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by Wowfunhappy 1618 days ago
In app purchases are a handy workaround, but they necessitate that the developer offer a usable free version per Apple rules (which they don't always apply entirely consistently). My understanding is that you can't have the app entirely shut down after X days without payment, so developers need to spend time creating some level of freemium functionality.

That's certainly doable, but it's more work, and you can see how the system has been designed to push you towards a specific pricing model.

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Aside:

> At least some have worked this out. Buying OmniFocus 3 (?) with OmniFocus 2 (?) still installed on your device got you a discounted price.

That's a really clever way to do it!