If there are continued costs associated with running the service, sure, I’ll pay a subscription if it’s good enough. A subscription for static content is a complete and total grift. Such content should be a one-time payment, which I will happily pay if it’s good enough

> A subscription for static content is a complete and total grift.

You're here so I'll charitably assume you've managed a web server ever.

There is no such thing as 'static'.

Yes there is. And I am the admin of multiple webservers. What you are right about is that the content being static does not mean the work load is zero

If you're building a mobile app with a few noises, then it's static. You might get updates to the OS API once in a while, but there's no ongoing work. I'm fine giving you a fixed fee, as we've always done until everybody became crazy about subscriptions.

I have considered adding a subscription tier called Ambiphone Minus which gets you absolutely nothing extra and may even take features away

I think I would do a donation if I use it

I love it haha

I have side projects as well but I'm pretty sure most developers have a day job. I don't earn anything from my side projects and don't want to. I'm afraid money would "change the equation" and might damage the user experience and awaken the low-key greed in me.