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    • ahornsirup
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      2811 months ago

      Yeah. I paid for Sync Pro and I’d gladly pay again (even though I’ve pretty much settled for Kbin), but I was expecting something like €4.99 not €21.99. Call me cheap but I’m not doing that.

    • @GuinnessChocolates@sh.itjust.works
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      2111 months ago

      Lemmy has maybe 0.1% of the users Reddit has.

      The dev can’t rely on tens of thousands of people paying a dollar, he needs thousands of people to pay ten dollars. Or whatever the equivalent is.

        • @018118055@sopuli.xyz
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          611 months ago

          Pihole at home is blocking it so far. I’d like to pay the developer when the price is a bit more in range.

      • @018118055@sopuli.xyz
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        511 months ago

        Thanks, I saw it in another thread and installed it earlier. I’m mostly using Thunder because earlier it was the only client with haptic feedback, but it’s a bit rough around the edges. I used to use Infinity for Reddit before.

        I don’t mind paying more since Lemmy is a smaller market but I’ll wait for a sale I think.

    • Polar
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      311 months ago

      That’s cool. 60 cent can of tomato soup now costs $3.50

      My rent went from $850 to $2300

      Do you think you should pay 2015 prices in 2023?

        • Polar
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          211 months ago

          No one said you can’t. Just don’t be surprised when prices aren’t 2015 prices.

  • @PKlempe@lemmy.world
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    2611 months ago

    You can now make a one-time purchase to remove ads. You can find the option below the account switcher.

      • @UnrealRealityX@lemmy.world
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        911 months ago

        exactly. I think the dev is banking on all the craziness for an app, why not charge more for the early birds. Strike while the fire is hot. Good for him, but yea, I’ll wait. Lemmy itself isn’t that full grown yet to warrant it either.

    • @s_s
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      911 months ago

      $12.99 is an annual subscription that gets you no ads, auto-translate and some other features.

      $19.99 is one time, lifetime payment for no-ads only.

    • 👁️👄👁️OP
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      511 months ago

      That $12.99 was for a year subscription and is still available as an option. $19.99 is the buy-once and have ads removed forever.

        • 👁️👄👁️OP
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          1111 months ago

          The buy once option literally just appeared like an hour ago. The update just went live and didn’t exist before this update.

          • Reynari
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            411 months ago

            the no ads option was cheaper right when it went up. price was increased like an hour later

  • @KegOfVomitspit@lemmy.world
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    1311 months ago

    Man is it wild to see the change of heart people have had. From all out support of LJ and sync saying they’ll pay w.e is needed to now actually needing to pay what is needed and shitting on it.

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    • @Cjwi@lemmy.world
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      Agreed, it’s sad to see.

      I’ve been a user of sync for idk how long.

      LJ is a one man shop and he pounded this out over the course of what? A month? Dude has every right to charge what he feels is right for the software.

      Honestly at this point there’s no guarantee that lemmy is going to stick around very long, we’re already seeing big communities shut down and splinter. I say strike while the iron is hot and get yours.

      I’ll admit I was a little shocked when I saw the pricing, and I will probably need to wait a week or two until I’m on a non-mortgage-paycheck to buy it, but I plan on grabbing pro to support him.

      I used Sync for reddit for close to 10 years for like $5 I can afford to give back a bit.

      Edit to add another thought: Sync is probably my most used app ever on my phone. I pay $15 or whatever per month for various streaming services, Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max etc… and I probably spend more time on Sync than any of those.

      I’ve paid $50-60 for games I’ve put less than 20 hours into playing.

  • andrew
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    711 months ago

    You can now pay one time to remove ads without subscribing to Ultra.

    • @Biff@lemmy.world
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      511 months ago

      What if we’ve already subscribed to Ultra but just want the one time payment?

      • Frog
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        211 months ago

        Can’t imagine he can handle all refunds for that reason. He won’t have time to work on the app.

        • @Biff@lemmy.world
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          111 months ago

          I have no issue with him keeping the money I already spent on Ultra and then paying for the Pro. Worth it.

          • Reynari
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            111 months ago

            if you click on the ultra button there’s a button at the bottom that will reset the app to look like you haven’t bought anything. should allow you to pay for Pro. then go back into the ultra settings and restore the purchase. it worked when I changed my ultra to lifetime, so should work the same for pro

      • @redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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        211 months ago

        I imagine the dev hasn’t implemented subscription migration yet. Just cancel your subscription renewal and buy the one time option next year when your subscription ends.

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  • @tyvsmith@lemmy.world
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    511 months ago

    Too expensive for a social app? Yeah. But I’ll put some money into his development for this year to help bootstrap a new community and evaluate again next year.