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Is there a free version or is it just a trial? The download button says "Use Now For Free" but doesn't tell me what that means, and I don't see a free tier on the pricing page.

Is it free for a limited trial period? How long? Are certain features free while others require payment?

This is sort of a pet peeve of mine, many tools offer a "free trial" but don't tell you what the limitations without installing it.

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The only difference between the paid version and the free download is that you can only create three cards per document.

I have made the comparison table link a bit more prominent on the pricing page so hopefully it's less ambiguous now.

Ah, that table is helpful, and I definitely didn't notice a link to it before. Still, without a card for the "free tier" directly on the pricing page, you get the impression there are only paid options. I wouldn't think to click that to see details about a free tier, since (to me at least) the label implicitly is saying "Compare Features (of the pricing tiers shown on this page)".

Also, on the comparison chart, you could just say something like "Cards per slide: 3 / Infinite / Infinite / Infinite" and do away with the hover text.

Always room to iterate. I changed it from one with an obvious free tier last week to solve a different problem!

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