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Universal Subscriptions that are worth paying for with a app - Name one or several
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Why 1Password? I don’t have a subscription and seem to have all the functionality from it that I need?
I think any app that actually provide a substantial service is worth a subscription fee.
1Password is an excellent example.
Apps that have curated or coached content that takes time to come up with and provides me with substantial meaning, like workout apps with coached workout sessions, are worth subscription fees.
Apps that have fees for the sake of it or adds on, to me, useless features where the main content is my own ... like Fantastical or DayOne, are just stupid to me. I will never pay a subscription fee for an app where the main "service" is the app itself. That does not warrant a monthly fee to me.
So.. so far I'm only paying for 1Password and various streaming apps (Netflix, Viaplay, HBO Nordic, Apple Music).
I'm thinking about picking up some Yoga/Workout app though as well.
1Password is an excellent example.
Apps that have curated or coached content that takes time to come up with and provides me with substantial meaning, like workout apps with coached workout sessions, are worth subscription fees.
Apps that have fees for the sake of it or adds on, to me, useless features where the main content is my own ... like Fantastical or DayOne, are just stupid to me. I will never pay a subscription fee for an app where the main "service" is the app itself. That does not warrant a monthly fee to me.
So.. so far I'm only paying for 1Password and various streaming apps (Netflix, Viaplay, HBO Nordic, Apple Music).
I'm thinking about picking up some Yoga/Workout app though as well.
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Also incorrect : there are several extra added features that incur ongoing cloud costs, not the least the weather API and platform agnoatic Free/Busy handling.
Please research before posting next time. It will add more credibility to your messages.
Sure, that's cool. For a calendar though, I have no need for weather in it. But for the sake of it, I edited my post to make it abundantly clear that it's my opinion. Different people have different needs.
Dropbox.
I use it for file sharing between 3 cities and several platforms (Windows, MacOS and iPadOS mainly)
There is a another category of subscription apps that I am also more than happy to pay for: those that provide me value and charge a small amount (less than $5) per year to remove ads. If the app is useful to me, I am more than happy to give the developer that.
A couple that come to mind:
Air Matters
FlightAware
A couple that come to mind:
Air Matters
FlightAware
I believe the only thing I pay for is removal of ads from the Webster's Dictionary app.
Unless, of course, you count my Sirius XM subscription, as I can use that on any iOS/Mac as well as in my car.
I don't subscribe to much though outside of the world online...no TV services, a few magazines, one newspaper.
Personally, I like to pay for software upfront and use it as long as it's still useful. I use regular Office, not 365, for example, and will keep using an old version of Quicken so I don't have the yearly fee. I prefer to keep something for its useful life (I'm the same way with cars) or until something compels me to upgrade. I also don't like anything that requires an always-on web connection for those times when I take a computer out in nature to do some work.
Unless, of course, you count my Sirius XM subscription, as I can use that on any iOS/Mac as well as in my car.
I don't subscribe to much though outside of the world online...no TV services, a few magazines, one newspaper.
Personally, I like to pay for software upfront and use it as long as it's still useful. I use regular Office, not 365, for example, and will keep using an old version of Quicken so I don't have the yearly fee. I prefer to keep something for its useful life (I'm the same way with cars) or until something compels me to upgrade. I also don't like anything that requires an always-on web connection for those times when I take a computer out in nature to do some work.
I paid the full price for Apollo upfront (which works out to roughly 3 years of annual sub).
Hmm, looking at my list of subscriptions, I find I am subscribed more to newsletters than apps. Am paying for Stratechery, AboveAvalon, MacStories.
For services, Todoist, Dropbox, Office, Lockdown (but I find I don’t really use VPNs all that much), Fantastical (loving the natural language input, but otherwise, not much different from the stock calendar app).
For streaming, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, iCloud, netflix, amazon prime, YouTube premium.
Still on the free trial version of TV+.
Hmm, looking at my list of subscriptions, I find I am subscribed more to newsletters than apps. Am paying for Stratechery, AboveAvalon, MacStories.
For services, Todoist, Dropbox, Office, Lockdown (but I find I don’t really use VPNs all that much), Fantastical (loving the natural language input, but otherwise, not much different from the stock calendar app).
For streaming, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, iCloud, netflix, amazon prime, YouTube premium.
Still on the free trial version of TV+.
Adobe Lightroom, MS Office365, Amazon Prime and Netflix. Wife and I use all extensively across multiple platforms.
Drafts
That's the only one I have. I have my inbox setup to ignore tags that I have in my other workspaces, and then one of the specific things I do is I have a few actions to prompt me to enter data, merge all drafts based on a keyword, and push them into a markdown file that goes elsewhere. Bear and the others have Shortcuts actions to do similar things, but as much as I do like it, I just prefer to read/write code, especially since it's still not on the Mac. I use a lot of the standard features aswell - Focus mode, syntax highlighting switching, versioning, flagging, etc. Spend lots and lots of time using it.
That's the only one I have. I have my inbox setup to ignore tags that I have in my other workspaces, and then one of the specific things I do is I have a few actions to prompt me to enter data, merge all drafts based on a keyword, and push them into a markdown file that goes elsewhere. Bear and the others have Shortcuts actions to do similar things, but as much as I do like it, I just prefer to read/write code, especially since it's still not on the Mac. I use a lot of the standard features aswell - Focus mode, syntax highlighting switching, versioning, flagging, etc. Spend lots and lots of time using it.
I second this. Carrot is worth the subscription.
Two others: Netflix (I'm grandfathered into their iTunes billing still even though they don't offer it anymore) and HBO Max
So it's interesting to me: I thought this thread was about apps that have subscriptions. But it's very quickly also become about subscriptions services that also have apps. Very interesting how this is all merging into the same thing from a perception perspective.
Read carefully the title of the thread ("Subscriptions that are worth paying for with a app...").
Back to the topic, in my case:
YouTube Premium.
Netflix.
HBO GO.
Prime Video.
Spotify Premium.
It seems that there's more association with services when it comes to subscriptions (basically paying for an ongoing service that keeps on providing you with something that you use) compared to just apps (where you are basically continuously paying simply to be able to access the app or some app functionality essentially).
Why the snark? Apps like Bear, AnyList and Paste (mentioned in this thread) are apps that happen to have a subscription, not a subscription service that happens to have apps. I was merely pointing out that these two distinct buckets of services are merging in our perception.