I'm not resistant and I think I explained later on why paying is not sufficient to get what you need. I was saying more that there is not much community around specific iOS apps, and offering a reason why that seems to be true. The ones that do have community tend to be open-source and, of course, virtually identical on iOS and Android (like CarbManager).
Re:Making Our Hearts Sing
by spiralganglion on Thursday February 02, 2023 @11:26AM
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What does community mean? Does it mean discord servers, or active GitHub repos, or a mailing list, or lots of discussion on social media? Does it mean groups of friends who share enthusiasm for new apps they find and old apps they swear by? Does it mean indie bloggers and podcasters devoted to surfacing gems?
Show me the meaning of community that doesn't exist around iOS apps, because I see all these things.
Or by "community" do you just mean "open source, developed collaboratively"? Because that's not something I, and likely most iOS users, rank highly in the factors I look for in an app.
I'm always surprised by how much resistance there is to paying for software around here. This audience, more than most, knows how difficult it is to create really great apps. The idea that somebody (not necessarily you) would look at a high quality piece of software that they will use all the time and think $5 (or even $1) is too much is depressing.