Is there a one time payment option to remove ads?
Or is sync ultra the only way to remove ads?
I would love to support sync, but the subscription fatigue is real.
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The dev is working on one and it’ll be released soon
There is now
It sounds like there will be a one time purchase option (Sync Pro) but I haven’t seen a timeline.
Personally, I’m doing the monthly subscription until Pro comes out. I appreciate that the dev got this beta up and running so quickly so I’m treating the subscription as a “thanks for your hard work.” Like you, I’m overburdened with subscriptions, though, and can’t maintain that long term.
Maybe just launched with the beta, but on my menu on the left there’s an option to remove ads
While I really like the app, I still find the communities need to grow before I invest in it. So far it’s been great. Just feels a little empty.
Cancel all your other subscriptions other than sync. Because it’s the only one worth. 17 dollars a year ain’t much imo
It’s not localized pricing yet, which means it could be weeks worth of a wage in poorer countries. $17 american is a lot if you go to some SEA countries.
Here in Brazil its R$75, which I’d say is too much for an app, even one that I use daily
$17 = ¥127.5 RMB, thats roughly one full day of wage.
What other Lemmy apps have a subscription?
As a Sync Pro Reddit user, I was excited for the switch. I’m just sticking to Jerboa. It gets the job done. There isn’t enough content on here to justify spending money imo.
You will own nothing, and you will be happy.
Used to be a joke, now it’s a journey.
It will continue to be so weird for me to go from no ads to ads (or paying a subscription) just because you like the interface a bit more. All the free UIs already available seem perfectly usable and roughly equivalent in convenience.
Yeah, if subscription is the only way to remove ads then I’m fine with the Foss options like liftoff. And I’m blocking ads system wide on my phone, so it’s not like I see any ads on Sync. But, I would still prefer to be able to pay to remove it, since I have moved away from using apps that have ads in favor of Foss or paying to for the ad free version over the years.
Hey, any tips to block ads system wide?
dns another comment suggested or something like personaldnsfilter or rethink which creates a local vpn. Both are on the play store or f-droid.
Yep, I had my credit card out (figuratively) and was ready to buy the ad free version, just to support the dev - but I turned right around when I saw the price (AUD$34).
I don’t see ads either, it was literally just about the support for me. I’m weighing up whether to go back to Connect on principle, and if Adguard stops working on Sync, I’ll definitely just walk away.
Yeah. I don’t see a compelling reason to switch to Sync when there are so many other alternatives that are free and without ads. And then comes the subscription! Get outta here. I’m not even going to mention the data tracking. I’m sticking with my FOSS apps, thank you very much.
Is there a one time payment option to remove ads?
Dev said he will ad a ad removal feature
Honestly I would prefer to be able to buy a separate “Pro” version from the Play Store, without an in-app purchase. There have been issued in the past where in-app purchases didn’t get recognized or when ads suddenly started appearing for people who bought the ad removal option.
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He said that this won’t happen because when developers publish “copies” of apps Google sees it as “abuse”.
lj said he fixed that around a year ago.
That doesn’t mean it won’t ever happen again. I just have less trust in an IAP model. It’s inherently more fragile because it does a license status check with Google every time you launch it, whereas a one time purchased app doesn’t need to ask permission.
It does. I completely reworked it
That’s good to know!
Excellent to hear. This app is a no go until that option is available.
Memmy for Lemmy baby!
That one’s an iOS exclusive though, while Sync is an Android exclusive.
Well, boo. I was gonna check but I’m perfectly happy with Memmy so didn’t. Thanks for the intel!
Yeah it’s very similar to Apollo which is a godsend
Where are they putting the ads? I haven’t seen one yet and would prefer to not be hoodwinked.
I’ve already seen some placeholders in my feed. Not sure yet if the ads aren’t ready yet, or if my myriad adblockers are doing their jobs.
In the feed. If you have a DNS adblocker they don’t appear.
That explains it. I haven’t seen any ads or even placeholders.
With my pihole I don’t see any ads. But would not mind paying a one time fee to remove them
Yes. But please update to the latest version. This option JUST got introduced.
There’s a $20 one time payment option.
Where is that?
When you tap the profile switcher in the upper left corner
Thank you!
Get the duckduckgo app and go to settings and enable the BETA feature to disable trackers from apps on your device.
You will see blank spots that say sponsored content but you will not see the actual ads. Good enough for me.
