I get it. Being a dev is hard. Sometimes you need a break.
However it takes a few seconds for LJ to pop in and say “all is well everyone I’ll be back soon!” Like, Mr. Dawson, just copy and paste that sentence and everything would be fine.
I’m irritated because the man is selling a relatively expensive app that even has a $100 purchase option and disappeared for months on end with complete silence. I think if you’re selling an app with these kind of price points it’s important to reassure your community it’s not abandoned by simply acknowledging your existence once a month.
It’s especially important on the fediverse where projects are abandoned frequently with little fanfare. The difference being most of these projects are donated time without a ticket price. Can we PLEASE get something here, LJ? Especially for us $100 patrons as to not feel duped? Even if you just say, “yeah I’m done, sorry” I’d appreciate it. As it stands Sync has broken features and bugs galore so I’ve already moved on to Boost, but I’d be very happy to hear things will either be A) fixed soon or B) abandoned so I can just uninstall sync from my phone.
Thank you.
I hope y’all get some feedback on this.
FWIW, I’ve tried several apps, I used Relay back on reddit and didn’t really find a replacement app for lemmy that felt right.
With lemmy not being outright hostile to mobile browsers, I’ve taken to just use it in Firefox for Android and it’s been great just having multiple tabs, adblocker plug-in, favorites and whatnot.
Notifications are kinda missing, but that’s just less interruptions in my day, which probably isn’t a bad thing.
I still kinda miss Relay, but the mobile UI is good enough.
Still, paying for software then being ghosted must suck. :/
Connect is pretty good if you haven’t tried it yet. Good UI, not super buggy, frequent updates, responsive dev
I just recommended a feature the other day, and it was implemented and pushed the very next day. Connect’s dev is phenominal.
It’s exactly what I want. I’ve tried other clients, but I keep coming back to Sync because it’s a perfect fit.
Paying ten dollars for something I use a couple hours a day seems pretty reasonable.
I’d prefer that Sync was FOSS, but devs gotta eat. So long as jdawson keeps Sync working with minimal breakages, I’m happy.
Thunder is a good analog to those of us coming from Relay!