The problem with lifetime licenses is, no one knows how long that will be. What if you closed up shop next week and I just paid you $100?
Personally, I don’t have a problem paying monthly fees if I know that money is going towards server costs and other recurring costs. Unfortunately, it seems like iOS devs just want another revenue stream. If you want to see what I mean, check out the mastodon apps. almost every one has a subscription, yet, offers no reasonable excuse for why. They basically want you to pay every month so that you can continue to use the features you have already paid for and that’s bullshit.
There are a couple apps that are more reasonable, mammoth being one, I actually have a subscription for that til next year( $10, I believe), I just don’t use it anymore because the fediverse is no different than the other social platforms. I also bought a lifetime license for Mona as well, that was only about $20. Coming from the Android world, supporting devs has never been the issue. The major difference is, they seem to do it for the love of coding and genuinely trying to make their user’s lives better. I have never had to buy a “lifetime” license , that’s not how they work.
Now, I do acknowledge that things work a bit differently here and maybe I got soured on iOS devs after seeing how the mastodon devs operate. If that’s the case, I apologize. But anyway you split it, $100 is a lot to ask, for any app, regardless. And if we’re being raeally honest, $100 is only, what, 24 months worth (just a guess), so if I were to stick around longer, you would end up paying for having me on your service at some point.
Personally, I would remove the lifetime license, be a bit more clear about where the money goes, and just stick to monthly payments. I have no issue with that at all and I don’t think anyone else would either.
Maybe we got off on the wrong foot and that is obviously my fault, so I apologize. Trying to get used to how iOS devs operate has probably been the hardest thing to get used to since switching last year. I would like to try out your service at some point, that was just a bit more than I was expecting to pay.
Take care.
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2024-07-22 21:28:23
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