Everyone is talking about how great sync is, but i tried it (and lift off, connect, summit) and all of them are literally the same. the only one i find to be unique is thunder because thunder feels like an app not a compact webpage interface. for example the leading in the sync posts is super jarring and feels like its from a 2008 forum and thats the same for most of the other apps.
except i did notice sync added ads which is a feature no one else has yet. and ad free is 20 bucks?? so from my perspective its the same (kinda worse than liftoff) as the other apps but it costs money
what is everyone liking about sync compared to the other apps? folks could just be used to sync which makes sense
also saying its more ergonomic or it just feels better isnt an answer however if that is ur answer thats cool id like to know why its more ergonomic or whatever tho
To be frank, Sync has a lot of polish. When I used reddit I would try another app every few months just to make sure I wasn’t just settling on a familiar experience.
For me Sync has provided design that’s consistent, the most accessible and legible settings, and it performs oh so well, even on low end devices.
Sure no one needs Monet support, nor an app that matches the platform its built for, nor do most need an expansive feature set (tablets and foldables support). But, it’s great that lj provides these, I’ve never had anything really break in the app either. In 10 years of use.
you said a lot of things that really dont mean anything to me
for example thunder has tablet support and a that
as for the polish no offense to ur desires but sync looks like trash. its got no heirarchy and the words are wayyy too close together. it feels clunky and slow.
it takes two clicks to do literally anything useful how is the refresh button stuck behind a secondary menu. somehow thunder has the same information to display yet it doesnt look macgyvered together
bottom line is those features youre saying sync is packed with is on every app is just worse done worse and for a subscription payment. i could be wrong but its just not polished or finished looking at all
edit: i just saw the themes system and font size editor which raises it to a bit below lift off. thunder>liftoff>sync>summit>connect
the words are wayyy too close together
Have you had a chance to dig into the settings? There’s a TON of customization options for text, and it’s pretty granular.
I’m not here to force you to like it, but tinkering around with it some more could possibly change your mind.
nono i want you to try forcing me to like it im tryna figure out what’s good about it. U GOTTA MARKET IT or dont im just bored
i did add an edit just now about the themes and font size settings that do look nice ill tinker with those for a bit
all of them are literally the same.
That’s obviously not true. So if you could explain what you actually mean, that could be helpful.
all of the apps that arent thunder feel like a bunch of text crammed into a small spot that you scroll thru and it feels like a 2008 forum webpage. thunder is the only one that has the semblance of a minimal design
since making this post i have been playing around with sync and its decent but its still not feeling as good as thunder by a longshot
it could he the dark mode gray being mid but the extra dark mode color thing is wayy too blue. idk its just a mid app its not bad but its def not better than most apps (tbf a lot of the lemmy apps suck)
adding some type heirarchy with a bold product sans for header and a roman product sans for the copy made it a bit more readable
also im being more critical of this app because its the only thing thats being posted everywhere currently and its wildly overrated
There’s nothing anyone can really say about your feeling. That’s entirely subjective and in your own head.
You’d have to be far more specific and objective about your observations to have any kind of meaningful dialogue.
Familiar interface. Sync was a very popular Reddit app.
For me it’s a familiarity thing. I’d been using Sync for Reddit for close to a decade. It’s my defacto standard for feature set in these types of apps. I’ve tried and continue to use the apps that came out first, but every single one of them has quirks that don’t align with how I prefer to use the platform. Sync does.
Saying all the apps are literally the same makes me wonder what it is you’re looking to get out of them/how you use them. Do you like to share images from posts with people outside of Lemmy? That’s easier on some than others.
For example, on Summit I have to open the image in the internal browser then the external browser then copy the link/share from there. On Connect they have a 3 dot menu that has a share url option. On Sync it’s a 3 dot then share option/copy URL to clipboard.
It’s little nuances like that that make or break an app for me. At a certain level these are all just interfaces to interact with the Lemmy platform so they are going to be similar in many ways. But some apps can offer a better user experience than others. It really depends on what you want/how you use the platform.
i will say summit and connect suck more than sync. tbh I only like Thunder. liftoff is second (but its not close) if theres any problems but i havent had problems in a while.
for me the minimalism and sleekness of thunders ui is more readable and less overwhelming
i have nothing positive to say about lift off aside from i can scroll thru it and not complain too much which would probably be the same for sync if i tried hard enough
summit and connect are pretty ass tho lol
and theyre also not all the same like i said i was more going for a exaggerated change my mind kinda stance
I get that. A lot of the differences are only going to be evident as you continue to use the app. If you’re already set with Thunder then that’s great and I’d encourage you to donate to the dev.
If the ads in Sync aren’t an immediate turn off/deal breaker I’d also highly encourage you to give it a real shot over a week or so. There’s a bunch of customization options to tweak it just how you like and the app runs smooth as butter, for me anyway. The app was super popular on Reddit for a reason.
Because although other apps have some of the features of Sync - none have all.
It’s really as simple as that, in conjunction with the familiarity aspect. Why fix what ain’t broke?
They may not be your feature set, you may not care if a developer is active with their community, but many do.
Every app has different users, some liked (in reddit days) Boost some Infinity and some (me included) Sync, it was quite cheap because there were so many users I just bought Pro version for 40 liras and enjoyed it. But now when Lemmy user base is so small dev wants get simmilar ammount of money with lower count of users, thats why he wants me to pay not 40 but 449 liras for ad free, I use also Infinity at the same time but it is really bugged right now so I will stick now with Sync but 450 liras is too much for me.
im not sure what ur talking about tbh but if one quantity of money is too much why not use the 8 better free options
Sync for me is really simple and really well made client, I just don’t like old feeling of all other Lemmy clients, maybe all beyond Voyager but this client is only on iOS.
Sync has polish. Loads of polish and customization.
Sync Ultra has cloud backups, auto-translation, can extract text from images and a bunch of other features no other app will have.
sync ultra costs 100 bucks im refering to free features
whatre u cloud backing up on lemmy? or which text r u extracting? auto translation would prolly be more relevant not to me so i have no comment.
but genuine question what r u cloud backing up on a lemmy app?
more relevant not to me
Hey, I never claimed I was a prophet.
My only complaint at this point is time - is that the “Sync” feature that is the app’s namesake is missing.
Offline reading is a huge deal to me when I travel.
It runs extremely smooth, and has tons of options and features. Also, many of us were long time Sync for reddit users.
The main feature I currently use it for is individual settings for each account. I haven’t seen any other client, where I can set things like post and comment sort¹ preferences on a per-account basis.
I know that Jerboa follows the sorting preferences of each Lemmy account for sorting posts (which is great), but I am not able to specify how I want to sort the comments (always sorted by “Hot” by default, same as in the web interface). I also don’t really like Jerboa’s interface, but I enjoy the limited amount of settings in general.
Apart from that, Infinity for Lemmy is very close to Sync for Lemmy in my opinion. It is as well-designed, fast and smooth and has similar settings for theming the app (transparent status bar, specifying the density of posts, etc.). At the moment I see Sync as a stopgap and I would like to switch back to an open-source app like Infinity (which I used from the first pre-release until yesterday).
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With Sync, comments are currently broken when not sorting by “Hot”, but I expect this to get fixed in the future (it’s a beta afterall …).
Why I use multiple accounts
I use a another account to follow a different set of topics than with my main account. With reddit I used multireddits to do this, but at the moment nothing similar exists for the fediverse, so I decided to go the multi-account route. ;)
THIS IS THE FEATURE I DO THINK IS DOPE. individual account settings is really nice.
that is a solid point for sync tbh id like to hide nsfw on one account and auto unhide on other accounts. not to out myself but i feel like everyone has at least 2 accounts
I use my tablet primarily. None of the lemmy apps have a dual pane UI. That alone makes the difference to me.
I got Sync yesterday. I like it, but now it’s a fail.
Every time I open it now, it closes immediately.
Clear cache, reinstall, etc.
