I’ll start off by saying, I understand apps charging subscriptions bc there are expenses that come with developing an app, but I’m disappointed that everything but reading reviews is locked behind a subscription. Especially because of the app design. Before I created an account, the app made it look like that was all I needed to do to be able to access the dressing room and other locked features, so I made an account only to see everything still locked like it was before I made an account, except this time when I click on something locked, instead of telling me to create an account it tells me to subscribe to access. It feels a bit misleading as before I created an account, when clicking on locked features, it just prompted the sign up/log in page which makes it appear that that’s all that’s needed to access locked info. Once you make an account it will then tell you you need to subscribe to access those sections. Only thing you can do differently with an account that you can’t do without an account is writing reviews, so in my opinion creating an account isn’t worth it as it doesn’t actually offer anything but that.
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Response from developer
You're describing exactly what the sign-up flow used to do, and you were right to call it misleading — creating an account looked like the unlock, and it wasn't. That flow has been rebuilt: the app now shows a plain what's-free-vs-what's-Pro screen before you're ever asked to sign up, and the subscription screen now leads with the price instead of burying it. A free account genuinely does more than read reviews — you can write club reviews, add photos, suggest edits to listings, message other dancers, save a favorite club, and get notifications. Pro covers the Dressing Room community feed, the income tracker, unlimited favorites, map area search, sorting by newest reviews or by distance, and no ads. If you're willing to take another look, I'd genuinely value your read on whether it feels honest now. Thanks for spelling this out so clearly — reviews like this are what pushed the rewrite.
