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by FpUser 843 days ago
>"when users browse for apps, it’s usually when their need for sth that solves the problem is relatively high. Which means you have a much higher chance of converting that user right now during onboarding than anytime later in the lifecycle of your app."

I can't argue with this in general as I do not have the statistics. Personally however I just never give CC info unless I tried the thing and found out that it does work for me.
2 comments
cortesoft 843 days ago
So do you just end up with a lot of unsolved problems? I get the principal, but does it end up hurting you in practice? Or do you end up solving the problem with a free tool? If so, I guess the product wasn’t really needed.
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TeMPOraL 843 days ago
And/or the problem is minor enough to not be worth the costs of subscription - costs that include not just the sticker monthly price, but also cognitive space taken by unnecessary, unwanted, forced ongoing relationship with a random third party, and all the value-add/upsell bullshit on top. Couple that with relatively low trust that a random app is not trying to scam you somehow...
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FpUser 843 days ago
>"So do you just end up with a lot of unsolved problems?

All the non free tools I use and paid for do provide trial version which lets me evaluate it without pulling out CC. Wake up and look around. Plenty of those.

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rrrix1 843 days ago
Not OP, but some "problems" actually aren't.

More often, I'm looking for an easier / faster / better way to something I'm already doing, either because I want to do it _less_ (e.g. pay monthly bills) or I want to do it _more_ (e.g. find & read relevant news).

I'm Curious. Seeking innovation. Exploring.

Just because I can get water from a well with a bucket doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy modern plumbing and irrigation.

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Guthur 843 days ago
None of them are really needed, we have survived for thousands of years without phones and computers.

Food is a problem i must solve, clicking on some cow clicker or whatever was never a problem until we made it one.

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aaomidi 843 days ago
Well good thing is you don’t need to on Apple. Just get the free trial and cancel immediately?
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happymellon 843 days ago
You can IAP and cancel?

Not a workflow I've tried.

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