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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.
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.
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.
And thus begins my journey into lemmy
I’m really happy with the interface to be honest, I was using Voyager up until now but Boost is my new go to!
Using it right now. Feels smooth.
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My first ad:
Fuck why would anyone use this over FOSS apps that dont spread google adware/spyware
Because after a $3.49 payment, I never see ads again and this app is noticeably better than the Lemmy apps I’ve been stuck with until now.
I mean boost looks good but in what ways is it better than let’s say connect for lemmy for example. what the first thing that comes to your mind?
I’ve tried Boost quickly and ads aside I haven’t noticed anything than is inherently superior to connect which is what I’m using right now.
It just feels more solid. I like connect but it has rough edges that I don’t see in boost
Because it’s not a choice of FOSS or not, it’s a in choice of quality of the app. Apps like Jerboa or Thunder are very far behind Sync and Boost. But if you enjoy those, then more power to you, and definitely no reason to switch.
Thunder is pretty great, occasionally janky but it just works
I don’t know about that. I’m a sync user and some of the foss options are very good by now. I use sync because of familiarity and I like the dev so don’t mind dropping some money to support him.
Also a Sync user, for me the only option that came close to Sync and Boost for me was Summit, which people also did not like due to it being closed source.
Thunder is kinda close, as is Connect, but AFAIK Sync is still the only one to have any admin tools built into it (haven’t been able to try out Boost for Lemmy yet).
I was just more amused that it was an Adblock ad. It’s a pity it is relying on hassling you with ads to get you to pay as I’d happily chip if to help with the development of an app I was enjoying.
Alive as their abusive data collection.
Saw that, isn’t it strange to never have seen that from any other app then?
No thanks, I used to use boost for reddit and I loved it.
But now on lemmy, there are FOSS apps that are just as good I’d rather donate to.
Just got it! Really happy that the developer made it. For some reason boost on reddit still works though.
It was nice to switch over to my preferred view that I have been using for years now.
I was waiting for this app to release before I even signed up to be honest!
Welcome!
Thank you:D
Congrats @rmayayo@lemmy.world!
Thank shit lol. I’m a kbin guy so I’m still gonna wait a while for the kbin API to come out before I can use it with my main account, but at least its out and I can use it with a compatible one in the meantime! I left Sync for Boost (with Reddit lol) and I’m glad this is here now.
I launched the rocket as soon as possible 🚀
However, two important functions on the Connect app work better. I’ve tried leaving comments for Boost dev.
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Inbox does not clear when tapping ✔️✔️
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Sidebar shows lists of instances and if there are any notifications for each instance
Hoping for some tweaks to Boost for those issues.
Otherwise the apps are extremely similar in function and customization. I’ll continue to use Connect until those 2 features work.
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The pricing is way more reasonable than sync. I’m still sticking with connect but at least this dev is not asking for much.
Long term sustainability is going to be challenging. The Lemmy userbase is way smaller than reddit’s regardless, and for 3.50 EUR one-off it will be challenging to cover future development efforts.
Idk about you, but I paid less than the max it shows for the price in my country on the Play Store. It may be down to localised pricing or maybe I paid during some promotion.
Yeah, I’m still on Connect as well. At this point, I see no reason to change, despite being a Boost user for years with reddit.
If it ain’t broke…
For me it just have too many bugs that aren’t being fixed.
Nothing major, just little annoying things like if you edit a comment it closes out of the thread. Or if you make a comment it scrolls to the top of the thread. Why?
I’ve just tested it and boost doesn’t do either of those things.
Boost is definitely a little better than connect. It also just has a feeling of being a little more solid and I can’t even say specifically why. That’s worth considering for me
the old app that still retains its old feature from Reddit that have been reborn and it is first Lemmy client that support widget. wow!!
