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Re:Threema – Secure and Private Messenger by dgudkov on Thursday January 21, 2021 @10:59AM (#25860224)
That's why I believe the right payment model for paid apps/services is being able to sponsor another user.
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Re:Threema – Secure and Private Messenger by dbrgn on Thursday January 21, 2021 @11:51AM (#25860972)
The Apple App Store allows this (you can gift apps), but Google Play has no such mechanism unfortunately.

Threema would need to switch to an in-app purchase model in order to be able to handle "gifted/sponsored apps" manually, but then people would probably be pissed because "the app looks free but then requests a payment".

The Android version can also be obtained (and gifted) through https://shop.threema.ch/, but this requires manually installing an APK. The best way would be for Google to provide a means to gift apps to others in the Play store. I really can't comprehend why they don't do this.

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