I don't need it... 👀 : memes

[-] chrizbie@lemmy.nz 147 points 11 months ago

Well we are spoiled for choice none the less

[-] UhBell@lemmy.world 103 points 11 months ago

More apps = more lemmings

[-] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 18 points 11 months ago

This. It's not for me. But I'm glad it exists.

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[-] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 95 points 11 months ago

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.

[-] rob64@startrek.website 37 points 11 months ago

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.

[-] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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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[-] crashoverride@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago

And it's really great, something worth paying for, imo.

[-] Zana@startrek.website 13 points 11 months ago

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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[-] herrwoland@lemmy.world 80 points 11 months ago

I don't have a problem, YOU have a problem!

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago

No kbin? Looks like we've got an amateur over here!

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[-] bquintb@midwest.social 63 points 11 months ago

I'm really enjoying Thunder. Love the comment screen

[-] UhBell@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago

Thunder has been my main app for a while but Sync just works so well. Also seems to be less battery intensive.

[-] stranger@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I was on the fence because I didn't need the subscription features, but instantly bought the ad free IAP for $12.99 as soon as it was added. It still seems a bit steep for an app, but it's one-time, and supports the Dev (whose Reddit app I used for years) so I didn't really mind. That and it was $0.40 after using my opinion rewards credits

[-] Phlojak@aussie.zone 12 points 11 months ago

It's nearly AUD $35 in my country. Pretty steep, and the full functionality isn't quite there yet. (Can't post, limited search etc)

If it goes on sale it'll be an insta-buy, but the price right now is kinda high.

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[-] Rac3r4Life@lemmy.world 51 points 11 months ago

I am really enjoying Sync so far. It's a great Lemmy client.

[-] mrecom@lemmy.world 47 points 11 months ago

Love Connect

[-] Baphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

I was starting to think I was the only one. This is the first I've seen someone else mention it.

[-] SWIM@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Love connect

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[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 41 points 10 months ago

If it gets people to stop using Reddit, it works

[-] remotedev@lemmy.ca 36 points 11 months ago

Connect: Am I a joke to you?

[-] Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

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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[-] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 35 points 11 months ago

That pill bottle was ripped open and I snorted all that sync as soon as it was refilled.

[-] figaro 16 points 11 months ago

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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[-] Gazumi@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago

Lemmy with choices. Lemmy wins

[-] wolre@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago

Infinity is going to be great once everything is properly supported!

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[-] silver_Motoko@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

Infinity for lemmy just dropped in F-droid. Hello old friend....glad you've arrived

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[-] lolreconlol@lemm.ee 29 points 11 months ago

Just wait until Boost comes out..

[-] puppy@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

How is Sync so much smoother and faster than others?

[-] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 60 points 11 months ago

A decade of development and optimization vs a couple of weeks/months.

[-] puppy@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

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.

[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 27 points 11 months ago

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

[-] itsAllDigital@feddit.de 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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 :)

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[-] neocamel@lemmy.studio 28 points 11 months ago

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?

[-] UhBell@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago

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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[-] IMALlama@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

I'm on Jerboa and downloaded/installed sync yesterday. As a former RIF user, I don't have a horse in this race. I am more familiar with Jerboa, but find the overall feel of both (admittedly, without a lot of use, to be pretty comparable).

That said, I kind of like some of the ideas in Jerboa more? For example, tap to minimize comments and their children on Jerboa is quite a bit faster. I'm kind of sad that both make selecting some of the text in a comment hard and miss the RIF collapse/expand button. Jerboa also matches the font size of everything else in my UI better than Sync. For example, the font size of this reply and my keyboard are the same in Jerboa. In Sync the in-app font size is quite a bit smaller.

At the end of the day, I think that both apps are going to be largely comparable for a fairly casual user like me. I bet both offer more functionality than I'm using, but so far I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 19 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] 99nights@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

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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[-] matt@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

I tried Sync for a little bit, but I didn't really vibe with it to be honest, Infinity is still by far my favourite phone client.

Really, you should just download it anyway and try it, you'll find out quickly if it's for you or not.

[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago

It's really like reddit clients, there is no single "best" choice, because everyone has different preferences. There were some reddit clients that people swore by and raved about that I absolutely hated, and others that I loved that no one else used.

More choices is never a bad thing

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[-] AnonymousBaba@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

inifinity supremacy

[-] Sputnik34@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Sync is where it's at

[-] curiousaur@reddthat.com 11 points 11 months ago

Why do none of these memes mention connect? It's the best one.

[-] upandadam@lemmy.ca 30 points 11 months ago

If you think that's the best one, you haven't tried Sync.

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[-] soniquest@lemmy.studio 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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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