If I pay to remove ads now, is the lifetime ultra cost discounted? : syncforlemmy

[-] Annoyed_Crabby@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

You can pay the yearly one and see how it goes in one year, it's cheaper than ad-free and also with extra feature, more bang for the buck i'd say

[-] Pickle_Jr@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Ah i had a long day and didn't even think of that. I'll consider it, thanks!

[-] Annoyed_Crabby@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

No probs👌

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 4 points 1 year ago

I also want to support but the price is ridiculous.

It's by far the best app but lifetime ultra for 120+ dollars? That's way too much.

$50 dollars is a reasonable price for this.

[-] limerod@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

I think he factored in 5-10 years of server costs by lifetime members and also his own price which he thinks is reasonable.

[+] Kuro@lemmy.world -28 points 1 year ago

Why are there even ads in the first place? No other app has them

[-] traches@sh.itjust.works 55 points 1 year ago

Because @ljdawson is working on it full time and dude's gotta eat

[-] Leuthil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think the dev pays for Imgur and other media hosting site APIs so that is also a factor. No other app displays media as integrated as Sync.

[-] limerod@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

I just tried uploading a picture and it was uploaded to my home instance for sharing. I do not see where imgur comes in the equation.

[+] BadAdvice@lemmy.world -37 points 1 year ago

It's a cash grab. The ad revenue supports the developer. The $20/year is just a better bulk deal for the devs because they arent subject to the whims of people buying ads. The only interesting bit for me is if the $100 app lasts 5 years in its current form or if they'll try to charge more for features down the line.

[-] stu@lemmy.pit.ninja 44 points 1 year ago

Just going off the 10+ year history we had with this developer on Reddit, he has operated in good faith thus far and added features to Pro without charging for it, so I don't think he'll do that. But who knows. You're buying today with no future guarantees. At least this time we know there's no central organization that can pull the rug out from under Lemmy.

[-] Deca@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

$20 to get rid of ads forever on an app that you use daily is a fair price. No one gets lynched for subscribing to YouTube premium for $14/mo just to get rid of ads

[-] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Two very different things.

[-] Deca@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

How so? Also Spotify Premium at $13/mo when there's a free version supported by ads

[-] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

How much does Sync pay to host all the content for users to browse? How much does Sync pay content creators for that content? How much does Sync spend on creating content for the platform?

Don't get me wrong, I think devs should get paid for their work. If you're happy to pay what's being asked and see value in it, that's great. But your comparison isn't accurate.

[-] spongebue@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Development and hosting are different expenses, but they're still expenses. I also find it interesting that you call out the "content creators" as being on a certain level, but app creators aren't?

[-] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Not what I said at all. Just pointing out they're are completely different services.

[-] spongebue@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

Different services in the context of one service making sense to pay for and another not

[-] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

No. Different service because they're a completely different offering.

A fairer comparison would be the cost of Sync to other Lemmy apps.

[-] w00@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Are other apps being developed full time?

[-] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What does "full time" mean? I've tried several and they're all still receiving updates. Jerboa, Voyager, Thunder.

That's the perfect example of why it's better to compare Sync to other Lemmy apps. If Sync is being developed "full time" then it might be a positive in comparison to an app that isn't. Hence, it potentially being worth the money compared to a cheaper or free app.

[-] Deca@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Does it matter to the average user? I'm simply giving numbers to put into perspective the lengths people will go for an ad-free experience

When people buy premium, they're not doing it to support Google's servers, they're paying to get rid of ads at a whopping $14 per month when they could be using the app for free

[-] yesterdayshero@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah. It actually kinda does matter. Otherwise you may as well compare it to leasing a car. When you lease a car you no longer need to see ads on the train or bus.

You're comparing the cost users are willing to pay to remove ads, but services like YouTube have to pay for things that Sync doesn't. So the cost I might be willing to pay for YouTube Premium is different, as they're fundamentally different products. There's a hell of a lot more that goes into providing YouTube and Spotify, than there is to providing a UI wrapper for Lemmy.

Edit: You should be comparing the cost of Sync to other Lemmy apps. It's interesting you jumped to a completely different service when there's direct competitors to Sync you've ignored.

[-] godless@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Username checks out.

[-] BowserDelta@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure the remove ads is lifetime not yearly (I can't check as I'm subscribed to Ultra). I think anyway. Ultra is the subscription model.

[-] stu@lemmy.pit.ninja 9 points 1 year ago

Ultra also has a lifetime option now.

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