Sync Ultra is a very reasonable $17 a YEAR. YouTube Premium is reaching that per MONTH. I have sync downloaded and it was the first thing I did. Thanks lj for the beautiful app.

[EDIT: That was a poor comparison, as pointed out in the comments. Leaving it for discussion sake.

There are many counterpoints and actually good discussion happening down below. Even if you don’t agree, thanks for showing me a different perspective!

If you want to support Sync, make sure to support the Lemmy Devs and your instance holders as well!

*This post was made early in the day before the update added the OTP option.]

  • Kokesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1025·
    1 year ago

    First thing I did after opening the app was to look for the Pro (ultra) in-app purchase. But monhtly payments, no thank you.

    • orntar@lemm.eeEnglish
      412·
      1 year ago

      Yea, I would gladly pay to remove ads. Like I already did for the Sync for Reddit. Twice. But no one likes subscriptions.

    • lorez@lemm.eeEnglish
      30·
      1 year ago

      Same here. I hate subscriptions but would happily buy a Pro version like I did with Sync for Reddit.

      • TheCookieButter@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        1 year ago

        What would you be willing to pay? I paid £4 for Sync in 2018. I can’t imagine a Pro (non-ultra) version would be that cheap this time.

        At the minimum I’d think it’d match 1 year of Ultra (£17). Not sure if I’d pay that for Lemmy since I still use Sync for Reddit more.

        • charles@lemmy.caEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          Realistically, it would need to be higher than 1 year of Ultra, unless it only included some of the perks of Ultra. If it was priced the same for 1 year vs Lifetime, very few users would pay for the yearly sub.

          Personally, I’m happy to keep paying the monthly sub to support LJ, if the development stalls or even stops completely, I’ll be stopping my subscription. I’m happy to provide continuous support for apps that I use daily if it means that the development continues.

              • ZodiacPi@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                I suspect he may be A/B testing pricing. I could have sworn I saw $12.99 for the Ad Removal IAP earlier, but it’s showing $19.99 now.

                Even $12.99 felt high just to remove ads. Especially when compared to previous Sync Pro pricing.

                I also suspect there may be some testing of the appetite for higher pricing for early adopters… with the potential to lower pricing later for mass audience appeal.

                I think we’re seeing a lot of long-time Sync users (who came from Sync for Reddit), so that audience is probably a bit more amenable to higher pricing to support the developer, but this pricing doesn’t seem competitive with the broader Lemmy community.

            • charles@lemmy.caEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              Which is in line with my comment, I was simply saying that Ultra Lifetime will most likely cost more than Ultra Yearly.