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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…
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.
It funds the exorbitantly expensive costs of constantly tracking and updating weather