I am curious. Which apps have you paid to use?
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Tasker, but I no longer use it.
Second this.
Although I have 67 profiles as of now, so I get a slight amount of use out of it 🤣🫣
None actually.
Maybe a mobile game or 2 to remove ads long ago that I don't even play anymore.
ppq.ai
Audio Hijack on the Mac and that's probably it. I think maybe Scrivener at some point as well?
X (not anymore)
Construction Calculator
Chess
Windy
Babbel
Joist
Obsidian
Affinity Suite
Worth every penny.
Spotify
Like mobile apps, or count web apps like mail services and such?
I think I've only bought one or two apps my whole life. I don't remember them but I think it was to unlock my phone and to scan Chinese letters with my camera.
Most apps are free. There's really no reason to buy apps and I don't want my money going to corporations. Another annoying thing is everyone wants to charge subscription example, 10usd a month. That's too expensive for an app but most of all. Can't pay with lightning.
I used to buy apps for kids (all kinds of puzzles and stories)
Spotify
Me? None. My wife, Spotify. Family plan for me.
Joplin (not paid, but the app is great so I donated). Same with FUTO keyboard.
Primal
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Firefox
Adobe Suite
Google Workspaces
Asana
Basecamp
iOS apps:
Fantastical
Threema
Overcast
Prowl (server notifications)
iPeng (for Squeezebox music player)
BrainWave (binaural beats)
Yamaha Chord Tracker (turns MP3s into music charts)
iStroboSoft (high precision guitar tuner)
I tend to be very conservative with purchasing apps on my phone, but these are ones I’ve ended up with, and no regrets with them.
Planeplotter Mobile
OnX Hunt
None. I use open source freeware, but in the pass I paid for Windows ( thanks Linux ).
Pdanet+:
Let's you wifi hotspot without wifi hotspot so your carrier doesn't charge extra.
Subterfuge:
Greatest mobile game ever made
FUTO keyboard:
Only open source keyboard that's as good (and slightly better) than Gboard.
That's it
I've just tried FUTO, it rocks! Thanks
I hate to say it as someone who’s tried software dev myself but none
There was a "minimal phone" or something like that which was very good for me on getting my screen away from me.
Super cheap and very effective.
Gravitus, macro factor, primal, Apple Music
None. Phones suck as a platform. The few apps I do occasionally use are either open source or free.
ProtonVPN
On Android: Koala Sampler and FL Studio Mobile. There are literally no decent free or open source music making apps on mobile.
FairEmail
None.
4 years ago I bought a license for FoxitPDF which I regret & no longer use. Since then, V4V only for at least a dozen apps.
Threema.com
Solid Explorer