Is this app dead?

7 months ago by RalphFurley to c/syncforlemmy

Having a little anxiety here because this is by far the best app. I purchased a lifetime Ultra membership and it wasn't until I replaced my phone and couldn't restore it, did I find out the developer hasn't updated or posted in 2 years. (Somehow the Ultra got restored a couple days later).

I really hope the dev continued this, or issues a statement regarding the status. I also would pay for a version for Reddit (yeah I know, I just can't quit that completely yet)

Edit: thanks for the responses. So far, Voyager seems to be the closest to Sync and best alternative for me. Really sucks the dev just abandon this.

sabreW4K3 53 points 7 months ago

Yeah, it's dead.

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DaMonsterKnees 11 points 7 months ago

Heh, as a person that still uses it every 6 hours, what do you use?

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sabreW4K3 20 points 7 months ago

Summit these days.

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loutr 8 points 7 months ago

I gave up on Sync a few months back. I currently use Thunder, it works well and has all the features I need. But I may switch to summit, which seems to load content noticeably faster.

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lena 2 points 7 months ago

Voyager is amazing

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ArchEngel 2 points 7 months ago

I've been using (and really enjoying) Thunder.

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mormund 35 points 7 months ago

For those looking for an alternative, I switched to Voyager after it became clear Sync was abandoned. It feels similar enough to me.

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Ek-Hou-Van-Braai 10 points 7 months ago

I'm on Voyager, really happily with it

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Coelacanth 7 points 7 months ago

I could personally not vibe with Voyager at all. Maybe because I'm not on iOS, I don't know. But it didn't really feel similar to Sync to me.

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Xylight 4 points 7 months ago

There's an option to change it to an android Material style UI if you like that, however it's material 2 and not material 3

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atrielienz 1 point 7 months ago

I've been looking for this option.

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Xylight 2 points 7 months ago

Settings > Appearance > Themes > Device mode > Android

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lena 2 points 7 months ago

Tbh, as an Android user, I like the iOS look

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MrBadApple 5 points 7 months ago

Does it have the ability to swipe in and out of posts like Sync? Being able to navigate without using the back button is the reason I keep using Sync so far.

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CentipedeFarrier 1 point 7 months ago

Does on iOS, dunno about android but I’d assume so

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LemUrun 30 points 7 months ago

The support is dead. The app itself will be dead, when Lemmy 1.0 arrive. It's sad, because other clients aren't close to Sync in terms of behaviour.

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Twig 5 points 7 months ago

I'm still using Sync. Is there anything remotely similar out there?

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lastweakness 17 points 7 months ago

Summit and Thunder are cool. Especially Summit.

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MrBadApple 6 points 7 months ago

Do they have the ability to swipe in and out of posts like Sync? Being able to navigate without using the back button on Android is the reason I keep using Sync so far.

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sabreW4K3 6 points 7 months ago

Summit does. Swipe right to go back up.

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Coelacanth 11 points 7 months ago

Summit is the best option. It's not exactly the same - it's its own thing and not intended to be a Sync clone - but having tried like a dozen apps after finally leaving Sync behind Summit was the only one that felt right in all the ways I wanted.

It also has a very active dev, who regularly incorporates user suggestions and feature requests.

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ObviouslyNotBanana 9 points 7 months ago

That's the thing about sync. It just feels right, somehow. And I agree. Summit is closest in that respect.

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cornshark 4 points 7 months ago

I can't seem to upvote from the feed in compact mode. Tap on thumbnail, read meme, tap back, tap vote button, go to full post page, tap upvote, tap back. Maddening.

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Coelacanth 3 points 7 months ago

I'm also a compact user, but I just use swipe shortcuts anyway. Short swipe to upvote, long swipe to downvote, longest swipe to reply.

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ObviouslyNotBanana 7 points 7 months ago

Another vote for Summit. It is a little different, of course, but it's the closest I've found. The dev is also super responsive and works on the app actively.

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LemUrun 3 points 7 months ago

I'm using iOS right now. I'm using Sync too, but on my Edge 40 Neo I have Summit. But it doesn't look as good as Sync. We need more Lemmy apps to bring more diversity.

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Ek-Hou-Van-Braai 4 points 7 months ago

What does Voyager lack?

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LemUrun -4 points 7 months ago

Fuckin'ell, Voyager fanboy...

Actually nothing (I've used it), but for me no Material You. I know wefwef (Voyager's old name, way more original) was made to look like Apollo for Reddit (users fapping to it switched IMMEDIATELY lol), but I like Material You more.

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Mitchie151 21 points 7 months ago

It's been dead for a while, I jumped ship to Summit. Pretty similar vibe, works well and I'm happy.

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GraveyardOrbit 19 points 7 months ago

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NameTaken 20 points 7 months ago

Not sure why this person is getting downvoted. I like many others paid for a lifetime membership. Dev supported the app for few months then ghosted. No explanation or update has been given. Totally abandoned at this point.

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Jakeroxs 5 points 7 months ago

Anybody who has used sync for a long time (nearly a decade here) has seen that the dev tends to work in spurts. Silence for a long time then bam giant update and a few months of activity then mostly silence again.

I and many others probably hope we'll see it again lol

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UncommonBagOfLoot 1 point 7 months ago

He's been sus since he launched Sync Ultra.

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southsamurai 13 points 7 months ago

As others have said, it isn't dead, but don't expect any future support or updates.

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petersr 4 points 7 months ago

How do you define dead if not by "no future updates"?

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MathiasTCK 6 points 7 months ago

No future updates and no longer works

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petersr 3 points 7 months ago

Good point. It could stop working if api calls change.

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southsamurai 3 points 7 months ago

Lack of core function, and no sign of future updates in this case.

I'd also apply the term to other situations, such as a github page being taken down without any word from development about it, or similar.

Or, if an app is otherwise functional, but can't be installed/accessed via apk/app store (like the keyboard app swype that works fine, but you have to jump through hoops to install on newer android versions and is no longer listed in any store)

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mintiefresh 9 points 7 months ago

I switch between Boost, Voyager and Summit. I think they're all pretty decent and they all have support for Piefed as well, so that's a nice bonus.

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rimu 7 points 7 months ago

I've never used Sync but the screenshots on Google Play remind me of Blorp.

https://github.com/Blorp-Labs/blorp

https://blorpblorp.xyz/

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ObviouslyNotBanana 5 points 7 months ago

I tried it a while ago and didn't like it but I must say, it's a lot closer to feeling right than it was. It seems pretty nice.

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moseschrute 7 points 7 months ago

Thank you! I’ve put a lot of work into making Blorp good this past year. Let me know if there is still something keeping you from making the switch, and I’ll see if I can make it better.

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blackfire 7 points 7 months ago

Connect has been my go to client. Works perfectly

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comradegreetingcard 6 points 7 months ago

I still can't find a client that works as well as sync on a tablet. Boost and summit have tablet modes, but sync lets you open several posts in tabs, where boost and summit you can only open one at a time. (Also summits post feed is a little cramped in tablet mode and I can't find a setting to make it a bit wider).

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galaxy_nova 4 points 7 months ago

I use Mlem personally.

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Fleur_ 3 points 7 months ago

Idk man I keep seeing people cry about no updates; I'm yet to experience something that needs updating.

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pixeltree 2 points 7 months ago

I use the alx frontend for the site that blahaj hosts personally. Used to use sync but it got some deal breaker bugs that the developer never touched. He does tend to come and go, so he'll probably be back at some point, but who knows when

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