If your business model is a subscription plan, you're putting yourself in a market with established competitors that have much higher quality (right now) software and content.

You really oughta do the math, consider how many subscribers you might be able to attain and how much to charge and whether that makes your ends meet.

You've probably already considered the licensing fees of the sheet music and/or background audio. Just getting into a discussion with the copyright holders is going to be an uphill battle when you're not the first mover in the field.

All the best to your project, I might give it a try later.

> subscription plan

Please reconsider this. If this is a local app, then I see no reason for adopting a subscription plan.

I am interested, but right now guitar is a hobby I can afford only a couple of times a week. Paying a subscription would have a different impact on, who like me, is an occasional player.

Otherwise I can stick with Guitar Pro for eternity.

Guitar Pro's list price is more than the likely cost of an annual subscription to FATpick.

I do all my graphics editing with a Fireworks CS4, bought ten years back. I use it rarely, so the one time payment worked wonders. In almost every way I prefer apps that I completely own - especially if it's locally installed. And I'd be willing to pay a higher price upfront if there was such an option.

Note: I am not saying that your annual plan would be overpriced or unaffordable.

I appreciate your input. It's worth some thought.

Just to be clear FATpick is not strictly a local app. It's more like a fat client - a local app that depends on part on services in the cloud.

I didn't check the current price, bit since I purchased it in (I believe) ~2008 it's been well amortized.