Voyager is built from the ground up as a web app, not even possible to directly lift code from Apollo
Design wise yes it is a one to one copy, but Voyager was built from the ground up as a web app, which is completely different to Apollo’s “native Apple app” philosophy. So while it may seem at first “changed very little,” it is actually very different. He also isn’t interested in making his own “Apollo for Lemmy” so I think it’s fair to pass the torch down.
This is from a couple of months ago but it came up after my previous post. It does seem like he doesn’t really like Voyager, but oh well.
I believe he does not like it
I’m not sure what Phantasy Star Online is, but yes it is because he is releasing merch for his defunct app months after the fact while also being radio silence towards the Apollo community. Christian says he wants to move on, but I guess that doesn’t apply to money making ventures.
I’m also more critical on this because of his previous more greedy behavior, which I outlined in my main post as well.
I can see why he wouldn’t like the fact that it’s basically a one to one copy
I would also like to add on that this pop up was shown to all sideloaded Apollo users as well.
It’s not inherently unethical to sell merch. It’s however apparent to me that this seems to be a cash grab. The app died months ago. This is further apparent to me when acknowledging the greediness Christian has shown before. It is unethical to try and use your already dead app to try and gain even more money by selling a low-effort plushie.
The “product” is an attempt to get people who feel sad to give him more money. What other app tries sells plushies of its logo?
The iOS app version is just a fancier packed version of the PWA. Still has same problems, even though it is slightly faster now.
Voyager will never be as good as Apollo, due to the fact that it is a web app, and Apollo was a native iOS App coded in Swift. Don’t get me wrong, I use Voyager and like it, but this is the truth of the matter. It can get close, but it just can’t do what Apollo could.
You seem incredibly insecure.