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Some of y'all have no appreciation for independent app developers
I'll take my downvote now
Really, it's cool that some want to make their apps for free with no ads, but I'll support devs who put in hard work to make a good app, it's ridiculous to think that they don't deserve some sort of compensation.
The same behavior happened when sync came out. Endless complaints about an app being from on app store with the option to pay the hard working developer for their work.
Do they go on public transit complaining that see ads there too? At least when you pay for the app the ads go away forever.
I don’t really complain about seeing ads in apps i didn’t pay for, but I do complain about seeing ads on public transit and in the world in general. I don’t want the world plastered with ads.
Hell they’re on the motorways here which seems ludicrous.
I think you're confusing "independent" with "works for free."
I haven't switched at this point because Connect works well for me, but people's work has value.
Not having read anything else, I'm guessing ads
Been loving this app since the preview.
Reddit became a different site for me when I used baconit and w10m. Once i went to android there were a number of apps to try but i settled on boost.
After api changes I couldn't bring myself to install their app and i did miss it. l used liftoff here for a bit but this has been so much more functional. Truly a great job by the dev and worth the wait. The paid version seems like a steal given you can't get a good chicken sandwich anywhere near that.
I'll probably gift a few copies to friends and family just so i don't feel guilty.
Lord i sound like a paid amazon review. I'm as cycnal as they come though and not easily won over for what it's worth.
The pricing is way more reasonable than sync. I'm still sticking with connect but at least this dev is not asking for much.
Long term sustainability is going to be challenging. The Lemmy userbase is way smaller than reddit's regardless, and for 3.50 EUR one-off it will be challenging to cover future development efforts.
Yeah, I'm still on Connect as well. At this point, I see no reason to change, despite being a Boost user for years with reddit.
If it ain't broke…
For me it just have too many bugs that aren't being fixed.
Nothing major, just little annoying things like if you edit a comment it closes out of the thread. Or if you make a comment it scrolls to the top of the thread. Why?
I've just tested it and boost doesn't do either of those things.
Boost is definitely a little better than connect. It also just has a feeling of being a little more solid and I can't even say specifically why. That's worth considering for me
Idk about you, but I paid less than the max it shows for the price in my country on the Play Store. It may be down to localised pricing or maybe I paid during some promotion.
Congrats @rmayayo@lemmy.world!
I'm loving it. Soooo good to be back.
I launched the rocket as soon as possible 🚀
However, two important functions on the Connect app work better. I've tried leaving comments for Boost dev.
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Inbox does not clear when tapping ✔️✔️
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Sidebar shows lists of instances and if there are any notifications for each instance
Hoping for some tweaks to Boost for those issues.
Otherwise the apps are extremely similar in function and customization. I'll continue to use Connect until those 2 features work.
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My first ad:
If you really want ad blocking, use DNS-level blocking with NextDNS or RethinkDNS. I haven't seen a single ad so far.
Fuck why would anyone use this over FOSS apps that dont spread google adware/spyware
Because it's not a choice of FOSS or not, it's a in choice of quality of the app. Apps like Jerboa or Thunder are very far behind Sync and Boost. But if you enjoy those, then more power to you, and definitely no reason to switch.
I don't know about that. I'm a sync user and some of the foss options are very good by now. I use sync because of familiarity and I like the dev so don't mind dropping some money to support him.
Also a Sync user, for me the only option that came close to Sync and Boost for me was Summit, which people also did not like due to it being closed source.
Thunder is kinda close, as is Connect, but AFAIK Sync is still the only one to have any admin tools built into it (haven't been able to try out Boost for Lemmy yet).
I was speaking more in the sense for general browsing. I'm not familiar with the admin tools for any of the apps.
Thunder is pretty great, occasionally janky but it just works
Not in my experience. Jerboa is close.
Because after a $3.49 payment, I never see ads again and this app is noticeably better than the Lemmy apps I've been stuck with until now.
I mean boost looks good but in what ways is it better than let's say connect for lemmy for example. what the first thing that comes to your mind?
I've tried Boost quickly and ads aside I haven't noticed anything than is inherently superior to connect which is what I'm using right now.
It just feels more solid. I like connect but it has rough edges that I don't see in boost
I was just more amused that it was an Adblock ad. It's a pity it is relying on hassling you with ads to get you to pay as I'd happily chip if to help with the development of an app I was enjoying.
It is hilarious, and I imagined a scenario of ad blockers paying the most for ads to appear instead of ads, like a protection racket
Adception - how deep does it go? Do other ad-blockers advertise in AdBlock's site? Do they pay for ads to be alongside other ads for ad-blockers saying "want to stop ads like those guys? Then use us". What if, ultimately, the only ads are for ad-blockers?
Boost has been my favorite for a while and I've been waiting for this to make the switch. This is my first time using Lemmy. Instant rocket boost from me!
I'm shocked and impressed with how much this reminds me of 2022 Reddit. I went cold turkey after the API changes, but installing this and setting up my old theme has been astounding.
Will I give up my FOSS Jerboa for this? I very well might
I can barely tell them apart, if it wasn't for the
@instance.tldthey're visually identical!I've always used the column view for posts and Jerboa did not have that. This felt like coming back home
Nice! Installed and purchased the ad free version immediately.
Thank shit lol. I'm a kbin guy so I'm still gonna wait a while for the kbin API to come out before I can use it with my main account, but at least its out and I can use it with a compatible one in the meantime! I left Sync for Boost (with Reddit lol) and I'm glad this is here now.
This finally got me in for reals. 🤠
It's like coming back home <3
yep, just finished setting it up. really excited
Hell yes! Been waiting for this
Boost is great!
My only critique is a feature request: can we get biometric lock when switching accounts?
