- cross-posted to:
- syncforlemmy@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- syncforlemmy@lemmy.world
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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.
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.
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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.
Is boost not developed by an independent developer?
It is
Not having read anything else, I’m guessing ads
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.
Instantly bought the ads removal, Boost was THE reddit app for me. I’m stoked to see it for Lemmy.
Dear lord, finally. Something compact, simple, without needless wasted space.
Honest to god right angles.
I’ve found my permanent Lemmy app.
What the hell, look at your messages or something 😅
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.
How so? I haven’t gone back to that place since Joey lost its API access.
How do I make this image you linked bigger? Tapping on it doesn’t make it full screen and holding it closes the comment.
My first ad:
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Instantly paid for the ad free version even though I’m rocking an ad blocker. This is a pristine app, every bit as good as the original Reddit app.
This is my assessment too, although I really like Jerboa so I’m waiting to purchase this. We’ll see how it holds up.
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
Yes! I’ve been waiting for this and it doesn’t disappoint. SO good to have the Boost look and feel again 😀.
And the upgrade price is the best you’ll find on any Lemmy app, it’s great value. If you haven’t paid for the app do it now.
I used Boost for Reddit for years, paid of course, and so paying for Boost for Lemmy is a no brainer.
For a 1.0 release it’s great. Show Ruben the Dev that this is worth his time and pay to unlock today! 👍
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.
You have to turn off dynamic color then can pick the AMOLED black theme.
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.
One swipe to upvote a comment is much easier than two taps.
If it’s too hard for you to upvote, don’t upvote 🙃
How is two taps, the second needing to be precise less movement than one general swipe?
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.
Cool.
Regrettably, while I could have swiped to upvote, I had to swap hands to downvote you; at least I could still swipe to reply.
Same, I never liked swipe controls. Using Sync the last little bit, I would always accidentally save things when scrolling.
Based dev put all controversial and conflicting instances together in the default list.
what do you mean? what list is this? how can it be accessed in the Boost app?
I’m using Voyager, but giving Boost some attention. We will see which I like better… I didn’t like Sync or Jerboa much.
still using Jerboa since I joined up, and I’m so used to it now that other apps just feel off. I was a rif user in the before-times, and jerboa has the same kind of stripped-down vibe I’m comfortable with
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.
Today I was finally able to download Boost for Lemmy. It looks really good. I inmediately bought the ad-free version. There are still some key features missing: the ability to hide posts, the ability to open community links and when I logged in for the very first time, the app semi-crashed and everything went dark. I had to restart the app and log in again. But apart from that, I really like it.
It also “crashed” and restarted for me on first boot, but has not done so again. Working nice and stable.
Congrats @rmayayo@lemmy.world!
I’m loving it. Soooo good to be back.
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