paywall
everything is stuck behind a paywall. you can see ratings of brands and companies but not the reason they’re being rated bad or good for after 2 reviews a day. you can’t act like you want to spread the knowledge to make the world a better place and then make people pay to see it
Good idea, poorly executed
Love the idea. But putting hints and such to move to more ethical companies behind a paywall, send a stretch. Suppose they can justify it by claiming do not charge companies. But could just be a line so can also a price tag on it
I’m all for this message, but…
asking for a good review on startup before even trying out the app? Seriously?
And not just that;
I am opposed to the constant request to purchase a membership every single time you tap to learn more about a company. There is no “Don’t ask me again.” option, and I just wish to be informed and aware about companies for free and easily; which I assumed was your message via your marketing on social media.
I also very much despise that you lock useful information and features to consumers BEHIND A PAYWALL.
I get that as a small awareness group it’s important to appeal to a broad audience and raise funds to keep doing what youre doing, but I can’t help but despise these practices and compare them to the same greedy corporations youre literally against.
One more thing I’d like to say:
I have no evidence to support it, But I do agree possibly with another reviewer about suspicions of companies influencing themselves or other companies by this app in someway. Definitely just a conspiracy though.
Oh yes, and to the consumer reading this, I still do recommend trying and using the app. It’s bold to attempt to spread such a message in this way and I’m all for it. It’s just that I can’t help but criticize the hypocrisy this app can tolerate as messagers for their own message.
rage against the machine
And not just that;
I am opposed to the constant request to purchase a membership every single time you tap to learn more about a company. There is no “Don’t ask me again.” option, and I just wish to be informed and aware about companies for free and easily; which I assumed was your message via your marketing on social media.
I also very much despise that you lock useful information and features to consumers BEHIND A PAYWALL.
I get that as a small awareness group it’s important to appeal to a broad audience and raise funds to keep doing what youre doing, but I can’t help but despise these practices and compare them to the same greedy corporations youre literally against.
One more thing I’d like to say:
I have no evidence to support it, But I do agree possibly with another reviewer about suspicions of companies influencing themselves or other companies by this app in someway. Definitely just a conspiracy though.
Oh yes, and to the consumer reading this, I still do recommend trying and using the app. It’s bold to attempt to spread such a message in this way and I’m all for it. It’s just that I can’t help but criticize the hypocrisy this app can tolerate as messagers for their own message.
rage against the machine
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It’s helpful and easy to use. However, putting certain features behind a paywall feels disingenuous to the goal behind the app. Namely, the wall behind “better alternatives”. To have that be an option but not give it out freely is a little strange.
The list for saved boycotts is very helpful. It can help people keep track of what not to purchase from. I’ll probably use this a lot.
The list for saved boycotts is very helpful. It can help people keep track of what not to purchase from. I’ll probably use this a lot.
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This is wonderful
This is a great app, I can’t believe I’ve only just heard of this. We need this now more than ever!
Uniting us, ethically.
Collectively, our spending power makes the changes our world needs. Thank you Conscious - Spend Ethically for providing us with the insight✨
Subscription basically mandatory
For an app that claims to be for ethical spending, it instantly asked me to recommend it to others and for a subscription before i even continued to the actual app.
You cant look at 2+ reports per day without a subscription and a bunch of other features are also locked behind a paywall.
The app itself feels awfully vibecoded, like it was made with Claude.
You cant look at 2+ reports per day without a subscription and a bunch of other features are also locked behind a paywall.
The app itself feels awfully vibecoded, like it was made with Claude.
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Ok
Important idea, but useless when living in Europe as they focus on US brands and a lot on Palestine conflict interaction
Just Another Grift
You should be ashamed of yourselves for your grifting off of an illegal war and Zionist propaganda. I hope your app bankrupts you
Rip off
At first glance, I thought this app was really cool but overtime literally the next day it started asking me to pay to see results. I was fine with that so I wanted to try a free trial for three days and then I was gonna switch to the $4.99 a month. Unfortunately, they charged me $28. For no reason at all I had to call SUPPORT to get my money back. Horrible.
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Response from developer
Being charged for a plan someone didn't select is not something we have any record of happening. Every purchase runs through Apple's payment system. Apple shows the plan, price, trial length and renewal date on its confirmation screen before a card is charged, and the charge matches what's selected there. We never see or touch a payment method. Apple holds the transaction, which is why refunds go through them at reportaproblem.apple.com rather than through us. That's not us sending you elsewhere, we have no ability to issue a refund on a purchase we never processed.
Let’s you see the world from another perspective
This app is brilliant and you can clearly see that there has been a lot of thorough research done in the analysis of each company. It helps me understand which company’s are more ethical, how they are, and what makes a company ethical. Thanks for this great app.
Response from developer
Appreciate the support, glad to hear you're enjoying! 🫶
Paywall
It’s a great idea, but this app is inaccessible to those who want to shop ethically but are unable to afford the $40 annual subscription. This impact of the app could be much higher with a lower subscription fee or if the cost of research/development was offset with ads from companies above a B tier rating.
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Response from developer
We appreciate you giving the app a try. We're early stage and actively exploring different access models, so feedback like this is useful for us. Subscriptions currently fund the research, infrastructure, and operations that keep Conscious independent of brand sponsorships and advertising. If you'd be open to sharing more on what you were hoping to see, email us at hello@consciousspend.com.
Asking to rate before you use the app
It’s not free. Asking the consumer to rate before using the app once, is so unethical considering you have to pay to use the app. This is the world we live in.
Nice idea, needs work
I like the idea of this app as it is often difficult to make ethical choices. However most of the brands I tried were not available (many were UK based companies, including major banks, energy providers, etc).
The app itself needs work to accommodate accessibility features I have turned on such as ensuring larger text is not cut off (e.g. it needs to word wrap if it goes past a single line, e.g. on the feedback page I couldn’t read a question because it was cut off)
The app itself needs work to accommodate accessibility features I have turned on such as ensuring larger text is not cut off (e.g. it needs to word wrap if it goes past a single line, e.g. on the feedback page I couldn’t read a question because it was cut off)
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Ironically Un-Ethical
I love the concept behind the app, but locking it’s features behind a paywall is very disappointing. Shopping ethically should be made as easy and accessible as possible in order to maximize the amount of people participating, and therefore maximizing the potential impact this app could make. Charging to access the services just comes across as a scummy buisness trying to make money off people who want to do the right thing.
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Response from developer
Appreciate you giving the app a try! We're early stage and actively exploring different access models, so feedback like this is helpful for us. Subscriptions currently fund the research, infrastructure, and operations that keep Conscious independent of brand sponsorships and advertising. If you'd be open to sharing more on what you were hoping to see, email us at hello@consciousspend.com.
Paywalling information
Just another company look to make a quick buck off of you. If these people truly cared about making the world a better place, they wouldn’t paywall so much info. The problem is they pose their app on social media as a bastion of truth, and a tool to help you be conscious - but it’s not a tool for collective social justice - it’s just another product. At least if I subscribed to a journalist, I’m getting information that’s not publicly and FREELY available.
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Spend intentionally!
This brings a light to unethical companies! Let’s learn and grow together.
Subscription just to compare brands?
A $60AUD a year charge just to be able to look at more than two brands is already a bit much, but then that charge is also paywalling the ability to find a better replacement for these brands? Seriously???
Much needed software
If we refuse to fund the monopolies they can’t win 🕺
Love
Everyone needs to download this! Together we all will make the world a safe and beautiful place for all!
