Not only are donations significantly less reliable than other methods, they tend to basically amount to nothing compared to other income. At least at the "sing

Not only are donations significantly less reliable than other methods, they tend to basically amount to nothing compared to other income. At least at the "single dev" level, I don't think I've gotten more than $20 in my lifetime through donations, whereas making a previously free app paid netted me a few thousand. People just don't pay for stuff they don't need to, and to be honest I don't blame them.