• ripcord@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Isn’t it like $100 per app publisher per year?

    I mean, that’s not nothing but seems like it wouldn’t take much - certainly not many subscriptions - to pay it off.

    A very small GoFundMe or coffee tip jar or just spread out the costs between a few interested people and you’re done.

    Most of the ad-infested apps - and at this point, that’s virtually anything listed for free - are just cash grabs, not anything to do with recouping listing costs.

    • Plagiatus@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Whelp - I feel like you’re overestimating how much money people donate.
      I’ve got a website service that I offer for free with a Kofi tip jar - I got less than 20€ over the past 3 years that is was online. Which doesn’t even cover domain costs.

      Sure it’s very much not in your face and it isn’t meant to be, plus being only one anecdotal point of reference, but that’s just my experience with that.