Afternoon everyone,

I wanted to go over a few points related to pricing, stats and the roadmap

Pricing

  1. Sync for Lemmy is completely free with ads (the same as Sync for Reddit)

  2. You can remove ads in the account picker or drawer for a one time fee of ~$20

  3. Sync Ultra also removes ads but it’s not required

  4. I’ll be working on regional prices over the coming weeks

There are now 24k installed users up from 100 the previous day!

I’m going to be spending the next few days going through all of the comments / messages and fixing any crashes.

As always thanks for the support and hope you’re liking Sync!

Lj

Edit: testing edit

  • armrodsEnglish
    -1•1 year ago

    Insane? $20 to remove ads is insane? That’s 2 Starbucks coffees

    • @1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
      12•1 year ago

      The Starbucks coffee price is also insane. $20 for two cups of coffee?

      The inflation has made me stop drinking coffee from these chains. It’s just a ridiculous price.

    • godlessEnglish
      6•1 year ago

      Please don’t call those caffeinated milkshakes “coffee”. Apart from that, I fully agree.

    • nudny ekscentrykEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      Two Starbucks coffees are 6 to ~12USD) where I live and I think regionalisation of pricing is the main issue people are raising, not that the app “should be free”.

      • @0000ffcube@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4•1 year ago

        I see both sides. I think his point is that people can easily spend 20 dollars/euros/pounds a week in petty cash on coffee, snacks etc. If you’d half those costs for two weeks you have your sync money.

        On the other hand 20 dollars is a steep price when it comes to mobile applications.

        Maybe a breakdown of associated costs from LJ would help justify his current pricing. I’m assuming it’s based on his experiences with Sync for Reddit.

        I was a Sync ultra subscriber and I thought it was a bit steep but on the other hand I loved the app and wanted to support him as I understood that a one time cost of 5 dollars for Sync pro wasn’t a realistic pricing model either.

        At the end of the day if the Sync for Lemmy ad free cost is realistic for both his costs yet affordable for the average consumer then I don’t mind if Ultra is a bit steeper.

    • @cuacamole@feddit.deEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      I dont buy Starbucks, and I won’t buy a 20€ Ad-Removal. It is simply to much. 5 would be an instant buy, 10€ may have been ok.

      I bought both pro and dev back on the day, and I expected a similar price.

      • armrodsEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        Then don’t? You can use the app for free, free as in a free beer

    • @sfgifz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      The only problem with the prices is it’s not yet targeted for regional value. In my country the cost to remove ads is a very fine dinner, not a couple of coffees.

      • armrodsEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        Yeah, Lj said he’s taking this week to regionalize pricing

      • armrodsEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        There are a lot of insane people out there 🤷‍♂️