I bought the top of the line Sync for Reddit when it finally rolled to the new look. Had 0 regrets.

For the amount of time I spent on (cough) reddit, the value I drew per dollar spent was solid. I got greater happiness from that than... alcohol, a nice dinner, or food delivery (which I never use).

But those are my points of comparison. Early in life, I worried about affording the next tank of gas or a large mechanical expense. During that period, ad free would be ambitious and top of the line would be... a family present to me around an important event. And how do you explain that?

It's the baseline and budget. Comparing to FOSS it may not rate. Comparing to a night out... I get more from the app over its lifetime.

If people can afford Sync, hopefully they (we) can afford to donate to keep the servers running?