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Some of y’all have no appreciation for independent app developers
I’ll take my downvote now
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.
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.
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.
Last time I went to New York the Ubers had tablets with a camera and ads in your face.
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.
Is boost not developed by an independent developer?
It is
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.
Not having read anything else, I’m guessing ads
Instantly bought the ads removal, Boost was THE reddit app for me. I’m stoked to see it for Lemmy.
My first ad:
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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.
This is identical to Jerboa
Pretty sure I saw somewhere the devs took inspiration from Boost for their UI
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What the hell, look at your messages or something 😅
I use reddit/lemmy like a forum. I’ll go back to the thread and see the responses later when I feel like it. Stopped looking at my inbox in 2016, no regrets.
Incidentally, redditors that don’t want to turn on mobile notifications are probably going to have to start doing that too, given what they just did to the reddit app.
How so? I haven’t gone back to that place since Joey lost its API access.
You know you can still use the old apps if you are a mod of a (private) sub or use revanced to patch them?
Or just stop using reddit
How do I make this image you linked bigger? Tapping on it doesn’t make it full screen and holding it closes the comment.
It’s like coming back home <3
yep, just finished setting it up. really excited
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.
One swipe to upvote a comment is much easier than two taps.
I like swipe gestures as well I guess it is about what you are used to and what not.
If it’s too hard for you to upvote, don’t upvote 🙃
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.
Cool.
Regrettably, while I could have swiped to upvote, I had to swap hands to downvote you; at least I could still swipe to reply.
How is two taps, the second needing to be precise less movement than one general swipe?
Same, I never liked swipe controls. Using Sync the last little bit, I would always accidentally save things when scrolling.
Swiping gestures are generally annoying imo. I also find them a lot more prone to accidents
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.
This is my assessment too, although I really like Jerboa so I’m waiting to purchase this. We’ll see how it holds up.
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
I can barely tell them apart, if it wasn’t for the
@instance.tldthey’re visually identical!I’ve always used the column view for posts and Jerboa did not have that. This felt like coming back home
Based dev put all controversial and conflicting instances together in the default list.
what do you mean? what list is this? how can it be accessed in the Boost app?
Hard pass
People want to get paid for their work? Shocking!
People want to get paid for their work? Shocking!
And other people don’t want nagging spyware ads? SHOCKING! You know, Twitter and Reddit developers also want to get paid. That’s why they killed free API access. Funny how you came to Lemmy anyway…
Comparing a solo dev to large corporations isn’t really convincing me.
And I’m not convinced by the claim that putting spyware into apps is the only way to make money.
Literally no one on the face of the earth has ever said that. We’re actually talking about an app that has a paid option without ads.
It uses trackers even when paying, btw.
Source? The sync dev said that google’s ad code isn’t ever initialized if you pay. Don’t see why it wouldn’t be the same with boost.
That’s Google’s fault, not the dev’s. He’s just trying to make a living.
It’s a one time purchase if you do purchase it
if you do purchase it
I’ll consider it once Liftoff, Thunder, etc. are all dead…
I liked Liftoff, but as a Boost diehard, I’m happy to give the guy a couple bucks and pay him more than he would ever make from ads served to me. No skin off my nose.
For what it’s worth, I don’t get any ads in this App, so give it a shot.
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Or pay the dude a couple dollars to disable any tracking and remove ads for life?
Why are you FOSS nerds so against paying people for their work?
Disgusting houlier than thou attitude. Prominent with Linux based people.
It’s not for everyone for sure especially if you’re looking for something FOSS. I’d rather use a FOSS app, but it was my Reddit app of choice for a really long time and I’m happy to give the developer a one-time $3.50 purchase to have that experience back. I can barely tell I’m not on Reddit.
Even if it’s just a stopgap solution, I’m all for Reddit app developers porting to Lemmy. Right now the open-source Lemmy apps all lack a lot of polish, so having paid options that offers a more polished experience for people coming over from Reddit is a plus for the platform’s engagement as a whole.
Right now the open-source Lemmy apps all lack a lot of polish
Donate to the FOSS apps instead then.
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.
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! 👍
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.
You have to turn off dynamic color then can pick the AMOLED black theme.
No thanks, I used to use boost for reddit and I loved it.
But now on lemmy, there are FOSS apps that are just as good I’d rather donate to.
I’m using Voyager, but giving Boost some attention. We will see which I like better… I didn’t like Sync or Jerboa much.
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
Alive as their abusive data collection.
Saw that, isn’t it strange to never have seen that from any other app then?
Hey Ruben! Long time Boost user and I was wondering if there is a community for your lemmy app? I was active in the previous one :)
Also, might I suggest a small addition for my favorite feature, the image uploading! To add alt text to images for accessibility.
it’s possibly to create image captions with a simple
[reference image](reference.url)tag by addingand I could definitely see just a little extra space for adding it :)Here is the accessibility thread discussing it which will have better info: https://beehaw.org/post/686974
Thanks for everything you do!!
He does have a community on lemmy world. Here’s the link: !boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
Edit: link
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
Just as a heads up, while Ruben was the one who made the comment in the screenshot, Ruben isn’t the one who posted the screenshot here in the comment you replied to 😅
Whoops! Haha! Thanks for letting me know :)
The dev has responded on that issue
What did he say?
"Dev here.
The dialog and its content is not created by me, it is a standard solution from Google to comply with GDPR and other laws. More info here: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/10114014?hl=en
The consent dialog is also required by Google AdMob to show ads, and it is shown when the ad network is initialized.
When the app launches, first it checks for the remove ads purchase, and if it is not present, it will initialize the ads sdk. The ad network is not initialized if the remove ads purchase is detected.
Boost for Reddit was using the very same ad networks and consent dialog. "
