this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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Sync has just updated to allow a one off payment to remove ads. Dawson is also adding a one off payment for lifetime Ultra as well.
Aren't they still tracking after that? Simply hiding ads doesn't make you less of a commodity.
No. The data tracking is because of the Google services ads. An app developer get not compensation for data tracking, only serving ads which causes the tracking.
That's seriously splitting hairs. The tracking is part and parcel with the ads, the compensation is for the tracking too.
Isnt tracking done by Google service app and not sync itself? I am not an app developer but it doesn't seem logical for someone to add tracking elements that they have no control over.
It's been confirmed that if you pay to remove ads, the ad sdk doesn't even get loaded
But lemmy doesn't have ads?
It's a monetization strategy for the work he's put into the app. I see why people don't like it but I never intended to see a single ad in Sync anyway
Ahhh that's a no from me. I'd pay if I like it, but injecting ads into the feed and I'm out. Just trying liftoff now. Seems solid.
Shouldn't some of the ad revenue be going to the Lemmy servers? Seems kinda wack.
I've read elsewhere that this app is his full time job
How much is it to remove all ads?
$100
It's $20 to remove ads but there are also ultra features you have to pay extra for
Nice of "Dawson" to think to formally add that after people already signed up for subscriptions and others started calling him out on it. There was no reason Sync needed to release today if that option wasn't prepared, and if it was seriously being considered, maybe he should of notified users in the app before they started spending money.