this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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I have tried a couple different apps but Liftoff is the best so far. Quite disappointed in the direction Sync is taking. Developpers obviously have a right to be paid for their work, but I despise the choice of targeted ads or subscription based software.
You can make a one time payment to remove the ads forever
That's welcome. It has to be added very recently though because it wasn't possible when I checked.
So both ways for someone to be paid?
Would you agree to buying one version with no updates (except for bug fixes) ?
I would. Is it a perfect model? No. Is it better than ads or a monthly subscription? Absolutely!
Sync just added an option for that.
Sync has a lifetime ad free option. That removes the Google tracking as well, since it's tied to ads. Subscription it for extra features you probably dont need. Based on comments about reddit sync, it also doesn't track usage statistics. But that is mostly a guess from my side.
The price is a steep 20 USD, but the app is new and the Dev is well known. You also know what you are getting if you have used Sync before.
I'm using sync and they have an option to remove ads that isn't a subscription. I'm not sure if that would prevent tracking but another commenter said it would. I'll probably see if I can get a response from the dev and find out.