I mean, yeah, obviously the dev would rather people pay the subscription when some of the Ultra features require server work and/or continued costs (translation, OCR, etc.).
Developing Sync is his full time job, which is why it initially shipped without a lifetime tier. People voiced their opinion and the dev listened by adding the lifetime option and the ad free option. If you don’t like the pricing, use a different app. Nobody is forcing you to use Sync. LJ doesn’t owe you the app for free (or any price outside of what he feels is fair).
You do realize he can charge absolutely any price he wants for a product he created right? He doesn’t have to even offer an ad-supported version, but he’s decided to give the user the choice. If someone wants to use his app for free, they can. And if they don’t agree with his model, they can just not use the app. It’s really not a predatory practice.
So you’re ok with artificial paywalls? Are you the type to prefer to pay a monthly sub to get your heated seats that were already preinstalled in the car but can’t use it fully based on a deceptive design ?
It’s not 135$.
It sure is if you don’t want a monthly subscription
The one time payment to remove ads costs 17€. It’s not cheap but it’s nowhere near 135€.
Eh, I think they’re talking about ultra
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I mean, yeah, obviously the dev would rather people pay the subscription when some of the Ultra features require server work and/or continued costs (translation, OCR, etc.).
Developing Sync is his full time job, which is why it initially shipped without a lifetime tier. People voiced their opinion and the dev listened by adding the lifetime option and the ad free option. If you don’t like the pricing, use a different app. Nobody is forcing you to use Sync. LJ doesn’t owe you the app for free (or any price outside of what he feels is fair).
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You do realize he can charge absolutely any price he wants for a product he created right? He doesn’t have to even offer an ad-supported version, but he’s decided to give the user the choice. If someone wants to use his app for free, they can. And if they don’t agree with his model, they can just not use the app. It’s really not a predatory practice.
But you don’t need ultra to have a fully functioning app. If you want to pay nothing you can. If you just want to remove ads forever it’s £17.
Ultra is meant to be a premium experience.
It replicates an option the dev offered on his reddit app that added extra features.
The free app is damn good (especially if you use AdBlock DNS) but it’s almost certainly worth paying the $20 to remove ads permanently.
That option was cheaper on the reddit version of his app but it was well worth it.
$20 is still pretty cheap for no ads. That’s less than two months of a streaming service
So you’re ok with artificial paywalls? Are you the type to prefer to pay a monthly sub to get your heated seats that were already preinstalled in the car but can’t use it fully based on a deceptive design ?
You’re really comparing shit practices by already rich auto manufacturers to one guy who developed a very nice app that has non intrusive ads.