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> But by and large the problem is that the anchor price for the browser and browser extensions is $0.

Great point. This was my thought initially which is why I suggested my friend to try a donation/pay-what-you-want model [1] before even trying to charge money for it outright. This might give an indication of whether the app solves a pain point enough to make people pay for it.

[1] https://www.emailthis.me/pages/support-email-this-donation

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The donation pay what you want model suggests that the developers think the product might not be worth anything. My advice for a business: figure out how much you need to charge to make enough money to run the business and charge well in excess of that. If people pay it, then there's a business. If they won't then there is not. If the developers are unwilling to charge money then it's not a business...which is ok so long as nobody pretends it is one.

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