I was looking forward to trying Sync today now that it’s live, but my enthusiasm was immediately dampened after seeing the “Data Safety” section on the Google Play store.

Liftoff has been great, and want to say thanks for making an awesome app. This will continue to be my daily driver.

Edit: for clarity, because the post got way bigger than I expected.

Sync looks like a fantastic app, and the dev/s should charge whatever they feel is fair for their efforts, even if that’s through the usual ads + ad tracking.

My intent was just to post here in /c/Liftoff to thank the Liftoff devs for managing to somehow offer an awesome app without any of that.

  • FlashZordon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    53·
    11 months ago

    The race to make a Lemmy app has made some solid contenders step up. There are a lot of legitimately good apps.

    • stappern@lemmy.oneEnglish
      159·
      11 months ago

      which is why i dont understand why some are wasting money in subscription and ad removals…

      • WorseDoughnut 🍩@lemdro.idEnglish
        21·
        11 months ago

        Because I want to support the developer? Sync has had a ton of work put into it over the last few years, it’s a non trivial task for a developer to commit that much time to a free app. I also hate patreon, so $17 a year is a steal. It’s also literally like a chipotle burrito every 12 months. I think I can fit that into the budget.