Tap the account switcher in the top left corner and you should see the option.
See my comment for a screenshot. I don’t know why I can’t seem to post a screenshot in the body of post. Every time I try it gets removed.
Tap the account switcher in the top left corner and you should see the option.
See my comment for a screenshot. I don’t know why I can’t seem to post a screenshot in the body of post. Every time I try it gets removed.
Yeah, nah. That’s too pricey to remove ads for a single app.
You’re not paying to remove ads. You’re supporting the development and making it worthwhile for the developer to continue to create the app.
That it happens to remove ads is just a side benefit. You can remove ads from all apps using a VPN based ad blocker anyway (on android).
I paid €2.51 to remove ads on Sync for Reddit. I would have spent maybe a tenner but it’s over €20 for the Lemmy app. As much as I love Sync, that’s a big nope from me.
Remember, Lemmy has a lot less active users than Reddit. Even if ALL active Lemmy users on Lemmy.world buy the app at its original $2 price, it’s still not enough to sustain full time development. Both higher one time purchase price and subscription is needed for the app’s survival, even then I’m still not sure if it’s enough for the dev to sustain themselves. I’m getting the ultra subscription for this reason because I don’t want the app to go away, and I encourage people that really like the app to do so as well.
The userbase of Reddit is over 10x higher.
That’s quite the understatement. 400 million vs 60,000 monthly active users.
But why male models?
I picked 10 cause the price was about 10x higher.
Monthly active users aren’t counted the same. Lemmy only counts people who post or comment. Still a big difference, but 60,000 is not the entire userbase of Lemmy.
No, we’re paying to remove ads. And $26 CDN to remove ads feels really high when I paid $3.69 to remove ads in Boost and $4.49 to remove ads in Relay in 2019.
I like how you bothered to speak of supporting the dev yet mentioned how to stop ads with a VPN based blocker.
Yes it is steep for me in Quebec with taxes it is 31 $ . But I had the option to use 20$ in google play credits from Google rewards. 11$ is an ok deal. Remember that sync is the first Lemmy app from former Reddit devs and that the developer worked really hard to release it.
I am aware of the scenario. Sync for Lemmy is not just relaunching into a fresh world here. The dev shouldn’t come in with unreasonable pricing. Not when we can use very nice apps such as Connect instead for free, and ad free.
Paying to remove ads is supporting the dev. This is doubly true when you can get no ads without paying (though sync will still have blank spots where the ads were supposed to go).
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It’s a lifetime option. They may well make $20 over the next 10 years.
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You can keep sync when you get a new phone. It goes with your google account, it’s what the “restore purchases” option is for during the setup.
It’s tied to your Google account, not the phone.
Why does that matter? I’ve replaced my phone 4 times so since I bought sync for reddit, still used the same 7 dollar purchase to the end.
Yes we are paying to remove ads.
If people want to keep supporting the dev, just buy the subscription or check if he has a donations link. But this purchase is just what it says: Remove Ads.
You’re like, really smart… Nothing gets past you!
Last thread was complaints of not wanting subscriptions this thread is complaints of too expensive 🤷. By all means keep the ads or use another app. Imo it’s not super surprising to be pricey when it’s a one time purchase instead of the subscription.
Welcome to the internet
“We want this”
“No not like that”
Sync is good enough to get 20 bucks easily. If I wasn’t on iPhone, I would immediately.
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Having paid $6 for reddit sync probably over a decade ago while the dev has maintained and improved the app over those years with no additional money from me, I think I got a pretty good deal. It’s definitely a calculation to make but I don’t think $20 would have been unreasonable a decade ago and I don’t really think it is now. Maybe also dont forget to put some blame on reddit, the dev got fucked there and has to rebuild the customer base that would have included recurring payment customers (unlike me).
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If the subscription was $200/year, would you consider $250 for lifetime to be a deal?
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The sub includes more feature unlocks than just ad removal. The pro unlock doesn’t include user tagging anymore like it did for reddit for example.
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God forbid you pay $20 once to support the dev and for an app you’ll use 1-2 hours a day for potentially the rest of your life…yet you’ll pay $10 for a streaming service you’ll never touch for months on end…
My man, I’m not using lemmy 2 hours a day every day for 60 something years
Everyone’s usage is different…but I’m sure many people used Sync for Reddit as much since it was out.
This is why subscriptions are becoming the norm
How is the amount of time you spend on a app a consideration for the price? Using Sync more doesn’t cost the dev any more so not sure why they would be factored into it. It feels like you’re conflating personal value with cost.
Jesus, dude! It’s a one-time payment for lifetime of no adds! Plus you support the developer.
People are spoiled.
Quite the opposite. I already block ads, I want to support the developer. But I don’t want a subscription nor do I want to pay a huge fee for one app. I use a lot of apps and it’s not feasible to pay that much for each one.