There's only one good way to get an Ultra subscription, let's be real (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by Classy@sh.itjust.works to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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[-] kostel_thecreed@lemmy.ca 46 points 1 year ago

Or don't subscribe and wait until a lifetime option appears. I fucking hate subscriptions, every single company, tool, or software use it. No one can go one day without letting a customer actually own shit. It's so god damn annoying.

[-] Classy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

I agree with some things, I don't do subscriptions most of the time but for something like this that is developed by one guy for his livelihood, I can understand his desire for some financial security. For most things I will just pirate it if it's heavy handed about subscribing to their service, but if a couple dollars a month helps LJ continue to develop my favorite app I'm not complaining. It's such a small amount of money anyway.

I'm not saying this to take away from your argument, I also see the validity in buying a license vs a subscription. I guess in my head I can make an exception for Sync, only because I've used it SO much over the years.

[-] ConditionOverload@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This is pretty much my sentiment for choosing to subscribe monthly to Sync as well. Sync for Reddit was one of the most polished, feature-rich, and customizable apps available for Android, and LJ Dawson is doing it by himself. I want to support him.

[-] AES@lemmy.ronsmans.eu 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah I hate it too. I am using Thunder for Lemmy bc of the subscription in Sync.

[-] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure what he plans to make it cost, but out of curiosity, what would you consider a reasonable lifetime cost given the current sub cost?

[-] Razp@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I'd say about 5 bucks to remove ads and trackers permanently aka the Pro version.

For the Ultra idk, probably in the ballpark of 40 to 60 bucks.

[-] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Dang ultra ended up being almost double that, rough

[-] kostel_thecreed@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

For no ads I'm totally fine with 10-15 dollars since I'm not so enticed by the features currently. Even more is fine, supporting the dev is also important, just that I have more than enough subscriptions as is draining my bank.