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[–] drekly@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (16 children)

The developer worked his ass off to repurpose his app to Lemmy for us.

I was more than happy to pay for his time. Hard work deserves reward. If people aren't going to pay him and use the free version, which you're welcome to, then he makes his money from ads (which pay fuck-all)

You're just a bunch of cheapskates who want to be entertained for nothing.

[–] norawibb@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (28 children)

ya went a little too far at the end there. nothing wrong with not wanting to pay a subscription fee lol. its not a noble cause to pay some dude who made an app we dont need

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Complaining about a $20 purchase you don't have to make qualifies for "cheapskate" I think. Simply not purchasing it, or not wanting to purchase it, is fine. The difference is entitlement.

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[–] spikespaz@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He didn't go too far. It is a broad and overbearing, but generally accurate statement.

[–] norawibb@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How? I don't want to pay for an app when I have one that satisfies my needs for free.That doesn't make me a cheapskate. I was using this before Sync was even available. I can express my opinions about it too. I don't think it's worth the money when the service is already free and I don't like it's tactics to make you pay. But again, why would I care if someone paid for Sync? I'm not going to call all Sync users money wasters. Clearly they found value in it. People who didn't aren't just cheapskates

[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nothing works for "free" they ask for donations. And just cuz you don't wanna use an app doesn't make it useless or an app "we don't need". Also there's not "tactics" to make you pay, guy's just asking you to pay to remove ads, they made the app, it's their choice how it should work. You're not expected to buy it or use it, it's just out there as an option if you want to.

[–] norawibb@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is free, in both meanings of the word. Donations are donations. I didn't say it was useless and by "we" i mean all the people that guy called cheapskate. They are tactics. Never said it wasn't their choice. For the last time, I don't use the fucking app. That doesn't make me a cheapskate. This is the most ridiculous comment section. The original guy was shitting on others for NOT using the app. I don't fucking caaaare what people use. Good lord.

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[–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's the implication that the sync dev is doing something nefarious by charging to remove ads from the free app they developed.

[–] norawibb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I didn't imply that. I don't like the ad model and I think it's bad for people. How many times are people going to try to make this dev sound like the most humble person ever. The poor dev made this free app and you wont support them. Dude can and already has made money. I'm not saying not to support independent devs. I'm saying I don't like the model and that's my fucking choice to not use it. I'm fine with Jerboa and I'm not a cheapskate because I wasn't convinced to use Sync. This is the most bizarre opposition I've ever faced.

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[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Someone correct me but IIRC the Reddit Is Fun paid version costed way less that 20$.

I hope they release Lemmy Is Fun or something.

[–] SwamiVT@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The major issue for some is regional pricing. Where I'm from lifetime costs around $110 in regional currency

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[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Voyager is free and the pwa feels close to a native app.

[–] Fester@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Voyager just started their TestFlight app version a few days ago and it’s really great (on iOS.) It added haptic feedback which is very nice, and fixes the freezing issue. Otherwise it’s identical, I think. I’d guess there will be an android app sometime.

I’m also testing Memmy and using Mlem - both are coming along great, but Voyager app version is the cleanest and my favorite atm.

Looking forward to trying Sync when it comes to iOS. Never tried it for Reddit - only used Apollo.

[–] float@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I like the 20$ app-free version. Sounds like a solid business idea 🤔.

[–] SlowNoPoPo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I also sell app free apps for 20

Actually, I'm willing to go down to 15

[–] Ozzy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

For 20$ even YOU can get

NOTHING

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (8 children)

All the self righteousness of lemmy is strange.

There's not just better opinions, even small decisions are morally imbued and if someone steps out of line...

Wait, does using sync cause hurricanes? Earthquakes? Will the four big ponies of the lempocalypse arrive and snort angrily?

Otherwise, I get that a surge of people elated they have something you don't/can't have is off putting. FOMO is real.

But it doesn't need all the meme-shade.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I think this is just a reaction to the massive amount of hype we all saw yesterday.

It's a good app, but it's expensive, potentially collects your data and shares it with advertisers, and it's closed source. That's the facts of the matter so far as I can tell...

The are pros and cons here, obviously, but it's neither objectively positive or negative. With the pricetag comes unique features, like being able to tag people with notes. That's neat!

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[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I'm just happy we have all of these choices.

The FOSS apps are fantastic already and Sync is there if you want that too.

[–] GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

God forbid you have to pay for stuff.

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

God forbid you ~~have to~~ can pay for stuff if you want.

It's a third party app. One of many. With an optional purchase to support the dev. Honestly...

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[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

$20 one time for a well developed app that I use multiple hours a day is inexpensive.

I pay almost as much to multiple streaming services PER MONTH for a shitty experience and sometimes not a completely ad-free experience.

Anyway, in all honesty I chose the $1.99/mo because it gives the dev $24/yr into perpetuity. I also donate to instances. I also use Connect and Jerboa and Liftoff. It's whatever.

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[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not a big fan of the price, but it's free to use if you want and the app is amazingly smooth.

Also, if you decide to use this app for many years, the one time payment isn't that bad at all.

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[–] meongu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Just paying a visit to lemmy because Sync is out, and all I've seen is this. Lemmy is just another reddit, isn't it? People here are no better like what they believe themselves to be, still the same everywhere.

[–] Kes@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Yep, it's literally just another Reddit. The main benefit is that it's decentralized so it's not under the control of a single corporation, but yeah, it's mainly ex redditors on a service designed to be an alternative to Reddit

[–] Pickle_Jr@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

I don't understand the people hating on Sync just as much as I don't understand the people hating posts criticizing sync.

It's an app. Let people use what they want to use lmao. Growth for Lemmy is a good thing regardless

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