Use FOSS apps, guys.
this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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I know the dev offers a paid ad-free version, but let’s say Sync only had an ad-free version that you had to pay for to use - no free version is available. How many of y’all would honest-to-God pay for the app? This question is more for people like OP who, I am presuming, didn’t pay for the ad-free version - I have a strong feeling those who paid for the ad-free version would buy the app in this scenario.
Ads suck, sure, but it’s probably the most reliable way for devs to make money to support the app and themselves. FOSS is great, but as far as I can tell those other apps are more akin to side-projects - whereas Sync is the main bread-and-butter for the dev. Like, there needs to be some sort of middle-ground here that both parties are meeting at.
$20 for the ad-free version is just too much.
I agree it's too much, but on the other hand the potential user base for the app is much lower than previously with Reddit. So I can understand it, even if I don't like it.