I think people expected prices to be similar to Sync for Reddit. Lemmy prices are ten times as high, and many users have already paid for the Reddit app that was taken as a base for the Lemmy version.
It makes total sense that prices are higher for Lemmy’s smaller community, but it’s still not a fun thing to run into. I didn’t expect the ad free IAP to be 10x the price of the Reddit equivalent, for example.
The inclusion of ads has also pissed off quite a few people. I get it; every other app and the web UI is ad free, unlike Reddit where everything had ads so the different wasn’t as obvious.
I myself oppose subscription services for apps so I’m considering one of the one-time payment options, but I’m waiting for a final release version first. Prices seem to go up and down based on community feedback and I’m waiting for everything to stabilise a bit.
I think people expected prices to be similar to Sync for Reddit. Lemmy prices are ten times as high, and many users have already paid for the Reddit app that was taken as a base for the Lemmy version.
It makes total sense that prices are higher for Lemmy’s smaller community, but it’s still not a fun thing to run into. I didn’t expect the ad free IAP to be 10x the price of the Reddit equivalent, for example.
The inclusion of ads has also pissed off quite a few people. I get it; every other app and the web UI is ad free, unlike Reddit where everything had ads so the different wasn’t as obvious.
I myself oppose subscription services for apps so I’m considering one of the one-time payment options, but I’m waiting for a final release version first. Prices seem to go up and down based on community feedback and I’m waiting for everything to stabilise a bit.