Personally I'm a Sync Ultra subscriber because I value paying for the support and extra features, and don't mind compensating the app maker for making my Lemmy UX experience familiar and enjoyable.

However, and this is important, do not feel pressured to use an app because it is popular if something does not appeal to you (like the pricing, or paying to remove ads, for example). There are plenty of apps that are free or significantly cheaper, that remain ad free. All of them have merits.

Sync users alone can't fill the fediverse with the content that is required. We'd be extremely stupid to think we were anything more than just another fediverse user. Everyone's contribution is equally important.

Do it your way, or it's just another Reddit.

[–] ljdawson@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hear he's a bit of a dick

[–] PhiAU@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah man. What the hell!? Just going and making a nice app that works well.

What an ass.

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Also people are mad at the price. Add free on reddit was a $3 one time purchase. It's $20 on lemmy.

I'm slowly coming around. $20 is probably more than the total amount I've spent on apps since smartphones were a thing, but at the same time I want to support a good developer. Thinking about it as $23 total for 2 great apps makes it easier to swallow.

That said. I haven't upgraded yet. Also worth noting my average meal at Taco Bell costs like $15 and Sync hasn't given me a single stomach ache, so there's that.

[–] Wildf1re@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

It's nothing in the scheme of things. I'm happy to pay all day long. I used Sync for Reddit more than any of the streaming services I use, so I'm more than happy to pay. I used sync for 14 years, and have left Reddit since Sync died with the api changes. I'm glad Sync for Lemmy is here now. I'd never understand the hate for choosing a paid for service just because there are free apps out there.

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think app prices are due for a surge. With the cost of living/business increases we've seen since the start of covid, it's inevitable. Unless an app has super broad appeal I think the days of $0.99 niche apps are coming to an end.

[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Strange that it would be so much more expensive.

[–] majormoron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's not if you consider that the install base for Lemmy is still waaaaaaaay smaller than Reddit, it starts to make more sense. And if you ask almost any longtime user of Sync, the price is still worth it considering how many hours we will spend in this app. If I can get better value than a movie ($ per hour) then it's so worth it. By the time the app dies you will have spent pennies.