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Sync for Lemmy is now available for everyone (play.google.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/android@lemdro.id
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[–] 46 points 3 years ago (1 child)

That was the case with the original Sync, no surprise here.

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  • [–] 49 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (5 children)

    Although there was the option to purchase Pro as a one-time fee. This one unfortunately only has a subscription option (which I'm not too keen on).

    Edit: ljdawson has confirmed there will be an one-time payment options for both Ultra and ad removal!

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  • [–] 35 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Screw subscriptions. They're invariably a rip off and I'm not made of money.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Same.. I rarely buy apps. I'm definitely not subscribing to something.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    I am in the same boat. Bought RIF years ago and there are a couple of other apps I got as a one time purchase but subscriptions mostly make me delete an app immediately. Stuff like Spotify or Netflix are exceptions of course but those apps are just the gateway to a paid service. Sync doesn't have to pay money on an ongoing basis to Lemmy. It's straight up a purchase to the developer for an app.

    Not too concerned though, I use Voyager at the moment and it's just such a great way to browse Lemmy, I have no problem sticking with it!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Technically, they could be fair but they're just always extremely overpriced. If you buy an app for $5 and use it for 5 years, it comes out at 8 cents a month. You'll never find an app subscription that costs you 8 cents a month, but that would be a fair deal.

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  • [–] 25 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Afaik a one-time-purchase to get rid of the ads is planned.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Do you happen to have a source? This is what I'm hoping for.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    It'll probably have a one time fee option. The dev must know that not everyone will want to pay a subscription. I paid for removing ads on Sync for Reddit and I'll happily do it again, so hopefully there will be an option of just removing ads. I don't use either Lemmy or Reddit enough to justify paying a subscription, even though I really respect the dev.

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