Having an issue with the upgrade on iOS. I’m seeing the button but no pricing, and when I click the button it says it can’t connect to the App Store.
Interestingly, in the App Store it only shows the tip jar as in-app purchases.
Let me also say, great work! Avelon single-handedly kept me engaged and interested in the Fediverse.
I’m also seeing the same thing. Also tried uninstalling and reinstalling and it didn’t fix the issue.
Same woes here.
Same here.
Looking forward to a fix
Same here, probably we need to wait an ios store update?
I totally support y’all having a pro mode, so I don’t want this to come across as me trashing on that in general. But I’m really disappointed to see the Content Filtering options behind a paywall. There are obviously a lot of people who are just going to use that to tailor things more to their preferences. But there’s also a lot of people who would use it to filter out posts that are harmful for them. I think you should reconsider making that a free option.
Hmm, good point. I've tried to focus the update on more "power user" stuff that's not strictly neccessary, but you're right that this could be the case. I'll think about it
I miss the jump comment button being gone now without a Pro account too
I definitely do have other opinions on what has been paywalled, but I think most of those are convenience features. However, content filtering is important for everyone so you can block harmful crap you don’t want to see. Especially being able to block harmful new instances before they get defederated.
Luckily in a few weeks we’ll all be able to block entire instances on our own.
just saw the price tag, 30 bucks for lifetime pro access is a big no no for me. I'm sorry and I maybe tip you a little amount for the app in its current state, but that price for this app and the locked features is way too high.
And just to put it into perspective, Apollo's Pro unlock (the state of the art app for reddit on ios!) was 5 bucks, so you maybe want to overthink that price tag again...
I agree. I bought Apollo instantly because the value was there. At $30 I’m going to hang back and see how the app fleshes out, but if I’m not getting features like GIF scrubbing in the meantime, I’m probably going to find an alternative. At $10 I would have hit the buy button immediately.
Oh, and I hate subscriptions. I’m never going to subscribe to an app. Just tell me what it costs and I’ll buy it if it’s worth it.
Same for me. 10 bucks would have been an instant buy
Apollo’s lifetime ultra is more comparable.
not really. nearly everything which is included in Avelons Pro upgrade for 30 bucks was in Apollos Pro Upgrade for just 5 bucks (or pay as you want)...
compare it yourself: https://apolloapp.io/pro-ultra/
Did Apollo build in one day?
What’s the size of the user base comparing lemmy and Reddit?
If we take these into account, I’d think the dev needs this pricing to just keep developing the app.
I don't get your points, sorry.
Good thing is that I don't care for the Pro features so far and as long as it's stay this way I will continue to use this app. But as soon as I'm missing something and it is locked behind that unreasonable (imho!) price, I just switch to another app.
Apollo took many years in testing and more years before releasing their subscription. Its developer could afford to do it because 1. he was a student and it’s his hobby project; 2. Reddit has a HUGE user base so the sales volume is much higher.
But for Avelon, we don’t have the same privileges. The developer could never hope to sell as many copies due to the user base discrepancy. He has to charge higher prices for a niche product to just keep surviving.
Of course this is a competitive market and everyone is free to vote with their wallet.
Yeah, the size of the user base is basically the #1 reason. I was surprised too when I saw the pricing for other apps, but I've realised they were more reasonable than I expected. Unfortunately there's just not nearly the same number of people using an app like Avelon compared to just about any reddit app.
As much as people might dislike subscriptions they are a very good way to mitigate the risk for devs. I really wanted to provide a one-time purchase too though, and I landed on what I feel is pretty fair if you compare it to other players (Sync is 99$ I believe, Bean is 50$, Avelon 30$). And of course the free version remains just like before - pretty solid imo with more features out of the box than most other iOS apps.
I respectfully disagree, the key point is whether the user thinks the price is fair value. When you put basic safety features like content filtering behind such a big paywall I think this fails the fair value test.
My other point is that just because other apps have set high price points doesn’t mean that many (or enough) people have paid those prices.
Edit: I’ve noticed that other safety features like indicating bot accounts are behind the paywall. But traditional Pro features, like extra app icons or themes, are in basic. Please could you consider a rethink. We all want Avelon to succeed but this seems a mid-step.
Sure thing in the end it's your app. I don't know where these prices a coming from, but I sure won't pay anything in that range for any app.
and I will
What are the prices for the upgrade options? I’m assuming they’re displayed when you choose an option, but since there’s an issue there I’m still in the dark.
Also, how do you attach images to replies?
30 bucks?! what the heck...i'm sorry man but this seems way overpriced. I mean there are full scale games in the app store which are not that expensive...
not saying that you should not get some money out of your work, but damn...
For Life. Meaning a one-and-done. It would take 2 years with the yearly.
Apollo took for the same features 5€
This isn't Apollo. Loved the app but can't judge someone else for their pricing on a different app. If you don't like the pricing vote with your wallet.
I do and but I also can say that I find that 30 bucks is way to overpriced for an app, it's my personal opinion. This is a free country and I don't harm anyone with my opinion...
The swipe to go forward works amazingly, congrats on the release! 🥳
Thank you! 😁
Only thing missing imo is the ability to have the comment jump button in the middle instead of the sides
Snapping to the sides was actually harder to implement than just anywhere lol, I'll throw in a toggle to allow placement anywhere in 1.0.7
Don’t know if it’s intended behavior or not, but when clicking on a post there’s no smooth animation, but when swiping back out of a post there’s an animation.
Nope, not intentional. Mind sharing your device/iOS version? I'll look into it!
iPhone 13 Pro Max on iOS 17.1 beta, could be because of the beta, not sure if it happened before the beta or not.
I’m seeing an animation both ways. 15 pro max on 17.0.3
Feedback on 1.06
Otherwise great app and the best one out there. Keep up the good work!
Just went to go purchase premium for the month to try it out, but it said it failed to connect to App Store. Would there be any reason for the app to not be able to connect?
Hope you'll like it 😎 I misunderstood some stuff in Apple's review process so the app store item is not available yet. Will hopefully be working within a few hours!
Any update to share?
Yeah sorry, forgot to update the post - everything is up now!
Hey, is it possible to swipe to hide post in pro mode? I only see option to hide above posts on swipe, in free version, but I’m looking for hiding that specific post. Otherwise, nice app!
Is there anyway to see video and gifs expanded in full screen and/or landscape?
Not at the moment. Adding support for a full screen videoplayer is in my backlog!
Feature Request:
No rush, the app is definitely usable and I don’t mind switching apps to copy and paste every now and then
Official community for the native iOS Lemmy app Avelon.
Available on the App Store!
Wanna be a beta tester and see new features early?