More proof that the subscriptions are out of control and it kills my desire to try any of these otherwise really great apps.
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Former Apple Engineer's Mimestream Gmail Client for Mac Gets Official Launch, Free Beta Access to End Tomorrow
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He's former apple employee so the pricing isn't a surprise
Spark is a mail client, it runs on more than just Mac OS, and it works with more than just Gmail. I'd say those are pretty big pluses for Spark, but obviously the integration with Gmail isn't as perfect as this might be.
Wow! With prices like that, the app is headed for failure. It's hard to imagine who would pay that much.
Final Cut Pro for iPad will be the last subscription I ever pay. I convinced myself that I paid a one time charge of $300 but I just divided it into 6 payments. I am sure by 2030, it won't even matter.
I wonder how many people commenting here have actually used the app. If you're a heavy Gmail user, there's no other native app that comes close. The only thing it's really missing is scheduled send, but that's because Google haven't opened up the API. As a Beta tester I was able to subscribe for 12 months $25, which is a fair price for something I used every day (and that also received very regular updates and new features throughout the beta). I'll have to reevaluate in a year though if the renewal price is still $50.
We had a good business model until Apple killed it, by not handling Paid Upgrades.
For me there are only 2 business models that work: Paid Upgrades and Ads. Let the user chose which works better. As an iOS developer I am not happy with subscriptions, but that is currently the only way I can give my users any privacy. But even with this I have to provide 2 Apps because there is no way to completely disable Ads on the Apple platform.
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This is where I'm at too. Have used it since the beta first launched; took the offer of the first year for $25. $50/yr though? Ehh, we'll see.
I only use Mail for my Gmail account (I never use my iCloud account for anything), but $50 a year to check my free email account? I'll stick with Mail and the Google web interface like most other folks are going to..
It's communicating directly with the Google API not Mimestream servers.
No, it's a Spark client not a traditional Mail client.
lol, and why do you think Apple is encouraging this sort of anti-consumer behaviour? For fun? Or do you think they are angling for their cut of someone else's work on a monthly/annual basis?
There is certainly a demand for well crafted platform-specific software like this. While it may not cater to everyone, the pricing seems justifiable.
Ultimately, the sustainability of it will be determined by the market, much like the fate of a nice restaurant. Even if it’s not for me, I welcome another option on macOS.
Ultimately, the sustainability of it will be determined by the market, much like the fate of a nice restaurant. Even if it’s not for me, I welcome another option on macOS.
It seems everyone here works for free 🤷🏻 I’ve signed up for it, a no-brainier, a year of nice fast smooth email browsing for $30 seems cheap to me.
PS despite my user name I have no connection to mimestream 😂
PS despite my user name I have no connection to mimestream 😂
Like it or not, in a roundabout way, they're called taxes.
And no, taxes are not inherently bad.
For $50 per year, one can get the entire MS365 suite plus 1TB of cloud storage! I agree that the pricing seems extreme for just a mail app.
$50/year for an email client that can't do IMAP or Exchange. Bold move.
I can think of no software category that has more free options than email clients. In the 90s, the running joke was that all software creeps in scope until it can do email.
I can think of no software category that has more free options than email clients. In the 90s, the running joke was that all software creeps in scope until it can do email.
This seems a bit useless if you're a docs/sheets/drive user. I used to use Kiwi for gmail which was awesome but also went subscription based so now I use the browser for my 5 workspace accounts...
I can't understate how much Mimestream has simplified my workflow over the past couple years of the beta. It just keeps getting better and better and I'm happy to finally have an opportunity to financially support their work. $50/yr is a drop in the bucket when compared to the value I've gotten and continue to get out of it. YMMV, of course.