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Over a quarter of Lemmy users use Sync (based on a poll) (loot.buckodr.ink)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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I did a poll and nearly 30% of the people who voted said they used Sync! It's stayed around that percent the whole time too!

EDIT: Here is the poll I forgot to put this here like five times lol https://strawpoll.com/wby5A21R1yA

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[–] CautiousPickle@lemmy.world 84 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (11 children)

After reading this I decided to try it out. Within 5 posts there were ads. No thanks, I'll stick with Connect.

Edit: I was scrolling everything and replied. I didn't see this was in the official community. My opinion doesn't matter in here. I think it's great that sync is successful and I hope it continues. So yea, keep on keeping on.

[–] geogle@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago (10 children)

It's a single developer that should be paid for his work. You can easily upgrade to the ad free version for a few bucks...

[–] mouth_brood@lemmy.one 17 points 2 years ago

I don't disagree that they should make some money for their efforts, but isn't every client for lemmy made by a single developer?

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[–] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 42 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I've been using systemwide adblock on all my electronics for years now so I forget that in app ads are a thing. But yeah, I see your point. They do offer a one time purchase to remove ads.

[–] reallyzen@unilem.org 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Me too, which makes Sync an endless scroll of black squares where ads should be. No thanks, Connect it is.

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You might need a better adblocker. With AdGuard I see an empty box from time to time. It's in the colour of the background.

[–] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That still looks horrible

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago (6 children)

You can pay to hide it completely.

[–] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 7 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I know, i would pay for it (as I did buying the reddit pro and dev versions) but I don't consider that it has a fair price and I don't support subscription models either.

I'm happy hopping between connect and eternity. Boost beta is coming next week as well, so I'm not worried at all.

Scrolling through those black spaces is for sure a bad user experience for me, but to each his own

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[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To each their own, I've heard connect is a great app!

[–] vihil@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

from someone that used Connect before Sync was available: it works but feels like someone's hobby. lots of issues and quirks to work around. Sync is absolutely perfect and I wouldn't be using lemmy without it.

[–] anonymous_bot@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

FWIW you can use list or compact view and it won't show ads (for now at least). Or just pay the pricey one-time fee to remove ads.

[–] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

I really enjoy using connect. RIF vibes within lemmy is what im here for

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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 67 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Sync is the reason I left Reddit and joined Lemmy!

That said, the new pricing options scared me away (you can't tag users unless you get the super expensive one? Why? I used to be able to on the Reddit app) so I've been using Jerboa. It's not as good as Sync (maybe 80% as good, for my purposes at least), but it's free and getting better all the time.

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Not being able to tag users like I could with the old Sync pro is the main thing that peeves me about it too.

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[–] echo64@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A lot of people are mad about sync, because of dumb reasons. but man I just wouldn't use lemmy without it. I'd rather just not.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even if I'm not using Sync, I am happy that Lemmy has a great app that draws Reddit users, and a smorgasbord of apps to choose from.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's probably why people are mad. I've seen lots of comments to the effect of they don't want Redditors here because they'll "ruin" Lemmy.

Sync makes it harder for them to gatekeep.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

I wish i could lot in on sync...

[–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago

Sync is great... Lemmy as a whole? Lots of work to do. Shit is pretty stagnant around here.

[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sync got me hyped for Lemmy, I used it for Reddit for more than a decade.

But, for Lemmy I started to use Connect, and while I was waiting for Sync, Connect became the Lemmy app for me.

[–] ljdawson@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Anything sync is missing?

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[–] mlg@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

me waiting for boost knowing it will probably never release until next year

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same, dev said end of August, but that didn't happen. The guy isn't very fast, but he is a solo dev and the end result is pretty good so it doesn't bother me that much. I'm enjoying Sync in the meantime.

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Sync dev is solo. Just sayin'.

[–] sarcasticsunrise@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sync is definitely my main, with Liftoff being my backup QB. Liftoff is last though?? Really? I don't get that, I think it's pretty great

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[–] cdegallo@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used Sync with Reddit, so it was a very natural transition for lemmy.

But I also noticed that between it, Connect, and Jerboa, it's the only one that has smooth scrolling in the comments. Connect and Jerboa are really janky even scrolling comments.

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[–] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I've got several of these installed and I keep finding myself using liftoff. It's not perfect, but it let's me combine my subscriptions from several accounts into one view. I like that a lot & don't see that option in the other apps.

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[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where did you link the poll? Cause some communities might trend more towards certain apps (ones that migrated from reddit for example).

[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

!asklemmy@lemmy.ml, which according to lemmyverse.net is the biggest community on Lemmy so it shouldn't have too much bias

Edit: for some reason lemmyverse.net doesn't show every instance, browse.feddit.de shows it as the third biggest which doesn't change much but still

[–] ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Sync seems great, but it has three Google trackers included, so I'm not using it. Jerboa, Connect and Voyager are great, but they all have some downsides. My keyboard is weird in Jerboa, Connect does not allow me to sort by subscribed and Voyager's comment-upvote system is a bit clunky, being hidding behind another tap. Also, Voyager's UI generally looks like it's made for iPhone, which is not what I'm looking for. But for the moment I'll stick with it.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ad free version removes the trackers

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[–] gamer@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think this would be more useful if it separated the results by platform (android, ios, web). Sync is the top result, but it's android exclusive.

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[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hello, i am curious to know where you have published the poll to collect responces, as it could wildly influence the result. Which instances, communities, external sites?

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[–] Stamets@startrek.website 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sync here! Although I confess it's only until Boost gets dropped. I like Sync but after using Boost for years it just feels really odd to me to use this app. Not a single complaint, it's just personal preference.

[–] RadButNotAChad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use connect because it feels the closest to RiF.

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