• Numuruzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    1 year ago

    A few points to make and answer:

    1. The app is technically free, but yes it is made by a single dev and it is/was his income, so it’s ad-supported.

    2. The development is still ongoing and so some things aren’t finalized, but there is a one time payment option that will be available (something like $10) to just remove ads.

    3. The Ultra tier which has the subscription cost (and much higher one time cost at $99) is what incurs monthly fees in this case, mostly for cloud storage for things like settings and I believe an OCR and translation API.

    Ultimately, use whatever makes you happy and aligns with your principles, but there are at least a few good reasons why it is how it is.