Some of y'all have no appreciation for independent app developers
I'll take my downvote now
Really, it's cool that some want to make their apps for free with no ads, but I'll support devs who put in hard work to make a good app, it's ridiculous to think that they don't deserve some sort of compensation.
The same behavior happened when sync came out. Endless complaints about an app being from on app store with the option to pay the hard working developer for their work.
Do they go on public transit complaining that see ads there too? At least when you pay for the app the ads go away forever.
Sync launched with a subscription, and only after the kickback from that did it add a one time charge option. An option priced much higher than Boost, by the way.
People were right to push back on that.
Also, the public transit example doesn't fit here. If I paid for the bus with my bus fare, or through my taxes, yes, being upset about the ads would be ok, because I already paid for the service. Same way I wouldn't appreciate ads in the backseat of an Uber.
Instantly bought the ads removal, Boost was THE reddit app for me. I'm stoked to see it for Lemmy.
My first ad:
Fuck why would anyone use this over FOSS apps that dont spread google adware/spyware
Because it's not a choice of FOSS or not, it's a in choice of quality of the app. Apps like Jerboa or Thunder are very far behind Sync and Boost. But if you enjoy those, then more power to you, and definitely no reason to switch.
I don't know about that. I'm a sync user and some of the foss options are very good by now. I use sync because of familiarity and I like the dev so don't mind dropping some money to support him.
Because after a $3.49 payment, I never see ads again and this app is noticeably better than the Lemmy apps I've been stuck with until now.
Dear lord, finally. Something compact, simple, without needless wasted space.
Honest to god right angles.
I've found my permanent Lemmy app.
This is identical to Jerboa
Pretty sure I saw somewhere the devs took inspiration from Boost for their UI
What the hell, look at your messages or something 😅
I use reddit/lemmy like a forum. I'll go back to the thread and see the responses later when I feel like it. Stopped looking at my inbox in 2016, no regrets.
Incidentally, redditors that don't want to turn on mobile notifications are probably going to have to start doing that too, given what they just did to the reddit app.
It's like coming back home <3
yep, just finished setting it up. really excited
Seeing a lot of complaints about the lack of swiping to upvote/downvote. Which is just hysterical to me because it's just a tap on boost for the vote controls, which is less movement.
It's not about reducing movement, it's about 1-handability when you're holding your phone in the other hand and can't reach across for an upvote. Sync sold me on it instantly when it finally came out.
How is two taps, the second needing to be precise less movement than one general swipe?
Same, I never liked swipe controls. Using Sync the last little bit, I would always accidentally save things when scrolling.
Instantly paid for the ad free version even though I'm rocking an ad blocker. This is a pristine app, every bit as good as the original Reddit app.
I'm shocked and impressed with how much this reminds me of 2022 Reddit. I went cold turkey after the API changes, but installing this and setting up my old theme has been astounding.
Will I give up my FOSS Jerboa for this? I very well might
Based dev put all controversial and conflicting instances together in the default list.
Hard pass
People want to get paid for their work? Shocking!
People want to get paid for their work? Shocking!
And other people don't want nagging spyware ads? SHOCKING! You know, Twitter and Reddit developers also want to get paid. That's why they killed free API access. Funny how you came to Lemmy anyway...
Comparing a solo dev to large corporations isn't really convincing me.
That's Google's fault, not the dev's. He's just trying to make a living.
Been loving this app since the preview.
Reddit became a different site for me when I used baconit and w10m. Once i went to android there were a number of apps to try but i settled on boost.
After api changes I couldn't bring myself to install their app and i did miss it. l used liftoff here for a bit but this has been so much more functional. Truly a great job by the dev and worth the wait. The paid version seems like a steal given you can't get a good chicken sandwich anywhere near that.
I'll probably gift a few copies to friends and family just so i don't feel guilty.
Lord i sound like a paid amazon review. I'm as cycnal as they come though and not easily won over for what it's worth.
The pricing is way more reasonable than sync. I'm still sticking with connect but at least this dev is not asking for much.
Long term sustainability is going to be challenging. The Lemmy userbase is way smaller than reddit's regardless, and for 3.50 EUR one-off it will be challenging to cover future development efforts.
I'm using Voyager, but giving Boost some attention. We will see which I like better... I didn't like Sync or Jerboa much.
Today I was finally able to download Boost for Lemmy. It looks really good. I inmediately bought the ad-free version. There are still some key features missing: the ability to hide posts, the ability to open community links and when I logged in for the very first time, the app semi-crashed and everything went dark. I had to restart the app and log in again. But apart from that, I really like it.
No thanks, I used to use boost for reddit and I loved it.
But now on lemmy, there are FOSS apps that are just as good I'd rather donate to.
Nice, but seems to lack swipe actions, otherwise I like it almost as much as Sync.
I'm loving it. Soooo good to be back.
Great news for Boost users! I'm still using Sync and Photon the most but love how many options there are for Lemmy.
I instantly downloaded it. It's just so good
Using it right now. Feels smooth.
Boost has been my favorite for a while and I've been waiting for this to make the switch. This is my first time using Lemmy. Instant rocket boost from me!
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