Any idea what this will look like? Will it come with Bear, or will it be part of a more premium Bear subscription?
I’m very curious about this too.
My personal preference would be a one-time purchase (even if that comes with only a year of updates) but can continue using it as-is as long as the operating system runs it.
However, a close second would be to have it rolled into a combined (bundled) subscription with Bear, where the cost is significantly less than subscribing individually.
Totally fair question, and one we’ve seen come up a lot ![]()
Honestly we haven’t decided anything yet. Right now our focus is on getting the app right, figuring out what’s working, what’s missing, and how much interest there is; before we settle on a business model.
That said: we’ve heard the subscription-fatigue feedback, and personally we’d love to land on something that isn’t a subscription. Though that’s a hope, not a promise. Nothing is locked in either direction yet.
We’ll share more as soon as we have something concrete. Thanks for being patient (and vocal!) while we figure it out.
If it’s a subscription, I’m definitely not interested. You know the pros and cons, but I’ve had my fill of subscription apps that don’t offer anything that requires a subscription (such as server-side processing that costs money to the developers).
Yep, I would not subscribe. I prefer a trial period and then pay for a major version.
Actually you could offer both, a subscription and a lifetime license for major versions. iAPresenter is one of many apps that chose that business model.