[alberth]

I just signed up for Polar and am confused.

I was under the impression, maybe wrongly, that this was a kickstarter-like service but for software.

Now after logging in, if I’m understanding correctly, it seems to be a paid newsletter platform (like Substack).

Can someone explain.

Because I’m very confused after signup.

[MrJohz]

It looks like a combination between Substack and Patreon, but targeting a different niche - specifically programmers and people in the tech industry. I can't really see what's that different from each of those platforms, other than, say, having better integration with GitHub.