Sync Ultra is a very reasonable $17 a YEAR. YouTube Premium is reaching that per MONTH. I have sync downloaded and it was the first thing I did. Thanks lj for the beautiful app.

[EDIT: That was a poor comparison, as pointed out in the comments. Leaving it for discussion sake.

There are many counterpoints and actually good discussion happening down below. Even if you don’t agree, thanks for showing me a different perspective!

If you want to support Sync, make sure to support the Lemmy Devs and your instance holders as well!

*This post was made early in the day before the update added the OTP option.]

  • ඞmir@lemmy.mlEnglish
    68·
    1 year ago

    Give me a one-time purchase of like $10-15 and I will, but I don’t do (non-voluntary) subs.

    I don’t need any of the push notification services.

    Edit: Added within hours. Immediately got it.

    • Dasnap@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      I remember going for the largest OTP for Sync quite happily. Might have been £30 or something. Subscription? Nah.

      Edit: Looks like the remove ads OTP option has been added so I’ve hopped onto that.

    • Nom Nom Nom@nom.momEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Same. More than happy to support development, but I don’t need another automatic subscription. I did OTP in the old app several times (purchased for different accounts, and again just because I use dns ad blockers, but still wanted to support the app). I am happy to do the same here, but not as a subscription.

      Lj, please offer an option for OTP that removes ads while still being expensive enough to cover your costs.

      It doesn’t need to include push notifications or image preloading, or any other features that require you to maintain or rent infrastructure. I would be willing to pay $20 or $30 for a one time purchase option that doesn’t make me feel like I am a drain to you when I block ads and tracking.

      I will never look at ads or consent to tracking or violating my privacy, and I am willing to pay a (non-recurring) fee to enable that. I am sure I am not alone here.

      • usualsuspect191@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I agree with essentially everything you’ve said. I left Reddit almost entirely because I refused to give up Sync, but I will not pay a subscription for it.

        • Nom Nom Nom@nom.momEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          Just wanted to add that an update went out in the play store that allows a one time fee to just remove ads and tracking. I would prefer no google play services, but I am willing to compromise. I just paid $20 for my phone, and another $20 for my wife’s.

          Thanks for adding the option, @ljdawson!

    • Bell@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Would you be okay if the one time purchase meant you did not receive any updates to Sync? Or perhaps it only got a few months of updates? That seems fair to me.

      • ඞmir@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        No, but I’d be willing to pay years ahead at once for something that I know I’ll be using for longer than that.

        Everything has an expiration date anyways, because I don’t live forever. Who knows if we’ll still be using Android 10 years from now. It’s just basically a discount on very long term usage that gives the money ahead of time while taking the gamble that I will actually be using it for longer than the subscription price would be.