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.
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 than what they believe themselves to be, still the same everywhere.
You are correct, people here are just as braindead as reddit. They have that superiority complex going on too, it's pretty funny.
Its not about the app for me (although the clean interface is appreciated) just the users it'll bring with it. I like the ratio of tech literate people on Lemmy but more users means more abundant niche communities, and that was the best part of reddit for me
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
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.
Based neutral take
Voyager is free and the pwa feels close to a native app.
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.
Jesus Christ guys, there's like one inline ad every 30 posts. Quit bitching
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
As a former Reddit user of sync pro. I'm one of those people who just enjoys the UI so much that I'm willing to support the dev. It's easy to say "pay for it" to make it look worse, but I appreciate the work he's put into it.
God forbid you have to pay for stuff.
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...
$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.
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.
Sync is free.
There is a paid version sure. But the free version is still excellent.
I'll repeat what I said in several other threads at this point:
I loved the old app, I still love the new app, it’s a pleasure to use compared to the alternatives I’ve tried, and I find the ultra subscription rate both reasonable and worthwhile to support a product I truly enjoy.
Sync is good for me. There’s plenty of other options if it’s not good for you.
I'm using it right now. Working just fine so far, exactly the same as the reddit version, and I haven't been asked to pay $20 for it.
It's $20 to remove ads permanently. You can still use it for free with ads. For me I see a small box ad every 20 or so posts. I don't personally find it intrusive. I plan to pay for one of the high polish apps after a few more come out and I find the one I like best. $20 once is completely worth it for the value I get out of it.
look i dont got much money in the bank but people need to start donating to foss creators cause it's getting dumb, musescore sold out to ultimate guitar and theyre going to shit cause guess what? no one gave money. the linux distro im using is ome of the biggest jn the world and it barely scrapes 1000 usd a month. when i get a job i'll start giving money but people seriously need to chip in, im not mad at sync at all i get it
FOSS = principled free software without obligation because the labor was "donated."
That's what I'm learning on lemmy. It's blowing my mind.
Edit: exiting to make sure I'm understood. I get FOSS. I understand it's role. What I'm learning is there is a while corner of the internet determined not to spend money on software.
And feeling significant moral outrage if someone else does. It's bizarre. I've seen religious people less zealous.
The ads aren't even working yet lol it's still in beta. I don't get why everyone is complaining.
Connect seems good enough to me
This meme is dumb. There are more options than just the web ui and sync, most are free.
I've been using Connect. I'm testing out Sync the last couple of days and I think I like Connect better.
I do not want to fuckin hear about this app anymore. Jerboa is working just fine, jesus
Perhaps lemmy admins should start charging apps like this for API access…
itt: ideas to kill lemmy
The intent is to provide developers with a sense of pride and accomplishment for being able to pay the API bill.
I can't stand the web app. Sync is fantastic!
Really don't get what all the fuss regarding Sync is about. There are plenty of alternatives out there, free or not. Maybe someone can explain what I'm missing?
I've personally been using Infinity for reddit and now I'm using the Infinity beta for Lemmy and it's been like an exact clone. Perfect for me.
And no I'm not capitalizing reddit. Lemmy good
I like the 20$ app-free version. Sounds like a solid business idea 🤔.
Or jerboa, I use that right now
I think the bigger issue is that you can't afford a $20 one time fee for a highly polished app that will get a massive amount of usage. I know it's a tough economy but $20 isn't a crazy amount of money.
Cool. I find it well worth it though, and LJ is working on regional pricing now.
I am Pro Sync, but I would still prefer Voyager / wefwef over the official web app.
Voyager won me
Connect is free and pretty awesome overall