Currently #10 free social app on Google Play.

    • Rubén@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      91·
      9 months ago

      Yes, 3 ad networks (one not in use) and Firebase (crash reporting and analytics) Twitter Mopub is wrong. It is not included in the app.

      • AdmiralShat@programming.devEnglish
        31·
        9 months ago

        I keep trying to work people through this but lemmy is filled with contrarians who see people getting excited and want a reason to be angry.

        There is nothing in boost that any other app with admod lacks. Getting ad free means none of this is active. It’s said every time this stuff it posted but people don’t bother to read passed the angry stuff.

        • RegrettableUsername@lemmy.worldEnglish
          13·
          9 months ago

          I keep trying to work people through this but lemmy is filled with contrarians who see people getting excited and want a reason to be angry.

          To be fair, that’s pretty much the entire Internet.

      • Gerudo@lemm.eeEnglish
        13·
        9 months ago

        I got down voted the other day stating that just paying for the app would disable all that. Devs need to make money too. It’s either ads and tracking or pay some how.

        Outside of a few amazing people out there who do this just for fun, most people would like some kind of return on investment.

        Am I wrong?

    • hperrin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      9 months ago

      I mean the dev spent his time building it, why shouldn’t he show ads on it? Software = work.

        • Norgur@kbin.social
          65·
          9 months ago

          Because people donated their time to make them. You can’t blame anyone for not doing that.

        • hogart@feddit.nuEnglish
          32·
          9 months ago

          There are free pc games as well, and paid ones. Free movies, and paid ones. Heck you can probably get a car for free, but most people prefer to pay for one. You can use the free apps all you want.

        • wildcardology@lemmy.worldEnglish
          20·
          9 months ago

          I’ve used them all and even considered staying with voyager. But after one hour of using boost I uninstalled all of them.

          • seaQueue@lemmy.worldEnglish
            9·
            9 months ago

            I worked my way through just about every Reddit client available for Android and Boost was the only one that wasn’t super annoying. I’m happy to support development of an app that I use every day, especially if it wouldn’t be available at all otherwise.

        • Pratai@lemmy.caEnglish
          7·
          9 months ago

          I tried the same argument here. Don’t bother. They don’t want to see it.

          • xmunk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            37·
            9 months ago

            No, we see it - it’s just dumb. Having a free as in freedom and beer set of clients is great for lemmy - but also having market driven clients available is healthy for catering to individual preferences. Boost existing isn’t your problem - clients that you like exist and please go enjoy them. I’m not certain why you’re lurking here, is it just out of masochism? The person you’re replying to at least put out helpful information about the application.

            More choice is a good thing and four dollars for an app forever is extremely reasonable.

              • hperrin@lemmy.worldEnglish
                19·
                9 months ago

                Then buy the ad free version or don’t use it. The initial comment here is FUD.

                If you’re worried about feeding the advertisers, then buying software is the best course of action. All software development takes time, and time is money. Sometimes, developers will give away their time for free, but demanding that someone do that is completely unreasonable.

          • seaQueue@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            You used to be able to buy lifetime licenses via the Romanian publisher directly. I bought all of mine (like 12 devices worth on a couple of family plans) 5-7 years ago so I haven’t checked recently but it’s probably still worth a look. I’ve had good luck sticking my VPN endpoint in Romania (or Ukraine pre war) and just paying for stuff with PayPal.

    • Dojan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      9 months ago

      Was about to say, wasn’t there some requirement about Boost basically getting access to everything on your phone? I didn’t read much into the details, just saw some complaint about it the other day, thought “yikes” and moved on. After then it’s been a bit weird to see all the cheer for Boost.

      Edit: found the thread.

      • kyle1320@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        36·
        9 months ago

        Did you read the comments? The dev himself addressed the concerns, to the point where the OP updated his post (emphasis is mine)

        Edit to say this blew up. I didn’t realise I was kicking as big a hornet’s nest and haven’t read all the comments yet.

        To be clear, what I don’t like about this and other provisions in the terms is the language and implications around data use. I’ve no problem with ads being shown - I want developers to get paid for the work they do and that makes it possible for users to have “free” access to software if they can’t afford to purchase.

        I also want to add the response from Boost’s dev below to make sure it’s visible. You’ll see that it is boilerplate but required by Google and was present in Boost for reddit. I just hadn’t seen it because I purchased it immediately based on a recommendation. It doesn’t make me happy about it but does remove some doubts I was having about the direction Boost is heading.

        • Dojan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          9 months ago

          Nope, like I wrote.

          I didn’t read much into the details, just saw some complaint about it the other day, thought “yikes” and moved on.

          This part

          I also want to add the response from Boost’s dev below to make sure it’s visible. You’ll see that it is boilerplate but required by Google and was present in Boost for reddit. I just hadn’t seen it because I purchased it immediately based on a recommendation. It doesn’t make me happy about it but does remove some doubts I was having about the direction Boost is heading.

          Does paint a different picture though. Thank you. :)

      • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mlEnglish
        9·
        9 months ago

        , wasn’t there some requirement about Boost basically getting access to everything on your phone?

        No

    • CodeMonkeyUK@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      9 months ago

      Incorrect, you are “free” to not use it. You are also “free” to develop your own app using your own time and skills.

      • viking@infosec.pubEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        It’s all the same people complaining for the sake of complaining when they don’t get to use the nice apps with zero return.

        Sync and Boost are by far the most refined apps for Lemmy out there.

  • PatFusty@lemm.eeEnglish
    47·
    9 months ago

    Currently switching from Sync to try this out. I wish I was able to see downvotes like on the web app still. Other than that so far its ok

    • pdxfed@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      9 months ago

      There is one dev, who just released 1.0 like 6 days ago. Put it in a feature request(think this particular one was mentioned on the day it was released) and patience Danielson.

      • PatFusty@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        Yeah i was on a waitlist for like a month or something and i saw it on my apps i was like ‘wtf is boost’. I didnt even bother checking til today 😜

    • joeyb4589@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      That was a customization option in the original boost so I hope it’ll be back for this one

  • moriquende@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    9 months ago

    Good to see the app taking off! I just gave it a try and it’s looking really nice already. I still find Sync to be more refined at this point, so I’ll be sticking to it for now though.

  • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    9 months ago

    I was an early adopter of Boost reddit. And the new Boost is pretty decent. Couple minor tweaks are needed.

    Until then, I’m sticking with Connect. I’ll keep checking for updates for Boost. I know Reuben is a solo dev and takes a while for updates.

    • El Barto@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      9 months ago

      Every fucking thread about Boost, there’s always one advertising Connect.

      We get it. You like Connect. Go post comments on Connect related posts.

        • El Barto@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          9 months ago

          I don’t understand this obsession of people getting married to their tools. “Chrome is better! No! Firefox!” “C# is amazing! No! Rust!”

          The irony is that I use Connect, but I’d rather cheer the advancements of other tools instead of saying “But Connect is better, hue hue hue!”

          • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            I like Boost. I already paid my $3.49 USD. And I’ve tried to reach out to Dev about a couple minor issues.

            I’d be more than happy to stick with Boost if it just does those minor things better.

    • Ataraxia@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      I tried connect and it wasn’t doing it for me. Eternity was spazzing out and has no way to change swipe sensitivity and boost is my fave but I wish it would hide viewed posts. I mean I have it set to but it still won’t. It just dims the images.

      • red@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        10 is Reddit, 9 is X (Twitter), Boost is 48 now, top 3 are Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook Lite. Maybe it’s region specific, I am in Bulgaria