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    2 years ago

    And just like that, all the other lemmy clients mean nothing to me. Just the handling of media posts is next level compared to the other guys.

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    I used Sync Pro for years but I’ve found the connect app to be pretty close.

    So yeah I’d probably have used sync for lemmy if it was priced similarly to the Reddit one but I’ve no interest in paying 10 times more to remove ads or any type of subscription.

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      The prices are super harsh. >€20 just to remove ads. €19/year for the subscription.

      I get that they have much less potential users to spread their costs on, but that’s too much for the added benefit over e.g. connect.

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        I am on the free version and it looks and feels exactly the same as my sync pro for reddit.

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        2 years ago

        Subscription for sync ultra. Extra features. To remove ads one time payment is coming afaik. And currently I don’t see a single ad with dns ad blocker. Not even the ad space.

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        The prices are super harsh. >€20 just to remove ads. €19/year for the subscription.

        114€ for lifetime ultra subscription

      • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        I use a mobile browser and don’t see ads on Lemmy. Why plaster it with ads? What’s the benefit this app gives me?

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      This is just beta. The developer is bringing one time payment for removing ads.

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      Everyone keeps talking like there isn’t a free version. I didnt pay anything to down load thus app. Did I get hidden charged or something?

    • 1019throw@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Does the connect app have comment navigation to jump to parent comments? I couldn’t find it for weeks and I’m now using sync because it’s so polished.

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        2 years ago

        Connect dev here and there is comment navigation between parent comments!

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      Boost is the one I’m looking forward to with by far the most excitement. It was my favorite Reddit client. While I’d be happy enough with Sync, it was always 2nd to Boost for me and this launch and the extremely premium pricing haven’t left me with the best first expression.

      I also have the feeling that ljdawson will be the first to cut their losses if the client doesn’t perform as expected on this platform, which makes me extra hesitant to dish out for 22€ or 115€ lifetime payments.

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        dbrady is like the only Reddit dev that is staying with Reddit so I highly doubt it. Relay was also my app of choice, but Sync was #2 so it’s good enough.

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        A bunch of them are. The ones I know of: Jerboa, Thunder and Voyager. I am currently mainly using Voyager, its pretty nice

        Edit: Removed Connect, as it is not Open-Source

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          Also using voyager at the moment but it doesn’t feel quite right on Android as it was mostly based on Apollo for ios. Even with the slight android theming it’s still ios-like.

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    This is the 3rd app I have installed for Lemmy. I’m going to have to consider uninstalling one! (Connect, Voyager, and now Sync)

    Connect has been my primary app so far. I do really like that Sync allows me to customize how posts look. I am a former RIF and old reddit user, and dislike large image previews. I am really happy I can have a larger headline and smaller preview image.

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      Connect was definitely my main before this. It is actually not terrible. It is aggressively okay even. Lots of nice features. But it just doesn’t feel as smooth as sync for some reason. Maybe it’s the language that it was coded in? I’m not sure why but sync just feels buttery.

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    Good thing. Liftoff would be an adfree and free alternative. But for those that loved sync, probably the only correct solution

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      I’m really digging Liftoff! It can use some customisation features, but it is pretty good as is. I think I will keep using it since the adfree price of sync is a bit too high for me.

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      I love Sync and will be using it going forward. But it’s really great that there are so many options for everyone.

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      Connect for me was just a placeholder until Sync got released. So happy it’s back

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      They’re both good. I can’t get into other apps like Infinity though. I just tried it and now I’m too used to the sleek look of Sync. Connect is very close in the race, and without ads it may as well be neck and neck.

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      It has an amazing amount of customization. I have sync configured in a way that reminds me a lot of boost. The developer has left nearly all options available.

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    Sync was my go to reddit client, I’m beyond excited this is out already for Lemmy!!

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      Memmy has been a great fill-in, as has Lemmios. Memmy is probably a little further along, but both are definitely “Apollo-inspired” and both have been nice to use. Still some features missing that I have to come to the site for.

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        It’s good but Apollo has a level of polish that won’t be replicated for a while. It looks like Apollo, but it doesn’t 100% feel like it. Apollo for Lemmy would still be better than all of our current options imo.

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          Hopefully the native version, coming soon, will be a bit smoother than the pwa and have better integration with the OS.

          It’s probably the best pwa I’ve ever used, but it’s still a pwa. And the native version will still just be a wrapper on the pwa, but it has the potential to be better.

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            Still, Apollo was around for a while which means it’s had more time for polish, and it had a lot more users, which meant more support, motivation, and money for development, as well as more people to submit feature requests and bug reports.

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          Indeed. It was a native app and it was such a polished gem. Christian’s vision from the beginning was to make the perfect Reddit IOS app for Reddit and he made it happen.

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      If only, perhaps the Apollo developer will do a Lemmy client in time, I think for now he’s taking a moment to himself. Memmy is a pretty good iOS client.

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    I know that Lemmy is years old, but as this is my first day on the platform, it feels like a whole new world.