this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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Remove ads is 22 euros here. That's a massive difference from the old app. Almost ten times more I believe?
Crying in $34 Aussie dollaydoos.
A bit of a surprise; I know I was lucky to get the old Sync pro app for under $2 a decade ago, but wow.
It's unfortunate that the price is up, but it's better than spending for a subscription for ad removal.
Is it better than just, you know, not using sync? This isnβt Reddit. There arenβt ads here.
I understand. I was using liftoff and that was pretty good for me (still have it as a backup). I also tried jebora and connect. Sync is definitely the most polished, even in beta. I'm not going to remove ads until I know I want to stick with sync, but it definitely feels like I'm headed that way.
Try the kbin PWA. The only thing I miss is the ability to collapse comments and thatβs coming.
PWA?
Progressive web app, it's like adding an app from your internet browser. Kinda like a bookmark.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Progressive_web_apps/Guides/Installing
Web app
Lemmy still has a lot less users than reddit. The dev can't rely on tens of thousands of users to buy the app for $1 each. I think he's doing a great job with this app and I don't mind supporting him.
Also, the addition of Sync to the lemmy ecosystem will draw a ton of new people in and help grow the platform.
I understand that I got a magnificent deal on Reddit Sync - I think it was on sale at the time.
I was ready to happily drop $15 on the ad free, but this is more than double that.
there is this thing called inflation, u know..which makes things cost more overtime :/
It's the overtime that's bullshit. Especially when it's "mandatory" and 1.5x hourly or more.