[highace]

But why charge $59 one-off when they can charge $29/month ($348/year)!?!?!

I hate it too. Especially for relatively simple utility apps like this that don't really provide a lot of ongoing service apart from hosting the app.

[mbarrett]

as an 'early access' price, is this considered a discounted rate with plans to increase later?

A few questions. Did they do any cost/value testing with potential customers? Who is it for? customers who do this every week or every 5-6 months. The price suggest the first.