Personally, I disliked Sync for Reddit and did not use it. And, personally some of those quirks still bother me with Sync for Lemmy.
But…Jerboa, Connect, Liftoff, etc. currently also don’t work as well or are as customizable as I’d like. Liftoff is definitely the closest, though, and I still switch back to it after each update to see how it is progressing.
For now though, Sync ticks more of my hot button boxes despite its flaws than any other app I’ve tried (so far).
I think it’s just a what you know sort of situation.
If you’ve used sync for years, the interface, shortcuts etc feel intuitive even though that is caused by hours of practice/experience.
Personally, coming from another reddit client, all the Lemmy apps/interfaces I’ve tried still feel a bit awkward even after a month or whatever.
The uncanny issue may also be causing a problem. While Lemmy is different, the basic idea (communities, posts etc) is very similar to reddit. Something that is similar but slightly different can feel uncanny, which is often unsettling/frustrating.
It’s a nice app, (first time Sync user) great functionality and design, but the downside is it’s not open source and it has ads and even optional subscription service. Some people think it goes against the whole fediverse mindset, others (long time Sync for Reddit users) defend it as they are looking for the same experience they had on reddit.
That said it’s 100% usable, but if you don’t like this kind of stuff you have half a dozen free alternatives with just as many functions and different designs.
(I hope I don’t come off as attacking you! I’m kinda just using your comment to piggyback and make my own haha)
It’s closed source, as was his reddit version, so idk what anyone expected there. He also never said it was ever going to be open source. But I completely understand anyone who isn’t willing to let go of their FOSS. FOSS is good for a reason! :)
I do understand the mindset that it goes against the fediverse, but I happen to disagree. In other threads, there’s been discussion about how they are actively paying donations, patreons, paypal, etc to help fund their favorite instance or whatever else. That needs to happen to offset the cost. Especially if it is the instance owners hobby, and not full time job.
Well, what if we want a nice experience while using Lemmy? Sure, there’s plenty of apps, but what if someone was able to dedicate their entire working hours to that app? To make it as good as possible? Well, then they’d need to make money somehow, right? Or they’d have to get a different job, and do the app as a hobby. This hurts the app, and then it just becomes another run of the middle Lemmy client.
I understand why people are upset. Lemmy is free. The fediverse is free. (Most of) the apps are free. But someone is paying for all of this, whether we realize it or not.
Sync and Connect are pretty similar, but I prefer Sync. I like its design a bit more, also it is more customizable and has more features I use: customization of sorting for every feed and subscription, option to hide nested comments by default, button showing parent comment without need to scroll up. Also it can track comment count changes.
I think people are talking about Sync because it has ads and its pricing is too high.
I was really excited about Sync coming out for Lemmy since that was my client of choice on Reddit. I was looking for the same ease of use and app logic that I had been using for years.
The issue I quickly ran into was the revenue model. Pushing ads on a Reddit app made sense, but it feels inappropriate on the Fediverse. I would have gladly paid just to support the developer, but when I see features being locked behind a $100 lifetime subscription, my willingness to contribute sours quickly.
So I checked other clients like Voyager and Infinity, and I discovered I don’t mind the change. Infinity is really good right now, for instance, and that’s FOSS all the way. So I figure, I just changed social networks, why not make an app switch too?
I think the Sync fan base is largely looking for some sort of continuity from their Reddit days. They feel the dev was slighted by the Reddit move to kill third-party apps and they want them to find a new home in the Fediverse. I certainly wish that as well, but I think the dev has some adjusting to do. Fortunately for us, there’s plenty of alternatives if Sync doesn’t do it. And no, Sync isn’t better than a lot of other apps; just more familiar, maybe.
I used Infinity for Reddit but I don’t see a Lemmy version in the Google app store. Does it actually exist and if so, where can I get it? I am using Jerboa and I like it a lot but would be interested in trying Infinity for Lemmy.
I tried Sync and just found it to be “more” than I needed… almost too many customization options
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Personally, I disliked Sync for Reddit and did not use it. And, personally some of those quirks still bother me with Sync for Lemmy.
But…Jerboa, Connect, Liftoff, etc. currently also don’t work as well or are as customizable as I’d like. Liftoff is definitely the closest, though, and I still switch back to it after each update to see how it is progressing.
For now though, Sync ticks more of my hot button boxes despite its flaws than any other app I’ve tried (so far).
I think it’s just a what you know sort of situation.
If you’ve used sync for years, the interface, shortcuts etc feel intuitive even though that is caused by hours of practice/experience.
Personally, coming from another reddit client, all the Lemmy apps/interfaces I’ve tried still feel a bit awkward even after a month or whatever.
The uncanny issue may also be causing a problem. While Lemmy is different, the basic idea (communities, posts etc) is very similar to reddit. Something that is similar but slightly different can feel uncanny, which is often unsettling/frustrating.
What did you use? Memmy reminds me of Apollo’s gestures
Relay. I’m using connect which isn’t bad. I figure instead of looking for exactly what I had, I’ll just get used to Connect.
Though if you have (or anyone else has) another suggestion I’m all ears!
Just Memmy so far. Have only tried a couple, but I like it
It’s a nice app, (first time Sync user) great functionality and design, but the downside is it’s not open source and it has ads and even optional subscription service. Some people think it goes against the whole fediverse mindset, others (long time Sync for Reddit users) defend it as they are looking for the same experience they had on reddit.
That said it’s 100% usable, but if you don’t like this kind of stuff you have half a dozen free alternatives with just as many functions and different designs.
Couldn’t agree more!
(I hope I don’t come off as attacking you! I’m kinda just using your comment to piggyback and make my own haha)
It’s closed source, as was his reddit version, so idk what anyone expected there. He also never said it was ever going to be open source. But I completely understand anyone who isn’t willing to let go of their FOSS. FOSS is good for a reason! :)
I do understand the mindset that it goes against the fediverse, but I happen to disagree. In other threads, there’s been discussion about how they are actively paying donations, patreons, paypal, etc to help fund their favorite instance or whatever else. That needs to happen to offset the cost. Especially if it is the instance owners hobby, and not full time job.
Well, what if we want a nice experience while using Lemmy? Sure, there’s plenty of apps, but what if someone was able to dedicate their entire working hours to that app? To make it as good as possible? Well, then they’d need to make money somehow, right? Or they’d have to get a different job, and do the app as a hobby. This hurts the app, and then it just becomes another run of the middle Lemmy client.
I understand why people are upset. Lemmy is free. The fediverse is free. (Most of) the apps are free. But someone is paying for all of this, whether we realize it or not.
Reddit cringe
Some Lemmings aren’t doing better tbh.
Sync and Connect are pretty similar, but I prefer Sync. I like its design a bit more, also it is more customizable and has more features I use: customization of sorting for every feed and subscription, option to hide nested comments by default, button showing parent comment without need to scroll up. Also it can track comment count changes.
I think people are talking about Sync because it has ads and its pricing is too high.
I was really excited about Sync coming out for Lemmy since that was my client of choice on Reddit. I was looking for the same ease of use and app logic that I had been using for years.
The issue I quickly ran into was the revenue model. Pushing ads on a Reddit app made sense, but it feels inappropriate on the Fediverse. I would have gladly paid just to support the developer, but when I see features being locked behind a $100 lifetime subscription, my willingness to contribute sours quickly.
So I checked other clients like Voyager and Infinity, and I discovered I don’t mind the change. Infinity is really good right now, for instance, and that’s FOSS all the way. So I figure, I just changed social networks, why not make an app switch too?
I think the Sync fan base is largely looking for some sort of continuity from their Reddit days. They feel the dev was slighted by the Reddit move to kill third-party apps and they want them to find a new home in the Fediverse. I certainly wish that as well, but I think the dev has some adjusting to do. Fortunately for us, there’s plenty of alternatives if Sync doesn’t do it. And no, Sync isn’t better than a lot of other apps; just more familiar, maybe.
I used sync on Reddit myself also, but yes the 100 pricetag also made me look around for alternatives.
I ended up with infinity and I really like it 💪
I used Infinity for Reddit but I don’t see a Lemmy version in the Google app store. Does it actually exist and if so, where can I get it? I am using Jerboa and I like it a lot but would be interested in trying Infinity for Lemmy.
I tried Sync and just found it to be “more” than I needed… almost too many customization options
Here you can download Infinity for Lemmy: https://codeberg.org/Bazsalanszky/Infinity-For-Lemmy/releases
Thank you!
It’s still in early development so you have to download it manually for now. Definitely usable, though!
Here’s the latest version:
https://codeberg.org/Bazsalanszky/Infinity-For-Lemmy/releases/tag/v0.0.8
Thanks, I will check it out!