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[–] 1bluepixel@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just downloaded and holy crap, this thing is smooth as butter. Already more functional than that $115 closed-source alternative. Instant switch for me.

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It has that many features since it's a fork of Infinity for Reddit which was/still is the most feature rich Reddit client

[–] bluetoque@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sync is a fork of Infinity? Wow, I didn't know that.

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. Infinity for Lemmy is a fork of Infinity for Reddit. Sorry for the misunderstanding

[–] bluetoque@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Nope that's on me. Got it, thanks.

[–] abadadc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

No it is absolutely not. Sync is its own app and has been developed by one person since its inception, both the reddit and the Lemmy version.

[–] greendakota99@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is $115 an exaggeration? Not trying to start an argument, just curious.

[–] ante@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The Sync dev is currently charging $20 USD to remove ads, or $100 for a lifetime subscription to "Ultra" which includes some additional features. I have to say, the app is really nice, but the dev is out of his mind.

[–] greendakota99@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Wow yeah $100 is steep. I’m not even sure if I would have paid $100 for Apollo for Reddit in its prime…

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

And there are more pricing models to come, confirmed by the dev already.

And also, get this.... it's FREE to use. No one is forcing any money out of your pocket.

[–] ante@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Your passive-aggressiveness is very off-putting.

With that being said, it's not FREE to use if I'm getting ads, I'm just paying with something other than money. I'll continue to use one of the many alternatives.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

So are heaps of other apps that gasp DO NOT HAVE ADS