[jaysonelliot]

I like this a lot. It's very close to something I've wanted, basically a Twitter that no one else can see but me.

I could see myself using this all the time, and making it my primary note-taking app.

But I won't.

Here's why. In order to make an app a trusted and regular part of my daily flow, I have to trust that it will always be there for me. This has a subscription model. That means that if the company who makes it goes away, I can't trust that the app will still be there for me. I'd happily pay a one time fee to own it forever. But a subscription model is a deal-breaker for me.

Best of luck, hope there's an ownership-based version someday, I'd love to use it.

[langcss]

It is a phone app so the pricing model makes no difference. Either way they could pull it from the store or not.

Subscription seems to be only for backup to iCloud and encryption anyway.

Forever apps on mobile are probably only possible on Android using an apk and open source repo. Even then they could bitrot.

[jwr]

A subscription is actually better, because at least there is a chance of a sustainable business model.

Your phone app will stop working within 2-4 years of being abandoned anyway, whether you "bought" it or whether you were paying a subscription fee. So I'd rather not pretend that I "bought" anything, and pay the subscription, hoping that the business will be able to make ends meet in the long term and not abandon the app.

[gnicholas]

I have a different perspective. When considering purchasing an app, I always weigh the possibility the app will go away. This can happen because the back end disappears, or because the app is not updated and Apple phases it out (so you can't install it when you get a new device).

Having a reliable stream of revenue makes it less likely that the app dev will give up on it. I don't love subscriptions, but I do recognize that they help ensure ongoing maintenance/development.

[jbaber]

I have the same concern, but usually insist on being able to make simple regular downloads of my data, ready to port to the next similar service.

I'm fine paying a subscription for thestorygraph and bitwarden, for instance knowing if they fold or suddenly charge triple, I've got my data. Keeps them honest, too.