On: Halide for iPad

[AmVess]

Exactly this. Hiding a UI behind a UI behind a UI is nothing but painful and slow.

I downloaded the app and was met with two subscription options and a purchase option. You cannot try the app free without choosing one of two subscription options or a rather silly purchase price of $40 USD.

Requiring a subscription signup before using software is Scuzzware...they are betting you forget you downloaded it and signed up for the sub. I have an extremely dim view of this practice. Strike 1.

They have UI hidden under UI. Strike 2.

UI buttons unmarked with no clear indication as to function. Strike 3 and uninstalled.

[sandofsky → AmVess]

Previously, we offered a pay-once price with no trial option. With subscriptions, trials are straightforward, solve the App Store’s lack of upgrade options, and open the door to features with ongoing costs. It would be nice if Apple offered Sketch style licensing, but it is what it is.

If you don’t want to go with a subscription, we still offer a pay-once choice. Just be aware that you won’t get features with ongoing costs.

If the price doesn’t make sense to you, then it sounds like you’ll be happier with a cheaper app, and we wish you best.

[sbierwagen → AmVess]

I was under the impression that the app store payment model makes it impossible to do a time-limited trial. You either have a lite version that lasts forever, or a pro version which requires up-front payment, no tryout possible.

[whoisburbansky → sbierwagen]

Halide offers a 7-day trial, I don't know where you're getting the idea that the app store makes time-limited trials impossible from.

[girvo → whoisburbansky]

Those trials only work with subscriptions, at least as far as I understand it. The trial just delays billing. This makes Sketch style pricing and trial behaviour difficult.