After reading through comments. This a hot topic
As an OG Reddit Sync user of over 10 years, all this arguing really brings a tear to my eye. đĽ˛
Submitted â¨â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago⊠by â¨electriccars@startrek.website⊠to â¨[deleted]âŠ
https://startrek.website/pictrs/image/808baad2-c8b3-461d-bf5a-a0cdf8729426.jpeg
Comments
teydam@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Misconduct@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Itâs kinda great though isnât it? Reminds me of old times. Do you think weâll relive the android vs iOS wars soon? Oh, omg⌠Have we done the grilled cheese vs melt thing here yet???
maajmaaj@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
This shit wouldnât be fun if we didnât fight and shit talk each other from time to time. And I mean in general, not on the subject of the week. Iâm the kind of person who will compliment a insult directed at me if itâs creative or pause an argument for some âreal talkâ. We are on earth for a short time, please donât take any of this shit seriously.
tev@pawb.social â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
very real
dunestorm@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Ironically, it is not available on iPhone lol
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Never was :P
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
I miss the pro version I had without ads⌠Iâll probably end up jumping ship if that isnât an option.
PotjiePig@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
There is. You can remove ads. It initially wasnât an option as he didnât feel like it was at a point yet to have a charged option, while the subscription service was aimed at users willing to help fund development. That confusion caused the back lash so he added the remove ad option in the next update.
FlexibleToast@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Woah, itâs $20. I donât remember it being so expensive for Reddit, but Iâm sure I also bought it several years ago. Thanks for the info.
youngalfred@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Just to clarify where it is, tap on your account icon in the top left and youâll see the option there.
Makeshift@sh.itjust.works â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
I havenât looked into what Sync is but it sounds like itâs more than just
RedditLemmy?Also a paid app?
If itâs a paid app then that makes me think quality to be honest. Itâs probably misguided, but my default is to feel that if you need to pay up front for an app itâs going to be higher quality and not full of ads/microtransactions.
csm10495@sh.itjust.works â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Free with ads. Paid either once or monthly to get rid of ads.
Itâs a wonderful app.
Epicmulch@lemm.ee â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Same here itâs just good to be back using sync.
Rubezahl@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Whatâs the difference between Sync and the other apps for Lemmy?
thangcuoi@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Sync for Lemmy is smooth and responsive. Just like how it was on Reddit. After using Sync, you will be comparing every other app experience against it.
Give it a try. You have nothing to loose.
izax@pawb.social â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Sync is closed source, while most of the other apps are open source. So you canât see or modify the code of Sync.
ijeff@lemdro.id â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Unlike what some folks have suggested, I donât notice any speed or loading advantages over the other native apps. Some of the other offerings may be a little better but the biggest performance gains when it comes to loading will come from moving off the largest instances to a smaller one.
The main differentiating characteristics IMO are below.
Pros:
- The interface is essentially the one from the Reddit app. Itâs a mature design in terms of polish and is overall more minimalistic and clean UI. I find it consistent and intuitive to navigate.
- Decent amount of customization. While not exhaustive, the options presented are all well thought out. This includes moving things to side bar, bottom bar, and/or a floating action button.
Caveats:
- Ads by default, with a $20 one-time payment option to remove them. Thereâs also an optional subscription (or a $100 lifetime subscription) for added features, which will include push notifications. Prices may be much higher for some other countries as adjustments for purchasing power havenât been made yet.
- As an early build, some basic functionality hasnât yet been implemented including submitting posts or editing post titles. If youâre a moderator, mod functionality and reports havenât been implemented yet.
- Like other apps that were originally for Reddit, there are still some legacy references to subreddits. Sync also seems to still use orange for upvotes and blue for downvotes, which is the opposite from Lemmy.
- Itâs closed source. Without OAuth, the Lemmy devs have discouraged logging in with closed source apps (although I personally trust ljdawson).
amshel9029@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Way better UI and UX, more and better features and customizability. Itâs closed source though. This may be a deal breaker for some.
For me though, if I have 2 apps of the same quality, Iâll obviously choose the open source one, but if one is clearly better than the other, then Iâll choose the better app, regardless if itâs open source or not.
Gamey@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Honestly, just use whatever works for you, I think itâs a good idea to have a discussion about the amount so a few more people who pay for the client maybe also donate a little towards their home instance but I donât care about Sync anymore and I am sick of it! Can we please get some kind of word filters to block stuff?
doot@social.bug.expert â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
I just feel like Iâm back on kuro5hin
cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
What is the different between sync and every other app?
SargTeaPot@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Sync is familiar to us who has used it for years. Personally idgaf if other people use it or like it, I love it and it works perfectly for me. Find the app that works for you and use it.
Taryon@citizensgaming.com â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Not a whole lot. Definitely not $2/month worth of differences.
Overall, Sync is less buggy and has a nicer UI than other apps. It lets you customize how you want to see content a lot more, with 6 different layouts (from compact to full cards) and has everything you need for quick actions and gestures. Itâs just one of the more feature complete options because it has 10+ years of development behind it.
Other apps may get there eventually, but right now Sync is one of the best.
turtlepower@lemm.ee â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Iâve been using Jerboa, but I would like to try a different app. I do NOT want to use Sync, though, because even though everyone says they donât sell data, it says right in the store that it collects personal information and messages and Iâm not ok with that. So, what would you recommend I try next? Iâm having trouble deciding because like half of them are early access.
cufta22@programming.dev â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Can yall stop posting about this proprietary shitware app
this comment was posted from Jerboa, the app where you donât have to pay 20$ for the privilege of not seeing ads and not being tracked
unscholarly_source@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Thatâs Top-10-social-apps-on-the-Play-store shitware app to you
Aermis@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
You are using jerboa for free? How are the developers making money?
Pollux@lemmynsfw.com â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Jerboa, just an most other open source clients, accepts donations. I encourage everyone to donate to open-source projects and I support the original commenter.
cufta22@programming.dev â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Flipping burgers
mekkmekk@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
:')
Thedogspaw@midwest.social [bot] â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
whether you chose to use sync or another app to access lemmy at the end of the day none of us are using reddits shitty mobile app and in that way we are all winners
Spliffman1@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨year⊠ago
Iâm so at home using Sync, like a kid with his favorite blanket