[8mobile]

Hi, Balsamiq is one of my favorite products, I have already downloaded konty and I stress it a lot. Congratulations for the idea and for the product, how did you come up with it? After the beta will it be paid? I will give you some feedback soon. Thanks

[niklauslee]

Thank you for your feedback. I'm thinking of the paid version. I would like to offer it much cheaper than balsamiq, probably. Additionally, we'll be offering strong discounts for early users.

[nprateem]

You should consider a one time, lifetime payment. As a solo dev working on occasional side projects I just wouldn't even consider something on a subscription, and $140 (balsamiq's one time fee) is about $100 more than I'd pay. My alternative is a graphics app I already own.

Follow what Affinity did (cheap and one-time) and you'll sell to a lot of people like me who would otherwise give it a miss. Save your subscription tiers for businesses needing more collaboration, SSO, etc.

With that strategy as well you'll build brand awareness which will probably ultimately lead to more sales as those solo devs advocate for its use in teams in their day jobs.

[hermitcrab]

Do not give free upgrades for life. You will almost certainly regret it. Many people have made this mistake. https://successfulsoftware.net/2008/09/08/should-i-give-free...

[thinkloop]

I personally don't trust products with "lifetime" tiers will be around in the future, so that would be a negative flag for me.

[GordonS]

IIRC, an age ago Balsamiq also offered one-time payments for lifetime desktop access.

[quantisan]

it's still available https://balsamiq.com/wireframes/desktop/

[nprateem]

$140

[tyrw]

Balsamiq is already so cheap. We use it for our business and every time it renews I just think they could be getting 5-10x what they are. That in turn helps drive a better business and product.

[jonwinstanley]

Balsamiq is a per month subscrtiption isn't it? Personally, I need a tool like this once per year or sometimes even less. So if Konty was a one off payment of $20-30 I'd be more inclined to purchase.

[quantisan]

Balsamiq offers a desktop version with a one-time license fee at $149 per user https://balsamiq.com/wireframes/desktop/

[MrDresden]

Sadly only MacOS/Windows.