I own the Pro version of Sync for Reddit. Do I will receive a Pro version of Sync for Lemmy or I’ll need to buy it? Thanks!!

EDIT: good to know that everyone is going to purchase the new app, we’re all on the same boat ☺️ Also, thank you so much for Sync, it was the most used app on my phone for a while.

  • YosemiteFinish@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I hope it doesn’t transfer over. It’s a lot of work and I certainly got my money’s worth for pro, we should be paying again.

    • Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, given the work needed to rebuild sync to work with Lemmy and all it’s differences from Reddit, I can see why the doc would need adequate compensation for the new app. It wouldn’t make sense to just give it away.

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    1 year ago

    As this will be a new app, requiring a lot of dev time, I expect we’ll have to pay for it again.

    I’ve gotten countless hours of enjoyment out of Sync Pro since s paid a couple of dollars for it 11 years ago, and do not begrudge having to pay for a new app now. And by that, I mean I’m going to use some of my hard earned Google Play Rewards.

  • Aninjanameddaryll@outpost.zeuslink.net
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    1 year ago

    Oh yeah, while I won’t do subscriptions as a matter of principal, if mr Dawson wants to issue a new version every time there’s a significant code rework, I’d pay every time with a smile on my face. I do it with paprika (the best recipe manager out there) on all the platforms. I’m kinda expecting a new version in the next year or two from them, tbh.

    I much prefer that model of monetization. Buy the software, you own it and can use it as long as there’s hardware and OS that can run it. Want the next version? It’s just like buying a different program. It worked very well for decades. Shit, I could (if there were a point beyond having fun) crank things up and run word 98, I still have the discs lol.

    And I still use the old paprika on my oldest tablet, as well as the newer version on newer devices. Which, it’s cool as hell my old nook is still running.

    I’d do the same with sync. I want to buy it again. Sync for lemmy is not the same software, even if it’s heavily based in the old code. I want developers to be able to make a damn living so that we can have great apps. I just hate software as a service in principle. Like, the fancy extras that Apollo and sync did with premium is a different thing entirely! I’m talking about paying every month just to use an app when I object to subscriptions

    Hell, Mr Dawson could charge way more than the pro version of sync was, and I’ll pony up for damn sure. I dunno if anyone here ever had reason to talk to him on reddit, but he’s such a good dude. Devs like that are bloody rare, and need to be cherished.

  • DTFpanda@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This has already been answered many times. It’s an entirely new app that you will have to buy again.

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    1 year ago

    Im buying again. As my most used app EVER i could even chip $ or two for the servers on monthly basis.