He has abandoned sync development but not the business (find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by craigers@lemmy.world to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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I like many among you loved sync and am frustrated with the bugs and lack of updates. It seems LJ has all but abandoned the app, so I did some looking around on the business of sync apps Ltd and can see from public records in the UK that he is keeping the business up to date. So it seems he is fine with collecting passive income from ad revenue.

@ljdawson@lemmy.world please just open source this app so the community can fix these bugs.

I myself have moved to thunder, very similar UX, lots of customization, and it's open source.

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[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

I'm enjoying Summit as my Sync replacement.

[-] Master@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I am also on summit. Only thing I hate is that I set one tap to open content but there is no one tap for videos so they always open inline with half the video off screen then I hit back to exit and it refreshes my view losing my place. Ill get there once I beat this muscle memory.

[-] GreatRam@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I moved to summit and really like it as a sync replacement. The developer is super responsive and consistently updates the app

[-] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 1 points 6 months ago

I'll give summit a try, thanks

[-] twistypencil@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Thunder, eh? First o heard of it! Thanks

[-] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 2 points 6 months ago

I've just installed thunder.

Pros setup was super easy although it initially said my instance didnt exist then suddenly found it

Cons Long pressing a comment and getting an overlay popup in order to upvote a comment is very annoying

I'll leave it installed but its not for me right now.

Has anyone found anything else good ?

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 6 months ago

I tried Thunder but never vibed with personally. The by far best app for me after giving up on Sync was Summit. Which also, if you're annoyed with ljdawson's absence the Summit dev is like the polar opposite.

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

👋

[-] IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

After testing a lot, I switched to Summit, it's been great.

[-] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'll second summit. Been using it for about 6 months or so. The app gets updated regularly and the dev is active.

[-] dRLY@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Looking at the Thunder app and it does look similar as far as phone screen is concerned. But does it have the multi column view on a larger screen like Sync? That is basically the one major thing I haven't found in other apps I have tried, both for reddit and Lemmy and is nice for subs that are more image based. I still use a patched version for moments where reddit is still needed (not very often these days but much nicer than the site).

[-] donuts@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Used to swear by Sync but moved to Thunder too. Can't really justify spending money on Sync imo

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Wait what? Mine just renewed!

[-] craigers@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Right he's still taking in funds just not patching the app. That's the point of this post, the business is still active despite development being halted.

[-] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I've been getting more and more disappointed and this post is really good timing. I'm going to switch to summit based on some helpful comments here.

[-] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

I've moved to Boost a long time ago. It was pretty clear that he doesn't care about the app because he regularly abandoned it. This time it's just forever it seems.

[-] mintiefresh@piefed.social 0 points 4 months ago

I think it's time for us to move on. I been with sync since the reddit days but I think the end is here.

Voyager, Boost and Summit and many others are all decent. While I don't think they are direct replacements for Sync, they get the job done and have even added Piefed support.

It may be time to let go and accept that this app has been abandoned without any communication.