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Give me a one-time purchase of like $10-15 and I will, but I don't do (non-voluntary) subs.
I don't need any of the push notification services.
I remember going for the largest OTP for Sync quite happily. Might have been ยฃ30 or something. Subscription? Nah.
Same. More than happy to support development, but I don't need another automatic subscription. I did OTP in the old app several times (purchased for different accounts, and again just because I use dns ad blockers, but still wanted to support the app). I am happy to do the same here, but not as a subscription.
Lj, please offer an option for OTP that removes ads while still being expensive enough to cover your costs.
It doesn't need to include push notifications or image preloading, or any other features that require you to maintain or rent infrastructure. I would be willing to pay $20 or $30 for a one time purchase option that doesn't make me feel like I am a drain to you when I block ads and tracking.
I will never look at ads or consent to tracking or violating my privacy, and I am willing to pay a (non-recurring) fee to enable that. I am sure I am not alone here.
I agree with essentially everything you've said. I left Reddit almost entirely because I refused to give up Sync, but I will not pay a subscription for it.
Just wanted to add that an update went out in the play store that allows a one time fee to just remove ads and tracking. I would prefer no google play services, but I am willing to compromise. I just paid $20 for my phone, and another $20 for my wife's.
Thanks for adding the option, @ljdawson!
Yeah the pro version will do that
Would you be okay if the one time purchase meant you did not receive any updates to Sync? Or perhaps it only got a few months of updates? That seems fair to me.
No, but I'd be willing to pay years ahead at once for something that I know I'll be using for longer than that.
Everything has an expiration date anyways, because I don't live forever. Who knows if we'll still be using Android 10 years from now. It's just basically a discount on very long term usage that gives the money ahead of time while taking the gamble that I will actually be using it for longer than the subscription price would be.