happens when you receive abuse from the community over a new version of the app that you built for free
What are you talking ‘built for free?’ A LOT of us paid for that abandoned app. If memory serves they charged for premium again after they redesigned it?
Nope, I purchased “Reddit Sync” years before the redesign (which was not actually the first redesign) and the author did not introduce any new fees or make the improved interface a separate app that required purchasing or anything. Every once in a while major updates would come out at no additional cost. When the biggest update hit a small vocal subset of the community got upset because some people can’t stand change and harassed lj. Sync is only even the price it is because when the original ~$5 ad removal fee was floated on discord during the lemmy rewrite the community voiced that they would be willing to pay more since many of us felt we got more than we paid for out of the reddit version.
BOMBSYeah, it’s too expensive for me, but I’m using a VPN with an ad block, so I don’t see ads anyway 🤷♂️
$29 CAD to remove ads in Sync, while Boost is $4.39 CAD.
I’d rather pay $4.39 and donate when I can. Overall Boost will end up getting more money from me in the end. It’s hard to justify nearly $30 on a platform that may not survive, but easier to justify less than $5 with frequent donations.
I’ve legit already “boosted the rocket” in Boost for Lemmy. My issue with Sync was the fucking audacity to ask for 30$. My google opinion rewards will slowly funnel their way into rocket fuel of of mere respect for being humble.
That’s what I did, I have no issue supporting devs. I had premium on Sync, Boost, and Relay for reddit, and often bounced between them. But Boost is the only option for Lemmy that’s worth supporting right now
Lemmy is fairly shit, but I spend a lot of time here nonetheless. I’ve probably got more than 30 euro worth of value from it. But, that said I cant bring myself to pay that kind of money for an app.
Again the other other side of that is subscription fees but we all hate them so I think the pricing is justifiable but not for me personally
Ive been using sync since it came out, havent paid any money and still havent seen any ads. Maybe mines bugged but im just gonna roll with it.
Scotty_TreesSorry I’m out of the loop, but just searched it. Looks like Sync is $2/month or $17/year, is that the pricing people were upset about or? Because that hardly seems like anything to bulk at, but I don’t know the whole situation either.
People were far more upset at the one time fee to remove ads being 30$. The monthly subscriptions include extra features. I used sync with an adblock so I never saw the ads anyway. I wouldn’t have seen them on boost either but it’s the principle behind it.
Ooo has notifications too
🥚😳🥚Counter-Strike 2 and Boost for Lemmy releasing at the same time. Let’s go! 😁
It’s pretty awesome.
AlmightySnoo 🐢🇮🇱🇺🇦I prefer an open-source app (very happy currently with Voyager, see [email protected]), but huge respect from me for the fair pricing!
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Voyager is the app I chose after trying jerboa and a couple other, I think it will grow up as a fierce competitor to apps like Boost
Super excited! I had signed up in advance and saw it on my home screen today.
Great app.
Margot RobbieThe more the merrier! ☺️
I am loving Voyager app too much. Not going back…
I waited for Boost.
But now I am so used to and satisfied with Voyager, that I don’t know if I will change.
TimLovesTechFunny to see all the Sync hate, when in that last client pole it easily took 1st place. =)
The $20 no ad fee was a bit shocking
As a long time Sync user I guess I already knew Sync was my long term client, and $20 for an ad free version for the lifetime of the app doesn't sound so bad. The developer is great with adding things the community wants and updates frequently. But having a choices is always a good thing!
Using it right now. Really like it.
dave@hal9000I am on Lemmy for the first time today because of it!
Welcome!!
Yay! Great work, I love it. Thanks!
azurefireflyProprietary and actually read the privacy policy, it’s really unsettling
Yeah, I’m okay with my Voyager.
Seems like a pretty standard privacy policy, almost identical to Sync, Relay, etc. Of course not everyone wants that, but I don’t see how it’s “really unsettling”
That’s a concerning thought
It’s 2023, we shouldn’t promote proprietary apps that adds tracking and ads
MeanEYEGreat timing!
Trying it now!
Nice. Instantly bought the adfree version.
MaroonMage
ekZeppThe app is nice, but you get the Google ads in the free version. Personally I think you can have mostly the same experience without Ads on some other app like Connect.
mintycactusI don’t get any ads. Maybe nextdns.io removed them.
applejacksYea I noticed I don’t get ads in it nor in Sync for Lemmy.
No idea why, but I’m not complaining.
Yes, this or VPNs suppress.
Cool!!
JupeterThis is the one. For me at least.
Thank you! You rock! Missed Boost!
VeticiaThe moment I finally started using lemmy for good.
Boost was my app of choice for reddit. Being able to just import all my settings directly from old app makes it feel as if I never truly left
You just opened a new world
A new fantastic point of view
SVcrossDOThis makes me sad. I’m loving it so much, I can’t give feedback to the developer.
I think it would be great if the navigation bar applied material you design.
It should be a price upfront. Instead it bakes ads into the app, ads which aren’t even present on the instances. I find it a bit disrespectful towards the hosts who maintain their instances for free and only ask for donations