> even $0.99 is "expensive" for most people these days
In my experience, this is not really true - most people (including myself) just cannot find these apps and instead see only subscription ones which seems to be the new trend.
The last 7 apps I downloaded on iOS wanted a $5-10/mo monthly subscription, and I literally _cannot_ purchase the app. And I'm talking about really basic zero-infrastructure apps:
- 2 transcriber apps that use iOS's native speech recognition functionality only (no server).
- A Snapchat equivalent that puts beards and other funny things on a picture of your face.
- A photo collage maker.
- A photo effects editor.
- An app that turns live pictures into gifs (really?)
In my experience, this is not really true - most people (including myself) just cannot find these apps and instead see only subscription ones which seems to be the new trend.
The last 7 apps I downloaded on iOS wanted a $5-10/mo monthly subscription, and I literally _cannot_ purchase the app. And I'm talking about really basic zero-infrastructure apps:
- 2 transcriber apps that use iOS's native speech recognition functionality only (no server).
- A Snapchat equivalent that puts beards and other funny things on a picture of your face.
- A photo collage maker.
- A photo effects editor.
- An app that turns live pictures into gifs (really?)