• danhab99@programming.dev
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    Some of y’all have no appreciation for independent app developers

    I’ll take my downvote now

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      Really, it’s cool that some want to make their apps for free with no ads, but I’ll support devs who put in hard work to make a good app, it’s ridiculous to think that they don’t deserve some sort of compensation.

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      The same behavior happened when sync came out. Endless complaints about an app being from on app store with the option to pay the hard working developer for their work.

      Do they go on public transit complaining that see ads there too? At least when you pay for the app the ads go away forever.

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        Sync launched with a subscription, and only after the kickback from that did it add a one time charge option. An option priced much higher than Boost, by the way.

        People were right to push back on that.

        Also, the public transit example doesn’t fit here. If I paid for the bus with my bus fare, or through my taxes, yes, being upset about the ads would be ok, because I already paid for the service. Same way I wouldn’t appreciate ads in the backseat of an Uber.

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        I don’t really complain about seeing ads in apps i didn’t pay for, but I do complain about seeing ads on public transit and in the world in general. I don’t want the world plastered with ads.

        Hell they’re on the motorways here which seems ludicrous.

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      I think you’re confusing “independent” with “works for free.”

      I haven’t switched at this point because Connect works well for me, but people’s work has value.

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    Instantly bought the ads removal, Boost was THE reddit app for me. I’m stoked to see it for Lemmy.

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    Dear lord, finally. Something compact, simple, without needless wasted space.

    Honest to god right angles.

    I’ve found my permanent Lemmy app.

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    I’m shocked and impressed with how much this reminds me of 2022 Reddit. I went cold turkey after the API changes, but installing this and setting up my old theme has been astounding.

    Will I give up my FOSS Jerboa for this? I very well might

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      I can barely tell them apart, if it wasn’t for the @instance.tld they’re visually identical!

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        I’ve always used the column view for posts and Jerboa did not have that. This felt like coming back home

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    Instantly paid for the ad free version even though I’m rocking an ad blocker. This is a pristine app, every bit as good as the original Reddit app.

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      This is my assessment too, although I really like Jerboa so I’m waiting to purchase this. We’ll see how it holds up.

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    Seeing a lot of complaints about the lack of swiping to upvote/downvote. Which is just hysterical to me because it’s just a tap on boost for the vote controls, which is less movement.

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      How is two taps, the second needing to be precise less movement than one general swipe?

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      It’s not about reducing movement, it’s about 1-handability when you’re holding your phone in the other hand and can’t reach across for an upvote. Sync sold me on it instantly when it finally came out.

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      Same, I never liked swipe controls. Using Sync the last little bit, I would always accidentally save things when scrolling.

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    Yes! I’ve been waiting for this and it doesn’t disappoint. SO good to have the Boost look and feel again 😀.

    And the upgrade price is the best you’ll find on any Lemmy app, it’s great value. If you haven’t paid for the app do it now.

    I used Boost for Reddit for years, paid of course, and so paying for Boost for Lemmy is a no brainer.

    For a 1.0 release it’s great. Show Ruben the Dev that this is worth his time and pay to unlock today! 👍

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      I’m on sync, but gave boost a try. Seems pretty good and the price is definitely better than sync~~. Is there am AMOLED dark mode? Couldn’t find one.~~ Found AMOLED. Boost is looking pretty nice.

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    Been loving this app since the preview.

    Reddit became a different site for me when I used baconit and w10m. Once i went to android there were a number of apps to try but i settled on boost.

    After api changes I couldn’t bring myself to install their app and i did miss it. l used liftoff here for a bit but this has been so much more functional. Truly a great job by the dev and worth the wait. The paid version seems like a steal given you can’t get a good chicken sandwich anywhere near that.

    I’ll probably gift a few copies to friends and family just so i don’t feel guilty.

    Lord i sound like a paid amazon review. I’m as cycnal as they come though and not easily won over for what it’s worth.

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    I’m using Voyager, but giving Boost some attention. We will see which I like better… I didn’t like Sync or Jerboa much.

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      still using Jerboa since I joined up, and I’m so used to it now that other apps just feel off. I was a rif user in the before-times, and jerboa has the same kind of stripped-down vibe I’m comfortable with

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    The pricing is way more reasonable than sync. I’m still sticking with connect but at least this dev is not asking for much.

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      Long term sustainability is going to be challenging. The Lemmy userbase is way smaller than reddit’s regardless, and for 3.50 EUR one-off it will be challenging to cover future development efforts.

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      Yeah, I’m still on Connect as well. At this point, I see no reason to change, despite being a Boost user for years with reddit.

      If it ain’t broke…

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      Idk about you, but I paid less than the max it shows for the price in my country on the Play Store. It may be down to localised pricing or maybe I paid during some promotion.

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    Today I was finally able to download Boost for Lemmy. It looks really good. I inmediately bought the ad-free version. There are still some key features missing: the ability to hide posts, the ability to open community links and when I logged in for the very first time, the app semi-crashed and everything went dark. I had to restart the app and log in again. But apart from that, I really like it.

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      It also “crashed” and restarted for me on first boot, but has not done so again. Working nice and stable.