Notability pisses off users with subscription model, but should they be angry? (Updated)
Pay $14.99 per year to unlock premium features
Looking at this from the dev side
As a user, it’s valid to be frustrated when you have to pay for a product and features that you’ve already shelled out for in the past, but it’s important to look at this from the dev side too.
The nature of development and what people expect from apps has changed rapidly over the past few years. Users expect constant bug fixes, updates, and new features.
Combine this with the cost of things like hosting servers and you can see why the Ginger labs team made this decision.
Despite that, it’s a bitter pill to swallow to pay for a piece of software you already bought.
You can read more about Notability’s pricing change, and features of the new apphere.
Story byIvan Mehta
Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.“Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.”
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