• @givesomefucks
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    217 hours ago

    I don’t understand why people use apps instead of web interface…

    That the apps serve ads makes it even more confusing

    • Hanrahan
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      13 hours ago

      Jerboa, Raccoon etc dont do ads(get them.from F sroid) . Boost does if you don’t buy it.

    • @[email protected]
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      311 hours ago

      Only Boost and Sync have added ads. There are much better FOSS Lemmy clients like Voyager, that are ad-free and have a much better interface than web.

      • @ccunning
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        816 hours ago

        “Sucks” is generous. Maybe it’s passable on desktop?

        Also there are apps without ads.
        In fact I didn’t know there were apps with ads before this post.

    • @momocchi
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      615 hours ago

      I use an app (Voyager) and have no ads, they just chose one with ads for some reason

    • THCDentonOP
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      217 hours ago

      Im just used to it from reddit. Its comfy

      • @[email protected]
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        11 hours ago

        I used Boost back in the Reddit days, but when I came over to Lemmy I found there were much better ad-free apps, like Voyager.

      • @PlantJam
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        314 hours ago

        The ad free upgrade for boost is only a few dollars. I don’t remember if it’s done through the app or the play store, though.

        • THCDentonOP
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          110 hours ago

          I might. Ads are pretty unintrusive on lemmy, but these caught my eye

      • @jasep
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        616 hours ago

        If you’re interested in trying an app with no ads, I’m using Thunder and it’s great. Cross platform for Android and iOS.