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Pretty surprising that you can make money off of a free software app like this, I always thought almost nobody would actually pay for it on Google Play store.

Pretty surprising that you can make money off of a free software app like this, I always thought almost nobody would actually pay for it on Google Play store. I hope he can work it out with Google. Conversations is the best Android XMPP client I know of.

alwayslikethis 3y ago
I'm using a fork but it is the best XMPP client out there. Even the ones on Linux are riddled with bugs and usability issues.
- zaik 3y ago
  I heavily use Gajim and it works very well on Linux. I couldn't recall any problems I had recently.
  - rcbdev 3y ago
    Gajim, at least in Windows, has terrible to nonexistent support for (video) calls.
    - zaik 3y ago
      Indeed, I don't really do video calls. For audio calls I use my phone, since I can move around. Maybe the web client https://mov.im/ https://mov.im/ can do video calls on Windows?
- quectophoton 3y ago
  Even on iOS, none of them have UI as good as Conversations' (Android). I was using XMPP only for some notifications (through a small bot) and it was nice while on Android. But when I moved to iOS I just stopped using XMPP because I didn't want to use any of the available clients.
- mrusme 3y ago
  Kindly allow me to reply with profanity [1] to that statement. :-) [1] https://profanity-im.github.io https://profanity-im.github.io
Semaphor 3y ago
I’m using the F-Droid version, but I bought it on Play.
- zaik 3y ago
  The best method is to install the F-Droid version and donate directly to the developer. Google takes a 30% cut on Play purchases. In the case of Conversations, Daniel has an account on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/iNPUTmice/ https://liberapay.com/iNPUTmice/
  - rakoo 3y ago
    This definitely helps the developer but as they said (https://gultsch.social/@daniel/111930342452832163 https://gultsch.social/@daniel/111930342452832163) they much prefer having Conversations being available to non-techy people than relying on the hardcore fans

alwayslikethis 3y ago

I'm using a fork but it is the best XMPP client out there. Even the ones on Linux are riddled with bugs and usability issues.

zaik 3y ago
I heavily use Gajim and it works very well on Linux. I couldn't recall any problems I had recently.
- rcbdev 3y ago
  Gajim, at least in Windows, has terrible to nonexistent support for (video) calls.
  - zaik 3y ago
    Indeed, I don't really do video calls. For audio calls I use my phone, since I can move around. Maybe the web client https://mov.im/ https://mov.im/ can do video calls on Windows?
quectophoton 3y ago
Even on iOS, none of them have UI as good as Conversations' (Android). I was using XMPP only for some notifications (through a small bot) and it was nice while on Android. But when I moved to iOS I just stopped using XMPP because I didn't want to use any of the available clients.
mrusme 3y ago
Kindly allow me to reply with profanity [1] to that statement. :-) [1] https://profanity-im.github.io https://profanity-im.github.io

Semaphor 3y ago

I’m using the F-Droid version, but I bought it on Play.

zaik 3y ago
The best method is to install the F-Droid version and donate directly to the developer. Google takes a 30% cut on Play purchases. In the case of Conversations, Daniel has an account on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/iNPUTmice/ https://liberapay.com/iNPUTmice/
- rakoo 3y ago
  This definitely helps the developer but as they said (https://gultsch.social/@daniel/111930342452832163 https://gultsch.social/@daniel/111930342452832163) they much prefer having Conversations being available to non-techy people than relying on the hardcore fans