I don't even understand this headlong rush for an app. And especially being so desperate for an app that you'd use one that embeds ads unless you pay to remove them.

It just seems completely backwards to me.

With Reddit, it made sense - it was awful in a mobile browser, the official app was complete garbage, and either way it was buried in ads So you could (and I did) use a third party app and get a cleaner and more useful interface and no ads.

But Lemmy's already fine in a browser and it's ad-free. So what's the point?

I could maybe see, somewhere down the road when the apps are complete and established, it might be interesting to experiment with some and maybe find one that's got just the features I like most. But that's not what I'm seeing. What I'm seeing are people desperately clamoring for an app - any app - it doesn't matter how primitive and janky it is - they just desperately need to have an app right now, today, this instant. As if lemmy is completely unusable without one.

And it's just... not that way at all. Sure, it could be better, but it's fine.

So I just don't get it.

[–] MurphysPaw@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago

The guy made a good app. He deserves to get paid. To me it's that simple and i am in no way offended.

[–] joenforcer@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of us are reddit refugees that used Sync as our primary way of interacting with content. For those people (like me), Sync for Lemmy is the easiest transition from Reddit Sync, with all the controls and customization we got used to over time. I didn't even bother with Lemmy on mobile because the Fediverse multi-site experience kinda sucks and would rather have a more familiar and user-friendly experience. Maybe I'll explore other options in the future but the ad-supported free option is really not a problem for me right now.

[–] PsychedSy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's kind of amusing to me because he asked us what to do and we asked him to make a lemmy app. Part of his decisionmaking is that he knows many of us are willing to reward him for what he does.

[–] RatzChatsubo@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

And he fucking deserves it. Sync is the pinnacle of app design and many (like myself) use it all the time

[–] spikespaz@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago

I've been using sync as long as I've used reddit. Tried all the apps for Reddit back in the day and Sync was the best. Remember being mad it wasn't FOSS I'm a dev who donates time, and mad respect for others who do too, but also respect to the dev of Sync who is providing a great service. The app is beta and it's already better than most others. It is a familiar experience.

I'm paying, happily.

That's my stance.

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

I had no preconceived notions, never used Sync for Reddit. Just thought it was a nice app and a good experience. I was happy to throw the guy $16 for a year of premium, and if I'm still using it in a year I'll buy the life pass. It's not because there are no alternatives, it's because it's worth the money when it's going to a small dev team.

[–] ZodiacSF1969@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

I just started trying out Sync today and I gotta admit, it is way better than the Lemmy apps I've tried or the website. It just feels more... Professional? And intuitive, easy to usev with more functionality quickly available.