So I tried sync to see what all the rage was. Doesn’t seem that different really from connect imo. I’m posting this with connect since sync can’t seem to do basic functions like post to communities (really?!!) but they made sure to implement big blocks where “sponsored content” will soon be shown. I figured I’d pay a couple bucks because I really can’t stand ads, but then saw its $20! I’m now assuming most of you commie bastards (said lovingly) are secretly trust fund brats? How can this be a viable price point for ad removal? Is sync really making that much from ads that this iis the conversion point? For the die hard fans, what are you getting from sync that you are not from connect? I’m not seeing the allure.
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I feel kinda the same I did love Sync Pro on Reddit but I can’t justify the price of the lemmy one.
Connect is getting there the only things I think it’s missing for me personally are editing posts which voyager does so I know it’s possible and a lot of images should show up in line instead of opening the browser.
Connect is getting there
This is it. No other apps had got there yet. Connect and infinity are not as smooth as Sync., e.g. example it can’t load images as fast as Sync. And the UI is cluttered, eg posts views - the look is not just as good. I know it because I’ve tried many these apps to as replacement to Sync. But till now, can’t find any as good (to my taste) as Sync. So I’ll stick with Sync, for now at least.
If you think the very minor differences are worth paying through the nose good on you, Sync is a very good app but to me those prices are absolutely insane.
IF I’M honest I am really not convinced lemmy is even going to replace reddit so trying to charge me 10 times the price to browse it really just pissed me off especially since I paid full price for Reddit Sync pro.
Life is expensive man. And this is the dude’s sole income. Also apps have long been improperly priced. A buck or two really isn’t sustainable for what most developers put in.
To be honest, the data collection was enough to keep me on Connect instead of Sync. With that being said, I was excited for the release of Sync. It wasn’t my primary app on Reddit, but having developers for Lemmy apps is great, and the developers who had successful Reddit apps already have a solid idea of what to do. Sync is not finished, so there are valid complaints to be made! But it also already looks more polished than Connect in many ways, in my opinion.
In terms of the price point, I don’t actually think it’s unreasonable. There’s a one-time lifetime purchase available, and as I understand it the app is being developed by a single developer trying to support himself. I get that the price might be outside of some people’s casual spending range, but luckily there’s a free version with ads (and many, many other free apps without).
Jeez, some people are really pissed about the cost of removing ads. The developer needs to eat like anyone else, and he either gets the money from Google tracking you, or from a payment to hide those ads. Considering that the userbase isn’t very large, it IMO is a fair price for never seeing an ad again in that app, the dev will not collect a penny more from your usage at this point.
We’ve been pampered by mobile apps being dirt cheap for so long, and the dev’s track record with Sync for Reddit IMO speaks enough that he’s going to support it for a long time.
Or he could get 5 bucks from four people instead of 20 from one.
I mean, it even make sense to wait a little: collect big tickets from people who are ok with that amount now, and from the most supportive ones, and collect another bunch of money later, with sales or promotions.
It would make sense, and if this method works for the dev, everyone benefits from it.
If he pulls in a dollar a week in ads per user, that’s what, half a year of income for him. The ads would continue making more over time. That’s a random example, not actual numbers the have been shown.
So, what’s the price point that works? What percentage of a year’s income is he allowed to charge? If you drop the twenty today, and use it for ten years; ten years where he’s doing support and compatibility work, at what point is it okay?
That twenty will be the last income from that user unless they decide to do ultra as well.
People asked for a one time ad removal. They got one that reflects a generous estimate of what income would be lost over time.
I’m a long term Reddit sync user and the price is a lil high for the one off payments but knowing how much I used it for Reddit it’s a good deal. Right now I’m paying monthly because my Google opinion rewards more than pays for it so it’s not like it’s even my money being spent
I spent more than $20 on a pizza the other day. Considering the many hundreds, if not thousands of hours, I used Sync for Reddit over 5 or 6 years, $20 is a no brainer. That said, I wouldn’t pay the $100 lifetime considering because I don’t need the perks associated with it and who knows if Lemmy will be around that long (I hope it will but you never know).
