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.
Sync launched with a subscription, and only after the kickback from that did it add a one time charge option. An option priced much higher than Boost, by the way.
People were right to push back on that.
Also, the public transit example doesn’t fit here. If I paid for the bus with my bus fare, or through my taxes, yes, being upset about the ads would be ok, because I already paid for the service. Same way I wouldn’t appreciate ads in the backseat of an Uber.
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 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.
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?
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 use reddit/lemmy like a forum. I’ll go back to the thread and see the responses later when I feel like it. Stopped looking at my inbox in 2016, no regrets.
Incidentally, redditors that don’t want to turn on mobile notifications are probably going to have to start doing that too, given what they just did to the reddit app.
Seeing a lot of complaints about the lack of swiping to upvote/downvote. Which is just hysterical to me because it’s just a tap on boost for the vote controls, which is less movement.
It’s not about reducing movement, it’s about 1-handability when you’re holding your phone in the other hand and can’t reach across for an upvote. Sync sold me on it instantly when it finally came out.
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 liked Liftoff, but as a Boost diehard, I’m happy to give the guy a couple bucks and pay him more than he would ever make from ads served to me. No skin off my nose.
And other people don’t want nagging spyware ads? SHOCKING! You know, Twitter and Reddit developers also want to get paid. That’s why they killed free API access. Funny how you came to Lemmy anyway…
It’s not for everyone for sure especially if you’re looking for something FOSS. I’d rather use a FOSS app, but it was my Reddit app of choice for a really long time and I’m happy to give the developer a one-time $3.50 purchase to have that experience back. I can barely tell I’m not on Reddit.
Even if it’s just a stopgap solution, I’m all for Reddit app developers porting to Lemmy. Right now the open-source Lemmy apps all lack a lot of polish, so having paid options that offers a more polished experience for people coming over from Reddit is a plus for the platform’s engagement as a whole.
I’m on sync, but gave boost a try. Seems pretty good and the price is definitely better than sync~~. Is there am AMOLED dark mode? Couldn’t find one.~~ Found AMOLED. Boost is looking pretty nice.
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 dialog and its content is not created by me, it is a standard solution from Google to comply with GDPR and other laws. More info here: support.google.com/admob/answer/10114014?hl=en
The consent dialog is also required by Google AdMob to show ads, and it is shown when the ad network is initialized.
When the app launches, first it checks for the remove ads purchase, and if it is not present, it will initialize the ads sdk. The ad network is not initialized if the remove ads purchase is detected.
Boost for Reddit was using the very same ad networks and consent dialog. "
Hey Ruben! Long time Boost user and I was wondering if there is a community for your lemmy app? I was active in the previous one :)
Also, might I suggest a small addition for my favorite feature, the image uploading! To add alt text to images for accessibility.
it’s possibly to create image captions with a simple [reference image](reference.url) tag by adding  and I could definitely see just a little extra space for adding it :)
Here is the accessibility thread discussing it which will have better info: beehaw.org/post/686974
Just as a heads up, while Ruben was the one who made the comment in the screenshot, Ruben isn’t the one who posted the screenshot here in the comment you replied to 😅
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.
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
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.
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