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The type of ads are really frustrating (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MayaHorsewoman@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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I get the reason for there being Ads in the sync app. I don't have the funds to pay for ultra and that's also fine.

But what I find concerning is the type of ads I see. I live in Germany for clarification and most of what I see are websites acting like news sites (right leaning at times). When I accidentally tap on them my browser immediately blocks the website for unsafe practices on their end.

Now I really don't mind the ads in apps if it's the usual app ad, random products or Amazon type of things. But I hate it when every ad is a boomer ass clickbait ad about how solar energy is definitely worse than anything else.

This is my main complaint about sync right now and it might push me to stop using it again as the ads are also very frequent...

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[-] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 1 year ago

In really don't get it, why use it? Good UI? Really, that's it?

[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I've been a pro user for a decade. I know how to customize it the way I like. It just feels right for me. Also, we asked him to make it.

[-] SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Sync was the best reddit app on an Android tablet and is the best lemmy app on that device as well. Lots of customization available.

[-] deur@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

To be fair there is not much else in a lemmy app so... yes?

[-] FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Much smoother experience for me coming from Jerboa. While I appreciate that Jerboa is an open source app. Until it gets significant improvement, I will use Sync. Even with ads and closed source code base, I am happy to make that trade off for now.

[-] bjornp_@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Yes. It's by far the best Lemmy app there is, UI/UX-wise

[-] Reliant1087@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Trying it out right now and it's much more stable, smooth and snappy than any other client I've tried.

[-] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml -4 points 1 year ago

Ok so why not just donate to the Foss apps instead? The huge amounts that went to sync would have made any Foss app at least just as good.

You do you, I just don't get it.

[-] Thehalfjew@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Maybe? But I know what I'm getting with Sync. Donations to FOSS don't guarantee anything.

And really, once we start talking about donating to free software with the expectation of specific returns, we're basically talking about paying for software. If a specific set of FOSS is only good when people pay for it, there's a problem with the incentivization to work on that set of software.