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Sync had an awesome redesign of their app recently but ruined it by embedding ads into it. Some of the ads are even animated when reading the comments. As a res
by june_twenty 3y ago
Sync had an awesome redesign of their app recently but ruined it by embedding ads into it. Some of the ads are even animated when reading the comments. As a result, I don't feel bad for the developer of Sync - they had it coming really.
- max_ 3y agoThe official Reddit client is worse. I am sad I won't be continuing to use Sync
- Rebelgecko 3y agoWould it be better if they ONLY had the paid version of the app instead of offering both paid and ad-supported versions? To me, it seems ideal to give users that choice. To me the $3 or whatever was worth it to support a good app (even if the dev sometimes goes AWOL)
- Rhedox 3y agoYou could've just bought the pro version for a handful of bucks to get rid of the ads...
- politelemon 3y agoThat's a poor assessment as you're expecting pro features for nothing. Their decision to include adverts does not make them deserving of this.
- not_a_shill 3y agoAnd they shouldn't expect any public API even at a fair rate. No other platform does it at this point.
- aaomidi 3y agoAnd they’re not and they’re shutting down?
- not_a_shill 3y agoI agree & I'm glad we've come to a resolution
- flangola7 3y agousername does not match
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- not_a_shill 3y agoIt's irrelevant to the topic, but I actively dislike Reddit and would be happy for it to die. I use old school forums more than anything else online. Reddit killed those.
- june_twenty 3y agoNot only adverts - animated adverts. They are serving data from a free API and looking to piggy back off it. Not only is my assessment not "poor", it is too kind to the developers.
- mbreese 3y agoWere the ads a necessary evil in response to the API pricing changes?
- kenhwang 3y agoThey were present long before API pricing was announced.