Im sure the browsers and source webpages in the apps have ads. But my interpretation was that people are seeing ads on the Lemmy site itself in these free apps.

I hope that is not the case

[–] exocrinous@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

We're talking about reasons to comment on posts without reading the article, and the top level comment says it's to avoid seeing ads.

[–] Asudox@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

It's mostly Sync users. Some of them seriously pay 110$ for Sync Ultra lifetime lmao.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Many of them used the old sync for years and just wanted to to contribute for that reason.

[–] Deello@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I feel this is it but surely there are other apps following this model. I'm assuming they are probably the biggest but definitely not the only ones doing it. For good* ad-free software that is being actively developed and will get used probably every day for years, $100 seems more than fair to me. Beats paying a subscription indefinitely imo. I paid for the Plex lifetime pass for similar reasons and that was worth every penny.
*Good is subjective, just because you wouldn't pay doesn't mean others won't.

Edit: formatting