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Is the subscription the only way to remove ads? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Is there a one time payment option to remove ads?

Or is sync ultra the only way to remove ads?

I would love to support sync, but the subscription fatigue is real.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It will continue to be so weird for me to go from no ads to ads (or paying a subscription) just because you like the interface a bit more. All the free UIs already available seem perfectly usable and roughly equivalent in convenience.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah. I don't see a compelling reason to switch to Sync when there are so many other alternatives that are free and without ads. And then comes the subscription! Get outta here. I'm not even going to mention the data tracking. I'm sticking with my FOSS apps, thank you very much.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, if subscription is the only way to remove ads then I'm fine with the Foss options like liftoff. And I'm blocking ads system wide on my phone, so it's not like I see any ads on Sync. But, I would still prefer to be able to pay to remove it, since I have moved away from using apps that have ads in favor of Foss or paying to for the ad free version over the years.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yep, I had my credit card out (figuratively) and was ready to buy the ad free version, just to support the dev - but I turned right around when I saw the price (AUD$34).

I don't see ads either, it was literally just about the support for me. I'm weighing up whether to go back to Connect on principle, and if Adguard stops working on Sync, I'll definitely just walk away.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey, any tips to block ads system wide?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Easy way is with an adblocking DNS. Simple ones to use are Adguard and NextDNS

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

dns another comment suggested or something like personaldnsfilter or rethink which creates a local vpn. Both are on the play store or f-droid.