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Am I the only one bothered by these apps/saas that hide their pricing?

>> No Subscription Required

>> The core version of Emporter is free.

>> Subscriptions are offered to provide faster speeds, custom URL names, multiple sessions, and super good vibes.

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This totally sucks and I'm always choosing the service that will clearly show me what their service costs, even if it might be more expensive than the other.

I have to deal with this "contact us and we will make you an offer"-thing everyday at work. It's stupid. Either your product costs a fixed amount per GB/user/whatever or you are trying to screw me over the price.

From their mac store page

> Subscriptions provide faster speeds, customized URL names and multiple sessions.

• Monthly Subscription: 3 day free trial, then €5.99 a month • Yearly Subscription: 7 day free trial, then €59.99 a year (15% off!)

A bit expensive for what localtunnel provides for free, no?

How can the free trials be different lengths depending on what paid package you choose?

Good question. This obviously isn't well thought out. Why not just do the annual trial for 7 days? Would they seriously not let you sign up for monthly plan after because of that?

Thanks for your feedback... why not indeed? I've updated it within product page (and In-App Purchases). It'll probably take a little bit for the description in the App Store to update, though.

Seems on par with what ngrok charges? Of course I could set it all up myself but the $60/year or whatever is cheap enough for me to let someone else handle it.

Why bother with the .99? Why not just charge €6 / €5 - the .99 gambit is, IMHO trivially deceptive and - speaking for myself - if I am presented two purchase / subscription choices that are approximately equal, I will usually choose the product that acknowledges the fact that I am capable of rounding in my head.

>Subscriptions are €5.99/month, or €4.99/month if choose a yearly subscription. Both are free to try for a week.

The pricing is not hidden. Just click "subscription" and there it is.

edit Looks like OP updated the product page. Sounds like you made a good suggestion then. :)

I like it because I can quickly rule it out of being something I will try instead of wasting my time.

Thanks for the feedback, that makes a lot of sense. I'll be more clear about pricing on the main page.

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