Post launch day chat - eviltoast

Afternoon everyone,

I wanted to go over a few points related to pricing, stats and the roadmap

Pricing

  1. Sync for Lemmy is completely free with ads (the same as Sync for Reddit)

  2. You can remove ads in the account picker or drawer for a one time fee of ~$20

  3. Sync Ultra also removes ads but it’s not required

  4. I’ll be working on regional prices over the coming weeks

There are now 24k installed users up from 100 the previous day!

I’m going to be spending the next few days going through all of the comments / messages and fixing any crashes.

As always thanks for the support and hope you’re liking Sync!

Lj

Edit: testing edit

  • SmugBedBug@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    457·
    1 year ago

    The backlash has surprised me a bit. I agree the price is a bit steep but considering the userbase is only a fraction of what Reddit has, it’s understandable that the price would be higher.

    I just didn’t expect such negative reactions to either the ad component or the price. A lot have mentioned that it could become a form of gatekeeping for newcomers. I just hope it won’t turn out that way.

    • aparadizzle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      232·
      1 year ago

      $5 for the 8 years I used Sync for Reddit is cheap as fuck looking back. $20 is totally fair if I use this app even half as long.

      • pseudonym@monyet.ccEnglish
        71·
        1 year ago

        Seriously. I got absolutely massive return for my money on Reddit sync. As a long time user, I’m absolutely thrilled to pay $30 for such a great experience. Nothing else I’ve paid for even comes close. This is cheap AF! I’m not a big fan of subscriptions but I’d consider getting the Sync subscription just to keep supporting ljdawson.

      • XTornado@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        But weren’t the 5$ ultra? And not the non add option? Just wondering can’t remember the sync for reddit app prices.

        • aparadizzle@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          $5 was just for the lifetime ad free version. Sync Ultra was more expensive because it had more features, like being able to see deleted comments (there are more but I don’t remember them)

    • WiildFiire@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1510·
      1 year ago

      All the backlash comes from the elitists that have been using Lemmy before the reddit API change, and I guarantee everybody will shut up about it in a week or so.

      Lemmy users when reddit users transfer over: omg welcome to our humble little boards! Feel free to use it however you desire!

      Lemme users when a developer makes an app for it: NO YOU FUCKING WORTHLESS MORON YOU’RE SELLING YOUR SOUL $20 IS MORE THAN I’VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE AND YOU WANNA THROW IT AWAY??? THIS WEB APP THAT HAS NO ANIMATIONS AND NO FEATURES AND RUNS LIKE SHIT IS THE BEST AND ANYBODY WHO ARGUES WITH ME IS A SHILLLLLLLLLLLLL

      • ki77erb@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I have not read a single comment anywhere on Lemmy on any post about Sync that takes it to the highly exaggerated level you made it out to be. On the contrary, I have seen many many users express appreciation to the dev and acknowledge how well the app is designed, but respectfully voice their surprise at the unusually high cost to remove ads. Just because a person thinks $20 for an app is a bit steep, doesn’t mean they think the dev is a “FUCKING WORTHLESS MORON”.

        • dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          They’ve mostly stopped but there were a handful of people who were acting like the sync dev shot their children.

    • jimbo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I paid $30 for a launcher (Niagara). It was worth it. I’ll give Sync a few days and will probably end up throwing down some cash. Seems solid so far.