I loved Tweetbot. But I ended up on the main app again as the notifications where mostly not working at all.
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Tweetbot 6 Launches With Design Updates and Subscription Pricing
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Tweetbot is better than the official client. I happily give them money every year because I support good software. $6/year is trivial.
yeah I thought maybe it would ask me to pay the monthly subscription but maybe thats only for tweetbot 6?
Twitter's native client may be free, but it's sucking your data as well as 'curating' your feed to absorb more of your attention and suck yet more of your data. Compare the 'App Privacy' cards in the App Store for Tweetbot and Twitter.
I'm no fan of renting software, and I think there should be a lifetime unlock option. But Tweetbot's UI, attention to detail and features that are respectful of the user make Tweetbot a must-have, and version 6 will only get better.
Tweetbot is 'quiet Twitter' for those who care about that stuff. Subbed.
I'm no fan of renting software, and I think there should be a lifetime unlock option. But Tweetbot's UI, attention to detail and features that are respectful of the user make Tweetbot a must-have, and version 6 will only get better.
Tweetbot is 'quiet Twitter' for those who care about that stuff. Subbed.
It's for access to some of the newer API features (polls for example). Twitter charges 3rd party apps for access they have to pass on those costs.
I get it, but I bet Twitter charges 3rd party apps a subscription to their API as well. This developer is solid and doing it the only feasible way I expect.
While I have no problem with paying $6 a year for a quality product, it makes me wonder about other apps. Will they follow suit? How many other apps will switch to a subscription model?
I completely understand the developer side. They need a steady stream of income, just like all of us. But on the consumer side, as more apps switch to a subscription-based model, we would need to become more discerning.
One app at $6/year is easily sustainable. But how many other apps are we each willing to pay for yearly?
I completely understand the developer side. They need a steady stream of income, just like all of us. But on the consumer side, as more apps switch to a subscription-based model, we would need to become more discerning.
One app at $6/year is easily sustainable. But how many other apps are we each willing to pay for yearly?
Native Twitter app over-run with ads.
No timeline syncing.
But there's now FLEETS! /sarcasm
Think of it as you buying the developer a latte a year to use his app.
If you’re fine with paying $6 for coffee at a corporate chain you should be fine supporting a small developer for an app you use all the time.
Not a fan of subscription models but if upstream providers do that (like I believe Twitter do in this case) then the apps have to follow suite. If standalone IP then it sucks.
It’s such a shame that Paul decided to not offer the option of a one-time purchase.
I purchased Tweetbot back in 2012 with my first retina MBP and continued to support Tapbots ever since, with every release, on iOS and OSX.
It’s the principle, not he price. I’ll be voting with my wallet. All the best. 👋
I purchased Tweetbot back in 2012 with my first retina MBP and continued to support Tapbots ever since, with every release, on iOS and OSX.
It’s the principle, not he price. I’ll be voting with my wallet. All the best. 👋
I much rather they just give us updates of the app yearly and charge us $6, rather then the year subscription. You can choose not to upgrade and stay on the older version. Also it'll keep the number of users on Twitter's API's for each version of the application down as I think there is a limit.
I used Tweetbot a number of years and they made me pay for the new version in the past (Tweetbot 3 and then Tweetbot 4 for instance) and it was I believe $4.99 each time. A year or so went by between those IIRC so I really don't see a big difference here. Seems like a fair price to me, but what do I know
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What would make it "worthless"?
I'm not a fan of app subscriptions, but my Tweetbot 5 still works with the same features I paid for. Should be the same for you.
Going forward, Macrumors should create two forum threads for posts like these. One for discussion of the payment model and a separate thread for those interested to discuss the product itself.
As a fan of Tweetbot, which vastly improved the experience of consuming Twitter, I’m happy to pay $6/year. But I would love to discuss the new features I’m excited they now support and what features I feel they’re still missing or have room for improvement.
As a fan of Tweetbot, which vastly improved the experience of consuming Twitter, I’m happy to pay $6/year. But I would love to discuss the new features I’m excited they now support and what features I feel they’re still missing or have room for improvement.
Everything should be free forever and we should grow our own food so we don’t need to buy it. Also grass should grow sideways instead of up and then we wouldn’t need gardeners.
I think it's worth $6/year. If it reaches a point where it's not, I stop subscribing and move on with my life. What's the outrage?