Reddit reminds me of the fast-growing, but highly unprofitable IPOs in 2021.
  • NateNate60@lemmy.worldEnglish
    362·
    2 years ago

    I said it before on Reddit and I will say it again here—

    If Reddit has asked me for a premium subscription to use my favourite third-party app, I would have fucking paid.

    Just bad business all around

    • Kinglink@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      2 years ago

      I don’t know the right price point, but 1 dollar a month probably would have worked for most people. It just wasn’t enough because they probably can make more than 1 by spoon feeding you ads now.

      • kingthrillgore@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        I’d go as far as 5 dollars a month, which is more than the buck thirty they make off users right now.

        • Kinglink@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Active users would, I probably would too. Problem is most apps would struggle to even get new users with that system.

    • Rumbelows@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      2 years ago

      100% I did pay for the premium version of Apollo and I absolutely would have paid about £20 a month for access.

      It was the #1 most used app on all my devices.

    • tb_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Recently I stumbled on Relay, still going strong with a subscription model (because API fees).

      That said, I refuse to return to that platform.

      • NateNate60@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        You can patch old third-party apps with ReVanced. That being said, they are unmaintained and will still eventually break.