i know ai when i see it
on the impossible chance that this is 0% AI: I am very sad that the state of web design is tolerant of front-page begging new users to pay as high as $60 for a clunky, unoriginal layout seen commonly in scammy subscription-bait apps…
please reconsider your goals in providing resources to those looking to become more in touch with older ways of life, and do not entangle them with horrific dystopian in-app subscriptions and slopcode. this is not the type of platform that one should be trying to make money off of.
i wish the developer(s) better judgement and successful ventures therein. genuinely.
Response from developer
Thank you for being candid. I do use AI extensively in building Ártala; it made it possible for me to create an app I otherwise could not have built, because privately paying developers for thousands of euros without knowing if it ever returns was not an option. But the use of AI doesn’t mean the work or the ongoing costs are free. I understand that the design and pricing may not feel right to you. But you can rest assured that until this day I wasn't able to pay myself a single cent out of it, because everything goes into refinancing the paid costs so far. AI is the coding tool - but the content, illustrations and so on aren't AI. Ártala has no subscriptions. I chose paid features over advertising, though I recognize that the way these options are presented can feel too prominent. I’ll take your feedback about the layout and the first impression seriously. The app is meant to help people explore older traditions, and it should earn trust through that experience. But you would pay for a book or a wall calendar with the same content, so the only difference is the medium. If you feel the app deserves it after considering this context, I’d be grateful if you’d consider revising your rating.
