My feed has been flooded with posts about the Sync app released for Android, with a lot of hype but also some complaints regarding pricing, ads, privacy, etc.

This made me really appreciate Memmy, with which I have had no issues so far, and am impressed with how clean and easy it has been to use despite being new.

So that’s all, just a huge thank you.

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[–] BrainisfineIthink@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I'm using Sync right now and honestly it's not much better than thunder or Connect which are free. The UI is slicker, but I feel my phone heating as it runs, and it's obnoxious seeing the gray boxes from the ads I'm blocking. Really hope boost doesn't pull this shit, or at least allows people to play for premium instead of fucking subscribing to it. $16 a YEAR for an app that just mobilizes a free online service is insanity.

I never used sync previously, but this has made a pretty bad first impression so far.

[–] amphetaminisiert@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used Sync pro for years and I don't ever want to change. Also I like supporting devs of apps which I use constantly. I don't know why everyone is talking shit about Sync as 16 dollars a year is literally nothing. Good on him for having that option to support the dev :)

[–] BrainisfineIthink@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

$16 a year is not nothing, it's a subscription service for a basic mobile app with quality options in a competing space. A one time purchase that means I own the app outright or a lifetime "subscription" option is a much better option, and on par with literally every competing app in the space. Mentalities like this are why shit like NBA 2K, Call of Duty, and Diablo have become lootbox fests.

[–] Butterpaderp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Sync was amazing at it's height, this is just the first iteration of it. It'll get much better over time.

[–] Treefox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I currently use Connect and it's been pretty great so far, though I'm waiting for boost to come out.

[–] BrainisfineIthink@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

HAIL, MY BOOST BRETHREN!

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never used anything sync before a few hours ago (prior was in bacon reader for 8 years but it doesn't look like they're interested in making another app), I've been using it for 2 of the last 3 hours, no obvious phone heat at all on my s22+ that likes to heat randomly. So maybe sync fixed my phone heating issues? XD to each our own, but I'm pretty sold so far on sync, and their "ads" aren't showing up as anything except blank spaces (this will undoubtedly be fixed). I think I got bacon reader for a steal at 2$ (and whatever personal information they were harvesting) and I think sync for 1 time payment of 20$will yield similar happiness.

[–] BrainisfineIthink@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I used boost, paid for premium and used it for years. Will be more than happy to do so again once it's out but I'm not into this subscribing to an app bullshit. Let me pay for it outright. I am not down to rent apps any more than I am okay with renting the phone it runs on.