Android @lemdro.id

1y ago

Sync for Lemmy is now available for everyone

play.google.com Sync for Lemmy - Apps on Google Play

A beautiful Lemmy app for browsing Lemmy on the go!

486 comments

Holy shit y'all. Developers need to eat too. It's totally fine to charge for an app or serve ads. LjDawson is a fantastic developer and really listens to his user base. Yes there are plenty of open source apps to use, but sometimes closed source is way more polished because the developer makes it their job to create the app. Living isn't free. ¯(ツ)/¯
- Free as in freedom. Not free beer.
  
  You lost this fight decades ago
- And it's a one-time fee.
  I used Sync for Reddit for 11 years.
- Holy shit y’all. Developers need to eat too. It’s totally fine to charge for an app or serve ads.
  You might be forgetting that these same developers refused to simply put in a subscription to their reddit apps to continue them, instead closing their apps and telling everyone to move to lemmy because that's where their app will be........and now adding huge subscription fees and one-off fees on a platform that doesn't charge them to use their API lol.
  Maybe I'm just cynical but this really seems like the dollar signs lit up in the reddit app devs eyes the second reddits API changes got announced.
  
  Okay let's do the math. According to here there is expected to be about 55.79 million folks using reddit daily. Let's say a good 5 million folks use Sync. Now, reddit said it would charge $0.24 per 1000 API calls. You can find that here. Now 1000 calls isn't much at all really. Let's say those 5 million folks just 1000 API calls a day ( they wont' actually use ONLY 1000 ). So we have 1000 * 5,000,000 * 0.24 = $1,200,000,000. That's per day. Does that seem sustainable to you? Like if folks were using MUCH MUCH less I could see your point. But the fact is....they weren't and reddit were being assholes about it. Now compare that to what he's charging. $17 bucks for a year. Let's break that down and compare it to what he'd be paying per day. Say all 5 million users were paying for Ultra. That's 5,000,000 * 17 = $85,000,000. Divide that by 12 to get per month. 85,000,000/12 = $7,083,333 per month. Divide by 30 for average revenue per day. $7,083,333/30 = $236,111. Now tell me that even comes close to $1,200,000,000. Your logic is flawed. This doesn't even account for fees and possible server costs.
  
  No that's not correct. sync for Reddit already had the ultra subscription. The problem was he would have had to up the price on the sub substantially to cover the Reddit API fees.
  
  You replied to the very answer to your question. Apps can still be businesses, not everything has to be free. There's a bunch of free alternatives, this is just one of the paid ones.
  They moved to lemmy because the fees on Reddit where exorbitant, and he'd have to raise the prices too much to keep same wage (Haven't looked at the numbers). Afterall, it's he's app, and he's to decide what wage he wants to keep working on it.
- Maybe a one time payment like for original sync, imagine supporting subscription services for a FOSS app 🤡🤡🤡
  
  except sync isn't FOSS, lemmy the fediverse link aggregator is 🤡🤡🤡
  
  Perhaps when you create your own app you can determine your own cost model.
  
  Lemmy is funded by Patreon/Liberapay.... Which are essentially subscriptions
  
  I believe he has plans for that

It's like having Reddit back, this is amazing. 🙏
For as long as I can remember Reddit and Sync have been one and the same. I never used Reddit website or app, only ever used Sync to browse Reddit hosted content. I used it a lot. I've missed it a lot.
Between the Lemmy platform and Sync client, to all intents and purposes what Reddit was has been fully restored/migrated.
I know it's early days, but I did not expect to see anything like this so soon and it gives me hope that Lemmy can grow and thrive into the network of people that always made Reddit what it was. Everything that's needed is there - early, a little rough around the edges, but there. And being improved constantly.
Hallelujah!
- Definitely agree. This has pretty much completely restored the reddit experience for me after I chose to delete my reddit account in the wake of reddit's third-party app debacle. The Sync developer deserves major props. This app will surely make lemmy so much more attractive and accessible to a host of new users in the coming weeks and months.
  
  Yup. The third party devs ought to bring in the charm, and the people along with it as well... Fingers crossed.
  Hoping that guys like the dev of joey app too shows up 🤞🏻
- It's the same experience for me, but I still do a lot of Google searches based on Reddit content since there is a lot of information posted there over the years.
- Well said. I paid for the ad free version right away. Years of sync use gives me full confidence it's worth it.
  
  Me too, instabuy. No question.
- There's also old.lemmy.world in case you're more comfortable with that. Loving all the choices available so far!
- Let's hope that all the subs gonna start appearing in as well... Complete with the footfalls + content Ofc. 👍🏼
  
  Be the change you want to see! If the sub doesn't exist yet, make it yourself, and people like you will come to fill it. Welcome home!

Jesus, the absolute entitlement in this thread. Can everyone just chill until the app is out of the beta version? Some of us are fine with seeing ads until the lifetime fee is available, and some of us are fine paying a subscription until the lifetime fee is available. If you'd rather not use the app until then don't, but trashing the dev for getting paid while he works endlessly to create the sync experience for us is so ignorant and childish.
Sync is by far the best user experience app for lemmy that's available for Android, just as it was for reddit, and it's worth the wait and the price until the pro version is available.
I hope the dev ignores the whiners and focuses on those of us that get it. How demotivating to see people run their mouths when they dint know what they're talking about.
- Yeah man. I was a sync for reddit user for like a decade. I don't actually know, but my reddit account was more than a decade old, and I really only was a user on sync for as long as I can remember. Sync was reddit for me.
  I happily paid for the app forever ago, and I reckon I'll use lemmy much the way I did reddit. And I tried a bunch of the different FOSS clients and none of them are as clean and polished as Sync was or is now. Maybe that's because I just got so used to sync? I don't know. But I do know that at this point in time, paying 20 bucks a year to support a developer whose work I've enjoyed for a significant portion of my life is 100% worth it. And I can afford it.
  I used to have to use open source software all the time. I used gimp for so long, I'm just glad I have a job now that I have free access to photoshop. Why? Because it's fucking better! Because paying for a well refined product makes it easier to use.
  So all these sync haters, keep hating. But now, I can highlight the haters so the next time I come across them I already know what they are about and how they are just haters.
- Bought the one month sub to tide me over, but bought the Ad free as soon as it released. Honestly, cost me less than half of a decent steak dinner so I ain't mad. A man's gotta eat and there is no guarantee that Lemmy is ever gonna pull Reddit numbers. Dude basically spent a month blasting out what I consider the best experience for Reddit, now for Lemmy, he deserves a pay day.

My God, I missed Sync so much. Devs , thanks.
- (シ_ _)シ
  
  It's identical to sync for Reddit. You even added the ability to restore from backup from Reddit. You've done amazing work
  
  I need an excuse to try a comment and this seems perfect. Thanks dude you've clearly been putting in some work. It's like coming home.
  
  You know, you have many fans all around the world. This must be great feeling. And your product is/was the meaning of Redd*t for a long time, now it's will be Lemmy=Sync
  
  Great job! 5 stars!
  
  (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
- It was seriously like hugging an old friend when I woke up to the download this morning! So happy and warm to be back!
  
  I was about to uninstall the other Lemmy client was never going to return Lemmy until the notification

Storing data usage, personal ads, 21.99€ just to remove ads or a subscription model.
I'm a dev myself and I get that everyone needs to be compensated, but right now I have only one thought:
"You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain."
- I honestly can't believe what I'm seeing on Lemmy RE: Sync. Lemmy itself doesn't have ads, neither do the iOS apps that I've been using - Memmy (which is AMAZING) and Liftoff, yet here comes Sync injecting ads in and having absurd subscriptions or one time fees...........and I'm seeing comments about people "crying because I'm so happy" and "can't stop smiling" lol.
  Seems the reddit app devs who made their millions off the back of reddits free content are now coming here and just going straight to reddit 2.0 money making mode lol. They're now charging people to use their app that is using a free API. These are the same devs that chose to close their reddit apps completely instead of offering a subscription model that would pay for the api access. Make it make sense.
  
  It's worth noting they did already have a subscription model in place with Sync for Reddit. The difference would've been in losing the ad-supported free version of the app due to the API changes.
- $170 AUD for a lifetime "ultra" license.
  
  Absolute farce of a price
  
  Where are you even seeing a lifetime option?
- Been a long time supporter of sync. Honestly a bit sad to see there's nothing for those that had pro/ultra before :/
- Yeah, just seeing that it will collect data about me for personalized ads was a turnoff. There are plenty of Lemmy clients without ads. I can't imagine seeing ads while using Lemmy, either.
- so that's why everyone hates reddit?
- Sync Ultra and Adfree are two different things altogether.
  Ultra comes with adfree as a perk among with a ton of other stuff, but if all you care for is adfree, that's $9.99 lifetime.
  
  Ad free in the app is $22 for me. Does it vary by region? Or is it dynamic pricing? (US)
  
  I'm seeing $30.50 to remove ads. Way higher than I paid for sync for reddit :/
- This is the only source of income for the developer
- I'm not advocating for anyone to buy a price they're not comfortable with, but personally I reasoned that, having used Sync for nearly 10 years, it would be like paying 10 bucks for each of those years for an app that I have used the most out of all the apps in my life
  Sync was a huge part of my life (will continue to be), and I am happy to compensate for that.
- Or you use discord and direct engagement with users to cultivate a fanclub around yourself, and set them lose to brigade everywhere and defend literally every single decision. Then they'll cheer you as you become the villain
  
  You are saying that the dev does this? Initiating brigades?
- Don't question Just BUY

ITT, bunch of people who have never used Sync for Reddit whining about Sync Ultra and the app having ads. 🤦🏻‍♂️
- The ads through me for a sec, but then I realized this wasn't the Dev or Pro version.
  ~~I'll end up subscribing at some point, but I do wish there was a one time option like last time. Not really interested in the cloud backups and all that, just the ad free experience.~~
  Edit: Spoke too soon. Looks like there wil be a one time option at some point in addition to a version with no ads. Looking forward to it.
  
  Just pushed beta 25 that adds a one time option.
- I haven't seen any ads yet. Where are they
  
  After a while, I realized i was not seeing ads because I use adguard DNS.
- I used sync for reddit for a decade. No way in hell I'm paying $20 for the ad-free upgrade. Explain how lemmy which is months old and a minute fraction of the size of reddit, should cost me more to browse ad-free than reddit? It's mind boggling that we're in the age where asking $20 for a 3rd party social media app is being defended as reasonable.
  
  you aren't paying for volume of content available, that would only make sense if you were subscribing directly to reddit or lemmy as you would with netflix, disney etc
  revenue goes to the app dev, and sync for lemmy and sync for reddit have i would presume, identical development and maintenance costs.
  your logic is like saying that fuel should be cheaper for a 1.4l mini than it is for a ferrari
  That said, I do think £18.99 lifetime just to remove ads is a bit extreme, its certainly not affordable for me. That's more than a year of Ultra without the extra features. I think sweetspot for "pro" edition that has no ads certainly would have been sub £10, especially when im gonna be a large volume of users have dns that removes ads anyway and really the "pro" is just a "one time donation" kinda thing
  
  Uhm, then don't pay? No one is forcing you to pay or even use Sync. I don't think it's worth it for me too at this moment to pay that much for an app to browse Lemmy (because in my opinion it's still riding the hype train, it's long term future is still to be determined). So I accept that I will have to see ads.
  Sync is an app by a private developer, who has his own rights to set the price for something he produced. He can put the price at 100€ and still no one has the right to whine about it. If you think it's not worth it, then don't buy it. It's not like you need this to survive.
  
  I'm not defending Sync (I don't even use it, I'm more of a Slide/Infinity guy; I'm just here to see how other Reddit app ports are doing), but Lemmy is not "months old". It's been a thing since early 2019, the recent Reddit drama just gave it a massive push bringing its userbase from negligible to tiny.
  
  It's perfectly fine to use the app and only pay when you feel like it, say you feel when the Fediverse grows to be fun enough. Or alternatively never pay and just use the free version. Or use something like Voyager / wefwef which is a fantastic app in its own right. You have the choice.
  $20 really isn't a lot when it's an app you use everyday. If you don't spend enough time on Lemmy then yes, it may not make sense to buy but if you do it's really a no-brainer.
  Also I would argue Apple / Google's whole app store pricing model when it first started out really devalued good software. $1.99 for a lifetime support of an app? Come on. $20 is reasonable.
- It's not about the app. It has nothing to do with the app itself to be fair. It's the fact to have ads. Ads aren't the spirit and the philosophy of Lemmy.
  People are fine to pay for the app. Money isn't the issue either. The dev should not assume Lemmy is a new Reddit. It's different with different spirit and philosophy. This point has to be taken in consideration.
  
  That's the beauty of have a multitude of different apps. You choose the one that feels right for you. Much like how you can choose another Lemmy instance.
  
  You can choose whatever app fits you. That is the power of choice. Some of us are really ok with non intrusive ads or paying for the app. He said that one time payment for removing ads will come soon.
  
  Ads aren't the spirit and the philosophy of Lemmy
  Says who? I'm just curious who decides what Lemmy's philosophy is. Does that philosophy extend across all instances or only specific ones? Or is it baked into the source code somehow?
  Personally I think ads are alright. But that's just my philosophy.

Ads or subscription.
Yeah, I'll stick with Thunder. Having used Lemmy and Mastodon, I realised how much I hate ads.
- Yup that is a real rough pill to swallow when the default is free AND no ads. If I'm going to drop money on lemmy I'd rather just donate to whoever is hosting my instance.
  
  I hear what you (and everyone else) is saying, but the developer needs to make money somehow or they'll have to go get a regular job, and then who will develop?
  I think what I'm saying is, how else is the Dev meant to feed his face?
  I miss the days when I could just drop a couple of dollars on the paid version, stops the ads and works forever, subscriptions turn me off.
- One time purchase coming soon, its still in beta after all
  
  Maybe, the dev should have wait until he can release it as a one time payment without free version. You want Sync, you pay. Nobody will be against it.

Contains ads
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- That was the case with the original Sync, no surprise here.
  
  Although there was the option to purchase Pro as a one-time fee. This one unfortunately only has a subscription option (which I'm not too keen on).
  Edit: ljdawson has confirmed there will be an one-time payment options for both Ultra and ad removal!
- I'm fine with an ad version and then an upgrade to an ad-free version.
  What's insane here is this developer making a subscription service instead of an ad-free pro version
  I mean, he's competing against TOTALLY FREE, Ad-free lemmy apps RIGHT NOW, and every 3rd-party Reddit app developer is working on a lemmy version as we speak.
  This was a total clown move. I was ready to drop like $10 on a pro version right now, if it had great UI. But a subscription ... For access to a FREE service? The balls on this guy.
  
  Lemmy is not a free service. You might not be paying for it but some of us are. With subscriptions too. Subscriptions are the better funding model for continued development and operation.
  
  On sync for reddit there always was a one time purchase to remove ads. The subscription is for extra features which you honestly don't need. I believe the one time purchase is coming back on this version as well.
  
  It's just evidence it's a gold rush.
  I wasn't expecting an ideologically motivated project by any means, but his focus is on the diminishing parade of users he's got from the previous app and not where he's sending them.
  
  Beta update released within the last hour adds the option for lifetime ad removal.
- We lose some we gain some.
- I haven't seen any... Yet
  
  I've only noticed it on the 'slide' view mode so far.

https://lemmy.world/comment/1975537
Looks like the Dev is looking to add a lifetime option and an option to remove ads in the future.
- I was wondering what was up with the ads consent things. The reason I switched to Sync in the first place was to get rid of ads on Reddit...
- Beta update released within the last hour adds the option for lifetime ad removal.
  
  Where? I can't see it in the Ultra section??
  Update
  Found it.
  £12.99
  The option is available by clicking your profile icon and selecting 'remove ads'.
- it's already there. 'remove ads' button. steep given you can get Microsoft Office for that price if you look hard enough but I will probably get it.

I am testing it out now. It seems really good.
- if it's your first time using sync...open new window is a great feature for muti tasking subbed list..look at your subscriber list, press the 3 dots and open in new window will appear, you can open a subbed community entirely in a new window
- it has ads.
  and you can't post.
  but otherwise I agree.
  
  IAP for ad removal will come soon. It's the first open-beta, give it some time.
  
  weird, I haven't seen any ads yet
  
  I did post.
  
  It's pretty good, I'm just checking I can reply. You're right about posting, guess I'll have to keep Wefwef for that for now
  
  I can't post?

Lol! The choice is ads or a SUBSCRIPTION!?
My friend, we know other 3rd party Reddit app developers are working as fast as they can to make lemmy apps. One of them is bound to have a one-time pro version upgrade. I'll hold out for that.
LMAO ... Subscriptions. Why on earth do you think we left Reddit?!
- I left Reddit because Spez is an asshole and he killed third-party API access (which, btw, impacted more than just clients - many useful bots/scripts died too as a result of this change).
  For many of us, Sync was Reddit, and killing Sync basically killed Reddit for us, but now that Sync is back (for Lemmy), many of us are more than happy to pay a subscription to support the dev, instead of supporting Reddit. ljdawson is an awesome developer who actually listens to his users and updates his apps regularly. If you don't want to support him and/or use a different app, that's your call of course, but for fans of Sync, it's like coming back home after a long time and getting that feeling of "there's no place like home".
  
  It's certainly a nice app, but I've also grown attached to Connect over these last few weeks. I even donated to the dev, which is something my stingy ass never does.
  While I loved Sync, I'm not paying $20/yr for any social media. If I recall, Sync Pro for Reddit was something like $5-6 lifetime. I'd pay that again without blinking an eye.
  
  I was on Reddit for 13 years, and bought the pro version every app ever made for the platform (sync, RiF, bacon reader, boost, Apollo, Joey, etc, etc.). Sync was ... fine. But in no way was it a stand out. RiF had them all beat by a mile for nearly a decade, then Joey elbowed them out in the last few years.
  Anyway, I'd have been happy to buy sync Pro for lemmy, but a subscription is bonkers when there are free alternatives.
  
  The issue people have with Sync is the model going against the philosophy of Lemmy and the fediverse.
  People aren't mad at paying for the app if it was a one time payment.
  
  who actually listens to his users
  Support of non-Google-Play version is where? I personally asked about it multiple times and I've seen many other people ask as well.
- there will be a separate in app purchase structure
  the ultra subscription was a separate sub model from sync for reddit that was on the side to help support the 1 developer who works on the app if you want to. the model was already there and nothing has changed from reddit, so it was probably easy to leave the code in with the same features and keep it in.
  you also need to realize this is a beta as well so it's not "officially" released yet. if sync for reddit is anything to go by, once LJ is content on the app it will be released in full, with additional pro / dev variants to come. but since those are considered separate apps, those won't come until later since they need to be reviewed and put on the app store... which makes sense there's only 1 variant at this time
  edit: pro model won't happen due to Google play store policies on duplicate apps. one time in app purchase is coming
  
  Sounds like pro will not be a separate app and will only be unlocked with an in-app purchase due to Google Play policies around 'duplicate' apps.
- Chill, mate, it's open-beta. Sync Ultra was a thing on Sync for Reddit as well, which comes with features that need constant cash such as server maintenance etc. IAP for ad removal will come soon.
- I left reddit because of asshole decisions. I think 18 Euro per year is pretty fair for an app you probably use every day. I prefer one time payment over subscription, too. But the price for sync is nothing to rant about imo.
- https://lemmy.world/comment/1969752
- Beta update released within the last hour adds the option for lifetime ad removal.
- I'm not addicted to any social media enough to pay for a subscription. And I'm sick of subscriptions in general. I'm fine with liftoff.
- I disagree. I think there's a lot of people living in a fantasy. Things cost money. You can't rely on good will to pay for developers, engineers, and hardware.
  Maybe ads aren't the way to go but you're not being realistic if you want this place to grow without some kind of funding.
- Voyager is the way to go. It doesn't even feel like it's "just" a WebApp.
  
  I respect your opinion. For me it was super clunky. I tried every app for lemmy. The best one is sync for now. If there is a proper competition it will be boost for lemmy.
  
  I mean it's nice, but it's also super clunky
  
  None of the other lemmy apps I've used have quite felt right, though I think voyager was the best of the ones I tried in terms of ease of use. I really liked sync for reddit, so I'm hoping I'll like the lemmy version too. I generally try to avoid subscriptions, but if I like the app and they offer a one time payment to be ad free at some point then I'm fine with that. Tbh so far I haven't actually seen any ads though so if they're not obtrusive then they won't bother me. Devs gotta put food on the table somehow.

It's good to be home :)

Yes it contains ads. I'd rather have a single purchase.
But, DNS adblocking does remove the ads, just leave a grey box. It's also definitely far more polished than any of the other Lemmy apps right now.
- Oh I thought it wasn't implemented. I forgot I have dns ad blocking :) :)
  But this app is worth paying for if you like it. It's also very cheap, something like 3 dollars or less per month.
  
  Haha yes me too. I thought "hmm guess he hasn't quite implemented that yet" but of course I have DNS AdBlock. Nice to know that works (:
  
  It's $1.99/month or $16.99/yr, which is waaayyy less than $3/month. Less than half that, if paid annually.
  
  I personally just don't believe in subscriptions for apps. I'd rather just pay a fair amount up front. Especially since my usage patterns aren't consistent (I may not use something for a good while but return to it later). Perpetual licenses are why I own such a large library of paid apps and why I'm okay with paying even if I might not really maximize my use of it today. It's also why my Steam library is filled with games I don't play... 😅.
  
  You also need to have the Google Play Services spyware on your phone which many of us don't.
- Beta update released within the last hour adds the option for lifetime ad removal.
  
  Time to update!
- I don't even have any grey boxes either. Where does the ad appear in the app?
  
  They appear like this for me
  
  You don't?

lemmy users when a developer wants to earn money
- Fediverse is when someone else uses their own money so I can post memes - John Lemmy
- Going from $35 to $115 for the lifetime subscription is an absolute farce

I'm sorry. I get a developper needs to eat but 100+ dollars for the lifetime is absolutely outrageous. That is more than some AAA games on release.
- For some people, that's the price they paid for their entire low/mid-range Android phone.
- That's for ultra which requires server costs. Ad free lifetime price is more reasonable (in some countries).
  
  Server costs are nothing compared to what a lot of Lemmy instance admins are covering right now. The new price feels like robbery, as someone who got sync the first year it came out.
  
  I didn't see the option for just ad free?
- Yup this is way over the top for some reason. $50 is more reasonable and I would still hesitate. It's a good app but there are many others too.
- I'm not disagreeing here with your sentiment, but I don't think comparing it to the cost of a AAA game matters. I'm sure you'll spend more time in Lemmy over the course of a lifetime than on one game.
- Plus its not clear if they still wont be selling our data to third party after premium !
- Yeah, fuck him. Long time paying and vocal supporter here. I'll get the cracked version on Mobilism when it's released

Using Sync for Reddit for so long I realized I missed the layout of Sync so I'm glad to see it back for Lemmy.
Bought a month subscription since I can use my rewards to pay for it. Worth it for the no ads.

Long time Sync user and Ultra (lifetime).
Now I am really disappointed the lifetime membership isn't transferable to Lemmy. Nothing. Not even a discount, a note, nothing.
- How much did lifetime Ultra cost for the Reddit app, by the way?
  
  20$ or something
  
  For me it was $2.50. Paid on Aug 27, 2015.
  
  $35. I paid for it 13 months ago
- You guys were all taking how you'd pay the developer twice for his work if possible, and how everyone should purchase the Pro version without question on day one etc.
  Maybe it wasn't you sucking the dev off sideways for weeks straight - but the community at large is and has been.
  I mean, I like the app and all, but the price is steep. Steeper than it was for reddit and steeper than all the other apps as well.
  As far as I know it's the only one with a subscription model, and we don't even have the "sync" feature that is its namesake.
- I don't mind supporting the developer. He can't rely on tens of thousands of user to buy the app for $1 each on lemmy like he could on reddit. It's going to be more expensive per user here.

And the best part is that settings backed up from sync for reddit, can be simply restored into sync for lemmy. Thank you ever so much dear developer!!!
- Thanks for mentioning this, I didn't even know that was possible but it worked like a charm!
- Lol
  ... I did not know that and went through the process of manually customizing everything for two accounts ...
  Oh well, super happy to have it back.
  
  Same, oh well. An import modal at bootup asking for settings transfer would probably a good idea.

I know there is some controversy with the ads and that it's closed source but wow this app is really nice. I never used it for reddit I used rif so I didn't understand the hype but I get it now. I'm holding out for an app with multireddit though. That's the one feature I really want.
- Sync for reddit had support for such things. I have no affiliation whatsoever but I wouldn't be surprised to see such things in the future.

Finally I can feed myself information at an alarming rate once more

Not interested in something that supports ads or subscriptions. It definitely doesn't fit the ethos or average desires of most lemmy users from what I understand.
The free and open source applications for lemmy are working out for me, so I really have no need for something like this that goes against what I believe lemmy stands for
- Sometimes you have to pay for keeping things free, if that makes any sense.
  FOSS can't exist in a vacuum. The developers spend a lot of time on things and they need to be paid for their efforts, otherwise we won't get great products like Sync.
  If you want things that are well maintained and supported, then there has to be income for those owners to provide those services.
  Sync for lemmy is a top tier client. I'm willing to pay to get and support that model. It's not like the 17 dollars a year is a big deal. I spend more than that on a single sushi roll sometimes.
  
  This is why I pay for most of the FOSS apps I use
  
  That's true. But does not change my opinion or preferences. But the choices I have at the moment I suppose, is remain with the current application I am using (which is adequate and serving me well), try out an ad based application, and choose to pay to get rid of the ads. I am at a point where my choice of remaining where I am is the most appealing.
  
  You can donate to keep the quality. I agree the ads based system is against the spirit and philosophy of Lemmy. Lemmy isn't a reddit and this is where the dev of sync did a mistake.
  Donating isn't the only possibility. The dev could make the app a one time payment (I know he said it will come) without free version. If people want to use Sync, they have to pay for it. It's for the job and hours behind it.
- Even king neckbeard said "I'm happy to pay for software so long as it's free" - if you want to purity-test, complain that it's not FOSS. Devs need to eat too.
- 100% agree

Yay so happy Sync is back! Feels like home... :)

What?? Ads is the first thing I see.. My dude have you seen your competition? Thunder's latest update is amazing zero ads. Why would I change?
- It's full of personalized profiling too. Hard pass from me.
- I installed it, used it for 5 mins and uninstalled it to go back to Thunder.
  
  I've always loved sync, but just checked thunder. Almost immediately uninstalled as on default settings the ui is way too cramped and lacks contrast with all posts blending to each other. Very hard to read for me. I guess you could make it better by fiddling with the settings, but I just went back to go sync where it's already very good on default settings and I was able to make it perfect for me just by changing a couple of settings.
  Edit: downvote as much as you want lol, it's just my opinion. Good to know that Lemmy is just like reddit with opinions ;)
- The competition is nowhere near as good tho
  
  I disagree, I prefer the ux of thunder. Sync is good, I found the spacing between posts to be very awkward on the smaller list like options though.

Loving the Foss spirit of Lemmy so far reading the comments
- Yeah proud of my fellow users

The return of the king 😎

The most common gesture I've been missing up to this point is swipe to hide. Now it's back and I'm so happy!

It's good to be back ya'll

Interested in the lifetime membership but its so damn expensive!! Would wait to see how Boost is before deciding on which app I would be staying in.
- That's for lifetime ultra. You can do a one time purchase to remove ads.
- Yeah, I'll likely use Boost. It was the best reddit app.
  
  Fingers crossed Relay joins the party.
- Yeah, gotta kind of see if Lemmy catches on before investing that kind of money. I'd be much more likely to toss them $20 or something more reasonable
  It does feel nice feeling home again after years of using Sync though. That official Reddit app is so clumsy.
  
  $20 is what it takes to remove ads. Ultra is another subscription with different benefits altogether.
  
  You can remove the ads for 20$ now
  Profile -> remove ads
- Liftoff and thunder are much nicer clients i feel but its subjective
  
  I use liftoff but for some reason it does not allow cross instance commenting. I am on connect rn
- I was keen to try Sync but, after I saw my first ads on Lemmy with it and then saw the cost to remove them, I uninstalled.
  I'm actually really happy with Connect, which has everything I want and for free.
- @Paisehla @d3Xt3r boost is dead now isn't it?
- Mobilsm will have a cracked version soon. $115 is pure greed so he's not getting a cent off me anymore

I use adguard dns and I don't even see the ads. Honestly a non issue for me.
- Same, I run AdGuard Home. No ads for me.
  
  Just check your own comments
  
  In the reddit version it was impossible to remove those annoying spaces using only DNS block. That's why there's a revanced patch for it.
  This sponsored bs will be on more sites within the next versions for sure

And I'm back in the game

Congrats to those on Android! When using Android, Sync for Reddit was, in my opinion, the Android equivalent of Apollo with just pure focus on the modern Android experience + attention to detail on both content and UX.
Cheers to a fresh new life, Sync! 🍻

Commenting from it now.
It appears to work, thanks!
- It's so damn good too.
  Already got my settings customized just like I always liked them on Reddit.
  
  I never used it on reddit, used rif instead.
  But, I say, it seems to work extremely well so far. Works a lot better then the default pwa
- I'm so happy to have it back, even if it's not reddit
  
  Fuck reddit as a company. Fuck spez.

it's my first post using sync for lemmy, before i just didn't know to post comments

Feels SO GOOD to use this app again, even if it's on a different platform

My life is now back to complete

Used your reddit app so now I'll use your lemmy app

Fuck yes thankyou lj

Very appreciative of the work that went in to getting this out so quickly. I have happily subscribed.

It's so good to be back. Reddit was absolutely bone headed when they threw this away

I'm in!!!

I don't particularly care about the ads they seem pretty unintrusive but I've got to say that connect has won me over at this point and I don't see any reason to switch.

Now I can uninstall Liftoff . Sync's interface was Reddit for me . And now it is Lemmy for me . The custom theme base colors are great for keeping my different accounts visually separate .
- Sync's interface was Reddit for me
  Same. I spent 12 years on Reddit, and barely even saw the desktop site, I almost exclusively used mobile apps.
  When I moved to Lemmy, the experience of Jerboa, Liftoff, the mobile site, etc just wasn't hitting right. Sync has been out for half a day, and it feels like home again lol.

I was a reddit sync user. Same experience. Better than all other lemmy apps available now. Smooth and easy to use. Decently customisable.

So far it's a seamless transition, glad iamthatis decided to release it. I feel like many users have less of a barrier to entry now.
- I guess you are talking about ljdawson. Iamthatis is the dev of Apollo :)

Awesome! Typing my first comment now.. cheers

Yup, I'm on it right now, works great!

Thank you Devs, you're amazing.
- There is only one dev.

Looks like logging in with 2FA isn't working for me. Works fine on a browser, but not with the app. Anyone else seeing this problem?
EDIT: This might be an issue with Lemmy.world right now. Login takes so long that the 2FA token has already rotated by the time it actually sends. I'll try it again later.
- I was able to login with 2fa 30 minutes ago .
  
  Yep it works now!

How do I get the subreddit menu when I swipe right? I have that setting on my old sync and I can't for the life of me figure it out.
- Here Settings shortcut: Experimental > Sliding panel style drawer
  
  Whoa you can link directly to settings?
  
  Absolute rockstar. Thank you! Also got the "action" icon too..

Any plans to add support for lemmy.nsfw accounts?
- Just type in a different instance name.
- They are already supported. You just have to type the instance URL out instead of selecting from the dropdown menu.

I'm officially a Lemmy user. Thanks Sync!

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