As I finance professional I understand the need for subscription-based pricing; without it, an app becomes unsustainable for the Dev long term. In its infancy the App Store only had free and one-time-purchase offerings, essentially creating the belief by some users they were entitled to a lifetime subscription, to include maintenance and upgrades, with no further cost. App development is an occupation, and compensation is the motivation that provides further development; without it, a developer’s interest may wane and cause the app to drown in the sea of abandonware we saw in early days. The vast saturation of mobile devices leaves a small handful of first time purchasers, unlike the early days of App Store. That being said… I’ve used Camera+ for many years and noticed it stopped working due to the addition of the subscription model. What I’m confused about is what developer own the app. There appears to be (at least) two Camera+ apps along with an app called Photon but are these by the same developer? Can we get some transparency into the transition and information on whether three apps are supported by the same team (despite having different dev names? I see my comment has already been asked but I’d like to see an answer before committing to an annual sub. I also thought there was a video app that no longer appears in the store.
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