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  • danhab99@programming.devEnglish
    62·
    11 months ago

    Some of y’all have no appreciation for independent app developers

    I’ll take my downvote now

    • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      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.

    • candyman337@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      21·
      11 months ago

      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.

    • Kyle@lemmy.caEnglish
      12·
      11 months ago

      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.

    • YⓄ乙 @aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Fuck why would anyone use this over FOSS apps that dont spread google adware/spyware

      • gk99@beehaw.orgEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Because after a $3.49 payment, I never see ads again and this app is noticeably better than the Lemmy apps I’ve been stuck with until now.

        • TheFrirish@jlai.luEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          I mean boost looks good but in what ways is it better than let’s say connect for lemmy for example. what the first thing that comes to your mind?

          I’ve tried Boost quickly and ads aside I haven’t noticed anything than is inherently superior to connect which is what I’m using right now.

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        I was just more amused that it was an Adblock ad. It’s a pity it is relying on hassling you with ads to get you to pay as I’d happily chip if to help with the development of an app I was enjoying.

      • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        Because it’s not a choice of FOSS or not, it’s a in choice of quality of the app. Apps like Jerboa or Thunder are very far behind Sync and Boost. But if you enjoy those, then more power to you, and definitely no reason to switch.

        • Neve8028@lemm.eeEnglish
          01·
          11 months ago

          I don’t know about that. I’m a sync user and some of the foss options are very good by now. I use sync because of familiarity and I like the dev so don’t mind dropping some money to support him.

          • russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.netEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            Also a Sync user, for me the only option that came close to Sync and Boost for me was Summit, which people also did not like due to it being closed source.

            Thunder is kinda close, as is Connect, but AFAIK Sync is still the only one to have any admin tools built into it (haven’t been able to try out Boost for Lemmy yet).

  • CubitOom@infosec.pubEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    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.

  • calvinball@mtgzone.comEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    I’m really happy with the interface to be honest, I was using Voyager up until now but Boost is my new go to!

  • TheFrirish@jlai.luEnglish
    0·
    11 months ago

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

    • coffee@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      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.

    • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.meEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I think it’s the other way around: Jerboa takes heavy inspiration from how BaconReader and Boost worked. I remember a while back switching to Boost because it was basically BaconReader but better and more modern and more reliable. I was using BaconReader in like 2012. Boost for Reddit itself was launched in 2016 iirc.