5-6 different open source and ad free options, with no trackers whatsoever, and some of y'all are fawning over...you know what? To each their own. At least y'all are here and not on reddit 😁

Edit: I was wrong, there's around 20 options (including Sync) for Lemmy apps that are either already out or in development. Enjoy the buffet.

[–] utopianrevolt@lemmy.world 90 points 2 years ago (3 children)

what's the point of judging? Sync is the only app so far that has full, thoughtful support for foldable phones and the dev genuinely has been putting in a lot of work into it. I bought the No Ads IAP and I'm perfectly happy with it, but there are so many good options now for those that want something completely free.

[–] m625@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago

Because the open source community has been full of a bunch of people who built whole personalities on shitting on anything not FOSS. And even though they now have an opportunity to bring a lot more people into the community than before they'd rather play these stupid arrogant superiority games instead of just letting people enjoy things how they want to enjoy them.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Right? No need for the smugposting

[–] maajmaaj@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago

Smugposting would be me calling sync people "Lemmy J. Fry"

[+] kboy101222@lemm.ee -14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Cause FOSS people are worse than vegans. It's like Linux users but infinitely worse.

FOSS ≠ better or good. Most of the FOSS Lemmy apps are usability nightmares right now. The only reason I was using jerboa for so long is because sync wasn't out yet

[–] sgtlighttree@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

FOSS apps often suffer from mediocre UX/UI since the expected audience are power users, but it alienates users that aren't. They're functional for those who need it, yes, but is the GUI high quality? More often than not, they aren't.

I'm not saying FOSS can't have bad UI, like Blender for example, but those are the exception, not the rule.

For me, Connect and Thunder are getting there, but they don't have the same level of quality and finesse as Sync. Though to be fair, Sync has a decade of work put into it.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bro you're smugposting rn

[–] maajmaaj@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm really just disappointed nobody found "Lemmy J Fry" funny. That had me cracking up before I went to sleep last night. Either way, I feel less... passionate about the subject after a good night's sleep. Spend money, don't spend money, doesn't matter either way as long as you're here. Now, the moment I hear about awards or ads on Lemmy instances, imma be back on my bullshit, and I hope some of you will join in 🙂

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hahaha with you 100% there

[–] maajmaaj@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pretty sure I said "to each their own".

[–] decenthuman@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Saying something at the end of your rant doesn't preclude anyone from responding to you.

[–] maajmaaj@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's a rant now? You're putting tens on twos. Gotta relax bud.

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

Your post? Your comment?

Congrats on being insufferable, bud.

[–] maajmaaj@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks, it took a lot of hard work and dedication. I'll do us both a favor and block you, so that we can get on with our lives. This Convo has obviously gone on too long.

[–] decenthuman@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Please, stop, don't.

[–] vox@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm just used to it, and no other client accommodates my workflow (liftoff is very close but has some annoying issues, quirks and differences),
It's quality software with great design and a lot of customization options.

[–] maajmaaj@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I totally get the familiarity aspect, I think I just enjoy tinkering around and the feeling of learning how something new works. Either way, glad to have y'all here and not there 🙂

[–] SRo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Teenagers are the worst

[–] maajmaaj@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Agreed.

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

do you really have a hard time understanding how different people have different preferences and how familiarity works or do you just like being smug?

as for "trackers" and ads you will find that unless they are intrusive about 99% of the population doesn't give a fuck, even on a fairly niche site like lemmy the majority won't give a fuck.

[–] Stephen304@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I love FOSS but I got pretty used to the official reddit app, and Sync is the only app that feels like if the reddit app wasn't buggy and laggy. The paid aspect doesn't bother me because I would have donated to whatever app I use anyway, at $5/mo the $20 one time ad removal option makes sense if I use it for more than 4 months so it's worth it to me.