Pablo SB @iPabloSB@qoto.org

@moritz I heard about the not asking for refunds. I don’t know how Apple processes refunds but I’m kind of in between. I canceled my Tweetbot subscription when Elon bought Twitter because I saw the end coming. I also understand the struggle tapbots and Ivón factory are going through due to the radical changes of the past months. It’s very risky set up a business based on a service that can shut you down anytime they want. But I also love to see how the app market thrives these days with Mastodon

@moritz and some still maintain the same business model: Alfred, DEVONthink, ia writer, Omni apps (although they’re switching to sub, at least as an alternative), the Affinity suite, keyboard maestro… But a lot of good software comes also from subscription-based models. The problem in iOS with the App Store is that a new app version gets charged 30% by Apple, a subscription renewal just 15%. that’s a lot of money that ends up in the developer pockets instead of Apple.

@moritz @paul that’s true and it’s valid criticism. They could include the disclaimer in the app description. I guess having a rushed launch because someone decided to cut their main revenue by shutting down Twitter’s API didn’t help. Also users of Tweetbot knew already their business model. And in the end you have your right to skip the sub and jump to other client such as Ice cubes (free with tips), Metatext (although o think it’s not maintained anymore), Tusker, etc.

@Shine_McShine No hay más que ver la progresión de incendios en California. Vortex polares en la costa este. Huracanes de grado 5 en el sur. Desde que vivo aquí (2018) la progresión da miedo. Este año en San Francisco hemos tenido una tormenta que ha traído registros inéditos de lluvias. Barrios enteros inundados y vientos con rachas de 110 km/h. Pero como el término común aquí es “global warming”, cosas que traigan frío y lluvia no pueden estar relacionadas con el “global warming”!

@moritz @paul Other option I’ve seen that I like is charge for the app and a year of updates. Then after the year you won’t get new features, but the app will still work will all you got. You can then pay for another year of updates if you want. That’s a nice compromise and business model. Streaks, Hookmark and others do that.

@moritz @paul Well, devs need a constant income to be able to survive as a business. The other option is charge every few years for a new app version. Then people that bought the app 1-2 months before the new version would be mad, understandably so. And instead of rolling new features constantly, they’ll save them for the new version, so we’ll get big jumps in features every 1-3 years. They can’t sell for a one-time payment and maintain the app and keep up with new OS features for free forever.