Subscriptions are a cancer.
this post was submitted on 30 Nov 2023
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The Apple Arcade GOTY is the punchline from a South Park joke from 2006. Sounds about right.
All the criticisms are valid but for me it's just really a really, really dull list.
I didn’t know people still use the App Store.
So, people don’t use third-party apps anymore? Doubtful.
As opposed to?
what? there are almost 2 billion iPhones out there, how are we supposed to download and update apps? you're tripping dude
Of course a game with $100 in-app purchases is on the list. Disgusting.
Lost in Play, Lies of P and Honkai Star Rail are the only non-subscription apps, and the last one has IAPs up to $100. The best apps and games on the shittiest app store.
*best apps and games for us to make money
Star rail is actually a quite polished game I wasn’t surprised it hit #1
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For anyone searching for a strong puzzle game, one time payment and no IAP, please support Loco Looper: https://www.locolooper.com/
I am not the dev, but I wish people supported smaller studios who actually put out quality apps on mobile without riddling them with ads or subscription mechanics.
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When was the last time you guys downloaded an app from the App Store? It’s been months if not years for me. Got Reddit, Instagram, Shazam, and Google Maps. I could give a shit about anything else
Like 2 days ago. I got Logic Pro.
Nice! Enjoy. I was just tracking in the studio with my copy yesterday. Love being able to have Logic in the booth without the fan of my laptop.
*couldn’t
i love mobile puzzle games and have them in droves.
weekly, i tune in to scroll through the newly listed apps, and sometimes find one that interests me.
then i search inside its page for similar apps.
i definitely encounter the same recommended wheel of apps, but at times it leads to a single app that will interests me.
and that's kind of enough for me.
it's also a toilet time waster, so...
I got Lumafusion during their Black Friday sale, so I can play around with during a long as trip in a month and it's nice to support a developer that doesn't require you to pay monthly.
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Honkai star rail well deserved game of the year
Really good game
I fucking love it tbh, played every day since it came out. Hoyo knows what they are doing
Who still uses the App Store?
Everything is subscription based, it’s a hellscape of apps.
I hardly ever. My app discovery is primarily outside of the App Store. Like you said, subscriptions have been over-exploitative and browsing the store is not what I find to be a pleasant experience.
Wait, there are alternatives to the App Store?
There will be in the EU but not yet
I’m counting down the days. Apple has until March. I can’t believe they’re leaving it to this late. They’ve had years to roll this out and they’re waiting until the last minute. They better have a BULLET PROOF rollout or the EU can and probably will fine them $33B for non-compliance. “Whoopsie we have bugs” won’t cut it after this many years of notice. They’re playing with fire.
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How to summarize the app store in one sentence: pdf reader app with 60euro yearly subscription
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A fuckin makup app being the best iPad app sums up the platform to be honest.
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Guess what. Not one of them is pay-once. All are subscription-based. I guess getting 30% does skew one’s judgement…
Photomator has a pay once option. Too Good To Go is literally free with no IAP. That's just from the apps that I know about from the list, not sure about any others that aren't subscription based or offer a pay-once option.
I just scrolled through them. All had in app payments except for the Arcade one which in itself is a subscription, and the MacOS one. Maybe it’s showing me different ones than to you. :)
A bunch of them just have a one time purchase option and some are even free.
I wouldn't even mind it if they were more affordable, but asking me to pay €60 for a weather app or €120 or whatever for Ynab is ridiculous. I usually only start yearly subscriptions around the start of the year, for budget reasons, but that would easily add up.
I wouldn't mind paying for some apps if they offered monthly subscriptions at the same price as a yearly subscription. I get that the whole point of yearly subscriptions is to lock people in, but they usually only offer a weekly trial, which isn't enough to see if I'll use the app enough to be worth its money.
What does the subscription weather app even do? Give you a free umbrella every time you forget yours? I don't think there is any app worth money on mobile except for some games and professional apps.
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Sadly this list tells you the quality of games these days is lacking.
The App Store is filled with garbage. I'm looking forward to the day we can sideload an alternative Open Source app store like F-Droid.
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At yoo let’s let Europe get that side loading shit approved then throw all the republicans out of the USA and we be sailing the pirate seas once and for all. GG 🏆
It’s cute you think it’s only the Republicans who are beholden to business lobbying.
Anyone else remember the days of browsing the App Store, especially the free top 100? Checking to see what new apps were hitting the charts. Having pages and pages of mostly useless apps but some real memorable glorified flash games were thrown into the mix. Never having to worry about anything except how much fun will this game be compared to the other.
Good times…good times… I haven’t browsed the App Store like that in probably a decade. I miss those days.
Developers deserve to be paid just like everyone else.
New app, 0.99 for life days
2023: Subscribe for $5.99 a month!
I wonder what will be the evolution of the Subscription based Model in 10 yrs time ?
Not sure what you mean. You can still do all that today.
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It’s a real shame they didn’t give iPhone app of the year to Flighty in the end. Alltrails looks cool but Flighty is incredibly useful, to the point that I really can’t imagine travelling without it anymore
I was surprised by that as well. Alltrail just seems like another exercise app that doesn't seem to have anything over other similar apps.
I think Flighty looks amazing, but I wonder in what way you use it that makes it hard to imagine to travel without it.
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