Huh ... Out of curiosity, if as an individual I made something that did it for you, how would you feel about it if I charged a cut, and what percentage would you feel good about? Let's assume it works through Patreon or something, and I never touch the money directly?

I'm trying to build apps and things that I think would make people's lives better, and I kind of hate money. I don't like spending it, I usually don't like getting it, and I really, really hate asking for it...but I'm quickly draining through my savings, and I think I'd feel better if people were happy to offer it to me because they want to support what I'm doing.

I looked into ads since that would spread a slight annoyance, and I'd keep them subtle and with no tracking, but they kind of suck...I was thinking of ads with a paid option with no ads and little extra features like turning Twitter links to nitter, and clean builds hosted on 3rd party app stores for free for people who care about privacy.

There's also the subscription option, and I was thinking that was asking a lot, but after reading your post maybe I didn't factor in the convenience

I'd like to hear your take on all of it

I think everyone donates sometimes, the whole system works because a chunk of the population is like you, and sees the content and immediately feels "I need to support this"

It's always wild to me when I see fans hounding creators to hurry up and set up a Patreon