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Well we are spoiled for choice none the less
More apps = more lemmings
It seems unsustainable and mixed up to think no one should ever use non-FOSS options for anything.
Maybe that would be the case if we were in some post scarcity perfect society where no one needed income, and all devs were just doing it for self-fulfillment, but I can't blame someone for wanting to make income off of their work. Especially if they seem like a reasonable person, wanting reasonable amounts for good work.
Isn't supporting a smaller dev a good thing? I mean, this guy got screwed over by reddit fucking up his income.
Ain't that the truth. People act like charging for software is evil no matter what. There's a huge difference between a lone dev trying to earn a living and a huge corporation trying to wring every last ounce of profit out of their users. And there's probably degrees of nuance between those.
Especially if they seem like a reasonable person, wanting reasonable amounts for good work.
And that's the important context in this discussion. You've got a dev who's active in the community and who builds an app not only with great features and UI but with stability too. And he has a not insignificant user base that is familiar not just with his work but essentially with this exact app... It's reasonable for him to assume we'll see the value and be willing to pay. And he is correct.
I'm personally averse to subscription models, but again context matters. Reasonable rate and you know what you're getting. And I say this as a huge fan of both FOSS and socialism. I could have easily just let my DNS continue to filter out the ads, but I appreciate quality and believe it should be appropriately compensated.
actually, speaking of the subscription, the fact that ads can be removed with either the subscription or a one time payment is one of my favorite things about sync. I don't really like subscriptions either, but then the only feature I really wanted from Sync was the ads removed, so I don't have to even care about the subscription. I wish that kind of monetization style was WAY more popular.
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And it's really great, something worth paying for, imo.
I got like ten years out of Sync for Reddit. I even bought the $30 package and feel like I got more than my money's worth.
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I am really enjoying Sync so far. It's a great Lemmy client.
I'm really enjoying Thunder. Love the comment screen
Thunder has been my main app for a while but Sync just works so well. Also seems to be less battery intensive.
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If it gets people to stop using Reddit, it works
Idk who needs to know this , but despite using an alpha version of infinity , it is the smoothest app I have tried so far for lemmy!
I don't know if you've heard of it, pretty obscure app but it's super smooth, have you tried Sync?
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Connect: Am I a joke to you?
All these shit posts are fun, but why is connect a red haired step child all the time? Any legit arguments against it? Has room for improvement, but it's the best I've found thus far.
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That pill bottle was ripped open and I snorted all that sync as soon as it was refilled.
Yup. I had $5 of Google opinion rewards money saved, so it was only 15ish out of the bank account. I work full time... I think I'll be fine. Plus honestly, the dude worked hard creating a fantastic app. He deserves to be rewarded for that.
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Lemmy with choices. Lemmy wins
How is Sync so much smoother and faster than others?
A decade of development and optimization vs a couple of weeks/months.
Shouldn't Infinity have the same polish then? I am a Software Engineer (not front-end though) and I'd be fascinated to learn the technical differences.
- It's not being developed for that long
- It's a different developer who needs to get familiar with the code
- He's doing it in his free time unlike the Sync dev
My guess is because it's not the original developer for the app. So they are still figuring things out on how to transition the app to Lemmy.
But I have no doubt they'll get there :)
I'm using infinity and it does have the polish. I don't get the fuss about "tHe OtHeR aPpS dOn'T hAvE tHe sMoOtHnEsS!!1!11!"
I'm juggling between both and Infinity is definitely less polished. From how reliable the gestures are for going back from comments to posts vs downvoting them, to returning to the same position on a post if you back out to go back in, to the general UI options and settings pages.
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Just wait until Boost comes out..
Infinity for lemmy just dropped in F-droid. Hello old friend....glad you've arrived
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What I'm still struggling with is if it's still ok with my mortal compass to use Reddit to find information I know will be there. Specifically, product reviews.
I'm no longer contributing content on Reddit, and I'm not passively browsing either, but how do y'all feel about tapping reddit's wealth of information?
Do whatever you want, bud. If the info is helpful to you, who is anybody to say you can't access it?
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I need a client that automatically marks as read as you scroll by. And it doesn't bring back the read threads every time you reopen or refresh the god damn app.
Sync and Connect are the two apps I've used and both have the capability of doing this. Let me know if you need help finding the settings.
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Huge sync fan and pro user for many years now but I couldn't get over the subscription and especially the one off cost, it's just too much.
Been using infinity for reddit as soon as sync went down and it's easily my favourite app out of all that's available but it's not without it's downsides, at least to me. So I'll happily use inifity for lemmy from now on, it even seems to run better then the reddit app lol.
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Sync is where it's at
With how long it's taking to have something to download, Boost is either gonna be left behind or will be the best app ever that was worth the wait.
inifinity supremacy
You don't. It's bad. Stop with the fomo.
Noooo! How DARE you taint my FOSS environment with options for a subscription-incentive-driven UX! You're basically inviting FAANG to walk all over us! /s
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Why? Used sync for Reddit for 14 years, was the only way I would use Reddit. He dev is amazing, and I will always support his apps paying for the subscription. He works hard and created an amazing app. Genuinely interested why you believe it's bad? It is only in beta fyi.
I haven't tried Sync but I've tried Connect and Jerboa and I'm now on Liftoff. All have felt pretty smooth to me, Liftoff especially is about as smooth as I could imagine anything being. I've got no problem with people using Sync bit I don't get how they're having such a bad experience on other apps.
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