• Stoneykins [any]@mander.xyz
    972·
    1 year ago

    It seems unsustainable and mixed up to think no one should ever use non-FOSS options for anything.

    Maybe that would be the case if we were in some post scarcity perfect society where no one needed income, and all devs were just doing it for self-fulfillment, but I can’t blame someone for wanting to make income off of their work. Especially if they seem like a reasonable person, wanting reasonable amounts for good work.

    Isn’t supporting a smaller dev a good thing? I mean, this guy got screwed over by reddit fucking up his income.

    • rob64@startrek.website
      381·
      1 year ago

      Ain’t that the truth. People act like charging for software is evil no matter what. There’s a huge difference between a lone dev trying to earn a living and a huge corporation trying to wring every last ounce of profit out of their users. And there’s probably degrees of nuance between those.

      Especially if they seem like a reasonable person, wanting reasonable amounts for good work.

      And that’s the important context in this discussion. You’ve got a dev who’s active in the community and who builds an app not only with great features and UI but with stability too. And he has a not insignificant user base that is familiar not just with his work but essentially with this exact app… It’s reasonable for him to assume we’ll see the value and be willing to pay. And he is correct.

      I’m personally averse to subscription models, but again context matters. Reasonable rate and you know what you’re getting. And I say this as a huge fan of both FOSS and socialism. I could have easily just let my DNS continue to filter out the ads, but I appreciate quality and believe it should be appropriately compensated.

      • Stoneykins [any]@mander.xyz
        17·
        1 year ago

        actually, speaking of the subscription, the fact that ads can be removed with either the subscription or a one time payment is one of my favorite things about sync. I don’t really like subscriptions either, but then the only feature I really wanted from Sync was the ads removed, so I don’t have to even care about the subscription. I wish that kind of monetization style was WAY more popular.

        • rob64@startrek.website
          6·
          1 year ago

          And I only subscribed because the one-time purchase was not available at that moment, so I assumed no such option existed. But honestly, I’ll continue to pay the subscription. It’s still less than a year’s worth of my monthly donations to the developer of Tasker.

      • Zana@startrek.website
        141·
        1 year ago

        I got like ten years out of Sync for Reddit. I even bought the $30 package and feel like I got more than my money’s worth.

    • UhBell@lemmy.worldOP
      353·
      1 year ago

      Thunder has been my main app for a while but Sync just works so well. Also seems to be less battery intensive.

      • stranger@lemmy.world
        20·
        1 year ago

        I was on the fence because I didn’t need the subscription features, but instantly bought the ad free IAP for $12.99 as soon as it was added. It still seems a bit steep for an app, but it’s one-time, and supports the Dev (whose Reddit app I used for years) so I didn’t really mind. That and it was $0.40 after using my opinion rewards credits

        • Phlojak@aussie.zone
          12·
          1 year ago

          It’s nearly AUD $35 in my country. Pretty steep, and the full functionality isn’t quite there yet. (Can’t post, limited search etc)

          If it goes on sale it’ll be an insta-buy, but the price right now is kinda high.

          • stranger@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 year ago

            Yeah one of the biggest things missing, for me, is notifications. I’ve also seen others report astronomical prices outside of the US, way more than I would be willing to spend (especially with this being beta and all) so I completely understand

        • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          I’m willing to give a lot of leeway these days for single purchase pricing. Everybody in their freaking brother is going on the subscription model. These people are asking for one year worth of subscription price upfront and lifetime access to an app I am all about it.

      • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
        2·
        1 year ago

        The team is looking into optimizations to try and smooth out some of the jank that’s still present in places. Should reduce CPU and battery use as well.

    • Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world
      12·
      1 year ago

      All these shit posts are fun, but why is connect a red haired step child all the time? Any legit arguments against it? Has room for improvement, but it’s the best I’ve found thus far.

      • faintedheart@lemm.ee
        2·
        1 year ago

        The only thing I didn’t like about connect was for image loading. When I click on an image it is blurry and comes to clarity. Loading is an issue. I don’t know if there is any settings for it inside the app. Whereas in sync it loads perfectly fine for me.

  • OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
    361·
    1 year ago

    That pill bottle was ripped open and I snorted all that sync as soon as it was refilled.

    • figaro@lemdro.idEnglish
      16·
      1 year ago

      Yup. I had $5 of Google opinion rewards money saved, so it was only 15ish out of the bank account. I work full time… I think I’ll be fine. Plus honestly, the dude worked hard creating a fantastic app. He deserves to be rewarded for that.

    • Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      4·
      1 year ago

      Yeah second that. I’m just waiting for community blocking to be implemented, user blocking is there but it’s not working right now.

      • wolre@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        As far as I know, that’s the plan. They just haven’t had an initial non-alpha/beta release yet since the app is still quite unfinished (references to Reddit, certain menus just error out, etc.)

        You usually want to have a product that is kind of working when you ship it to normies

  • neocamel@lemmy.studio
    28·
    1 year ago

    What I’m still struggling with is if it’s still ok with my mortal compass to use Reddit to find information I know will be there. Specifically, product reviews.

    I’m no longer contributing content on Reddit, and I’m not passively browsing either, but how do y’all feel about tapping reddit’s wealth of information?

    • UhBell@lemmy.worldOP
      29·
      1 year ago

      Do whatever you want, bud. If the info is helpful to you, who is anybody to say you can’t access it?

    • unscholarly_source@lemmy.world
      6·
      1 year ago

      I subscribe to RSS feeds for subreddits that don’t exist on Lemmy just so that I don’t give them any clicks or ad revenue.

      For answers to questions or problems that are only available on Reddit, I turn on my favorite privacy browser, I hold my breath, go to that specific post, get my answer, and gtfo asap.

      Like the saying goes, never stick it in crazy. But if you have to, be protected.

    • kazerniel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Why not? I still look up information there too, but I use an adblocker, so it’s not like Spez is profiting from me.

      If you don’t want to give them traffic, you can always visit the search result URL through the Wayback Machine or Archive.today.

      • puppy@lemmy.world
        122·
        1 year ago

        Shouldn’t Infinity have the same polish then? I am a Software Engineer (not front-end though) and I’d be fascinated to learn the technical differences.

        • newIdentity@sh.itjust.works
          291·
          1 year ago
          1. It’s not being developed for that long
          2. It’s a different developer who needs to get familiar with the code
          3. He’s doing it in his free time unlike the Sync dev
        • itsAllDigital@feddit.de
          15·
          1 year ago

          My guess is because it’s not the original developer for the app. So they are still figuring things out on how to transition the app to Lemmy.

          But I have no doubt they’ll get there :)

        • Ghost_Seeker69@sh.itjust.works
          117·
          1 year ago

          I’m using infinity and it does have the polish. I don’t get the fuss about “tHe OtHeR aPpS dOn’T hAvE tHe sMoOtHnEsS!!1!11!”

          • Vash63@lemmy.world
            91·
            1 year ago

            I’m juggling between both and Infinity is definitely less polished. From how reliable the gestures are for going back from comments to posts vs downvoting them, to returning to the same position on a post if you back out to go back in, to the general UI options and settings pages.

          • puppy@lemmy.world
            7·
            1 year ago

            I have both Sync and Infinity (and Voyager) installed side by side and Infinity takes significantly longer to load.