It appears that it is getting close to a full release for Sync for Lemmy. My only concert is that it might go to a subscription only method of payment. I’d rather pay a lot for a one time unlock or even like a 2 year unlock instead of a monthly subscription.
Im getting subscription burnout and I’m sick of having to juggle literally a hundred subscriptions every month. If it does go subscription based, sadly I’ll probably pass on it. Which would be a sad close to a long history of using sync.
There will be a single time payment for ad-free as was the case with Sync for Reddit. Any subscription based model is for the features which are going to require running (and paying) for a server. Even for Ultra (the paid subscription model) we would most likely have a lifetime option.
Not related to this app, but I agree very much about subscriptions. I cancelled most of mine.
I think I’ll be canceling my Prime this year. The single biggest waste of a subscription.
I have Prime but yeah, thinking about getting rid of that too. I got free transport from Amazon when ordering stuff though so that’s very nice.
For me, the goods are worse than ever, and I just don’t care to support amazon’s practices nor China.
Also free shipping is still available for most items if you can wait 3 days. You know they’re going to raise the price again come the beginning of the year.
As there is only a handful of lemmy users compared to reddit, I think simply relying on one time purchase is not sustainable for the dev. After the bot accounts purge, there seems to be 1 million lemmy users right now, and only a fraction that is an active users, say, 20% of it (very generous), which translate to 200,000 users. If even 1% of those users bought Sync for Lemmy for $10 (no idea what the actual price will be), it would means 2000 people buy the app. With app store’s 30% cut, that means the dev only got $14,000, which is peanuts assuming he’ll need to support the app as long as the reddit version (10 years or more?).
What does make you think that’s gonna be a subscription?
Sync dev can have all my Google opinion rewards money. Pretty much what I use them for.
Literally hundreds of subscriptions every month?
We’re talking over this on discord:
Consensus is one time payment to remove ads or subscription for ultra (which also covers ad removal)
I don’t do many subscriptions, but I will for you.
Looking forward to this!
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Thank God for the one time payment option.
Subscription fatigue is all too real.
Test for Sync.
Testing
Hope it works @[email protected]
That seems fair. I’m in the camp that is really hesitant to take on another subscription but also understand that this your living and it has to be worthwhile for you.
I can’t wait, sync was my go to app for so many years!
OH.MY.FUCKING.GOD
Fuck you
Fuck you, Spez!
This is going to help so much in popularizing lemmy! I hope it handles the federation and instances bit good enough for fediverse newbies to join in without much friction.
Great, im looking forward to it. But i do feel like the colors of the arrows in the app logo should be reversed to match the lemmy up/downvotes.
Sync for Lemmy available
FUCK YEAH LET’S G–
Pre-register
… Oh.
Planned to be subscription only
Aaaaaaaand hard pass.
Stop downvoting this just because it’s wrong. It’s relevant to the conversation.
It’s not planned to be subscription-only
Getting it as soon as my dentist appointment is finished
It’s just a pre-registration right now.
Ah, ok thanks for clarifying
Congrats @[email protected]
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Aw man, a pre-register? I mean obviously I pre-registered, but you got me super excited for a second lol
You can try liftoff app
“Would you like Pepsi instead?”
That’s all you have? Ugh fine
App is already under internal testing
Public beta should be soon, according to the discord group.
They are crushing bugs like nobody’s business over there. I think they are at like beta #20 in less than a week.
Same here 😂 saw the Google replay link and clicked through “install” instantly then realized it was just a pre register 😂
my dude !!! the hype is real!
I’m in the beta. It’s great. It really feels like nothing happened.
Layout is the same, etc. Only thing not implemented yet is the inbox.
You guys are in for a treat
Sync for Reddit WAS my first app to open every morning. Sync for Lemmy WILL be the new first :D looking forward!
It sounds like it’s already better than my experience with Jerboa. Jerboa’s had an unusual knack at creating/finding Json errors.
Jeroba sucks connect and liftoff are much better
I’m waiting for Sync. Some of what I described, I’ve learned is because I was on lemmy.one.
It’s genuinely just the reddit Sync on Lemmy. The dev has done a good job.
Beta? How? 🙏
it’s a closed, 100 people beta via Discord
Click the link that they are replying to?
Don’t see the typical Join for Beta button anywhere
That’s odd. I did when I clicked it. Maybe it regional?
Or maybe it’s because the (open) beta isn’t out yet, and you are mistaking pre-register for beta.
You are right.
Never gone to install an app quicker than this!
Yess finally I loved sync for reddit. Can’t wait to use this
Will there be a pro version? I’d rather buy that than do the license within the free version thing.
