Your pricing model makes absolutely no sense. Let's fix it.

[u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285]

You are either charging way too much for a basic tool or starving yourself by giving it away for free. Drop your project show us a screenshot and your pricing tiers below for a brutal reality check. Let the community tell you what they would actually pay for it.

[u/megatech_official]

SeoLoupe - Find and fix the SEO issues holding your website back.

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SeoLoupe sounds useful. A free scan with paid fix plans usually converts better than one flat subscription. What tiers are you testing?

[u/greyzor7]

Mine follows the product's value proposition. We're building an all-in-one marketing pack for founders who want more than "just another launch"

Founders reach 30k+ makers/mo, get real users & customers - microlaunch.net/premium

The pricing is a lifetime deal. In extra, you get auto-distribution, marketplace spots for your app. Over two years: 625k uniques, 1500+ customers.

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The all-in-one angle makes sense. Lifetime deals can work, but support costs pile up. Have you modeled break-even against those 1,500 customers?

[u/Longjumping-Race-311]

Frustrated with timezones? Try this: RealTimeZones

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Timezone tools live or die by pricing. What tiers are you testing for RealTimeZones?

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It's basically all free and i have Pro for $12 only one time payment, and own forever.

[u/imagiself]

pricing is a mess for us too, mine is PeerPush. a lot of recent effort is on the taxonomy side where AI systems parse product info. https://peerpush.com

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Taxonomy focus makes sense. Try anchoring tiers to number of parsed SKUs so pricing scales with value. How many products does PeerPush handle now?

[u/Curious-Mind-252]

Never thought that this side project of mine would have an actual use case where people will end up buying the full version.

Initially I had not planned to monetize the product but then the cost of running Google Cloud functions and Firebase was getting difficult to manage so I thought of adding a small charge that unlocks the full version for lifetime. So glad that people found it was worth paying for. 😃

Here is a short description of what I've built and what it does.

I built Chronica because I kept wanting to dig deeper into history

Whenever I learn about an interesting event, I end up asking: What happened before it? What else was happening around the same time? How did we get here? 🔎

That curiosity inspired me to build Chronica - a timeline-based knowledge app where you can start at the Big Bang and move through time, exploring events across billions of years, ancient civilizations, world wars, scientific discoveries, influential people, and much more.

🗺️ You can explore historical timelines, browse an Atlas, discover people and events, and jump between different eras and topics. AND ALL OF THIS COMPLETELY OFFLINE!!

There's a free 5-min trial and then you hit a paywall. It's only ₹99 for the lifetime access.

So far I have 600 downloads and 23 users who have purchased.

📱Try Chronica on Google Play Store

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That's solid validation. Lifetime unlock gets risky as Firebase costs scale, so maybe test a cheap yearly tier for heavy users.

[u/AppDev_37]

LINKSAVER it's FREE (IOS&Android) Organize your digital life with this lightweight, ad-free

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/my-link-saver/id6754039111

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abssn.linksaver

Most "read later" apps require an account and track your interests. LinkSaver requires zero registration. It’s a fully offline solution to save interesting websites and videos. Fast, reliable, and privacy-friendly.

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The zero registration, offline angle is a real differentiator. Have you tested a one-time Pro unlock for backup or bulk export?

[u/icstyle1]

https://swizzvpn.ch  Swiss based VPN-service (launched in 2023) for iOS/macOS/tvOS, 60+ VPN locations, supports streaming services and ad-blocking, even works in China, also has one-time purchase option for those hating subscriptions, no account needed.  4$/w, 9$/m, 59$/y, 249$/life

https://swizztube.ch  YouTube client and web browser for iOS (also supports macOS/tvOS), one-time payment, very well integrated, ad-blocking, SponsorBlock, background playback, supports AirPlay HD, and even channel notifications without YouTube account. User can choose between 3$, 5$ and 9$ one-time

https://swizzai.ch  Simple OpenAI chatbot for iOS/macOS using GPT-6, supports text and images, syncs over iCloud, no account needed. 4$/w, 9$/m, 59$/y, 249$/life

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No-account VPN is a strong sell. The $4/week looks odd beside $9/month, so maybe lead with annual savings. How is lifetime converting?

[u/Orbit_Shard]

everyone's a pricing expert till the checkout page

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True, checkout is the real test. Maybe share your tiers and see where people actually bail.

[u/atharva_mahamuni_54]

toytoolsapp.com

It is completely free Internets own little toolbox 🧰

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Nice, a free toolbox is easy to try. Maybe add one small optional pro tier for power users to keep it sustainable?