1 yr. ago • 96%

Go Boost, go!

Currently #10 free social app on Google Play.

75 comments

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

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- 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.
  
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  Haha .. relieved those days as a kid when I used to watch Karate kid
  
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  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 😜
  
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- That was a customization option in the original boost so I hope it'll be back for this one
  
  5
Well the icon sure fits! To the moon, Boost!

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It's number 5 in Australia. ☺️

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Which country?

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- US, specifically under "Social" apps.
  
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- US
  
  In Play Store go to Apps>Categories>Social>Top Free Social Apps and you're number 10!
  
  7
  
  No Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok or Twitter installed, a man of culture I see. 🤝
  
  10
  
  Weird, mine shows 15th
  
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To the moon, bois

former redditors
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I am so happy Boost is back! I am Loving Lemmy!

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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.

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Still happy with Sync. But so happy for Boost too. Let's gooooooo fam!!!

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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.

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- Every fucking thread about Boost, there's always one advertising Connect.
  
  We get it. You like Connect. Go post comments on Connect related posts.
  
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  Piss off. As of now, Connect is slightly better. People that really like Boost might like Connect better until it matches up in quality.
  
  -10
- 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.
  
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- I'm surprised how much I like Connect. I used Relay and Connect feels at least a little similar.
  
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  Just need Boost to tweak a couple things and it should be my only lem app.
  
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Using sync, happy for boost! Bacon reader some day maybe? The more the merrier

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Mayo is awesome. Thanks for all your hard work bud

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You can track this globally using this service (social category selected and USA). IMHO it is doing awesome.

https://www.appbrain.com/stats/google-play-rankings/top_free/social/us

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🚀🚀🚀

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It's #33 in my google play

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- Under free/social? It's #10 for me too
  
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  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
  
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It's #90 in South Africa:

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#64 in italy 🤩

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Great news!

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I use sync but I'm going to download this to boost the numbers even more 😁

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#52 in greece

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Nah

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"Free" as in price only

7 trackers and built-in ads

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- 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.
  
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  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.
  
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  Thank you for your work, sorry you have to deal with so much negativity.
  
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  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?
  
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- I mean the dev spent his time building it, why shouldn’t he show ads on it? Software = work.
  
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  Jerboa, Voyager, Thunder, Liftoff, Combustible and Eternity all don't have ads
  
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- I've been using it since the app was pre-released
  
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  That's some neat stats, what do you use?
  
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  all the google connections are the trackers
  
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- How do you check for this?
  
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  https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/
  
  it's also in aurora store
  
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- Incorrect, you are "free" to not use it. You are also "free" to develop your own app using your own time and skills.
  
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- Yikes. And people complained about Sync...
  
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  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.
  
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- 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.
  
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  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.
  
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  , wasn't there some requirement about Boost basically getting access to everything on your phone?
  
  No
  
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