• kostel_thecreed
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    1 year ago

    Or don’t subscribe and wait until a lifetime option appears. I fucking hate subscriptions, every single company, tool, or software use it. No one can go one day without letting a customer actually own shit. It’s so god damn annoying.

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      1 year ago

      I agree with some things, I don’t do subscriptions most of the time but for something like this that is developed by one guy for his livelihood, I can understand his desire for some financial security. For most things I will just pirate it if it’s heavy handed about subscribing to their service, but if a couple dollars a month helps LJ continue to develop my favorite app I’m not complaining. It’s such a small amount of money anyway.

      I’m not saying this to take away from your argument, I also see the validity in buying a license vs a subscription. I guess in my head I can make an exception for Sync, only because I’ve used it SO much over the years.

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        1 year ago

        This is pretty much my sentiment for choosing to subscribe monthly to Sync as well. Sync for Reddit was one of the most polished, feature-rich, and customizable apps available for Android, and LJ Dawson is doing it by himself. I want to support him.

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      1 year ago

      I’m not sure what he plans to make it cost, but out of curiosity, what would you consider a reasonable lifetime cost given the current sub cost?

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        1 year ago

        I’d say about 5 bucks to remove ads and trackers permanently aka the Pro version.

        For the Ultra idk, probably in the ballpark of 40 to 60 bucks.

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        1 year ago

        For no ads I’m totally fine with 10-15 dollars since I’m not so enticed by the features currently. Even more is fine, supporting the dev is also important, just that I have more than enough subscriptions as is draining my bank.

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    1 year ago

    Iirc annual subs are usually also cheaper because the devs don’t have to pay as many processing fees

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    1 year ago

    I think I bought the “ultra” version of the sync app for Reddit at like 5.99 for a lifetime. 16.99 for a year is ridiculous even counting for inflation. 9.99 for life seems reasonable.

    Right now sync is taking on the Spez mentality. I hope it changes. Will come back if it does.

    • Classy@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      1 year ago

      I just pay triannually so I can forget that some program I’m using is not free then have a panic attack on 2026

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    1 year ago

    Imagine paying monthly to have all your data collected anyway

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      1 year ago

      He said that the permissions requirements are a consequence of the ad utility being used, and as far as I remember he doesn’t even have the library initialized that would collect the data. I don’t see any reason to think he’s being malicious.