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Nice, I'll definitely check this out! Am I right in thinking your paid plans are both exactly the same, just one's paid monthly and one annually?

by mcintyre1994 8y ago

Vinnl 8y ago
Either they're A/B testing the pricing or they've already fixed it: I see $3/month, $25/year.
- DarwinMailApp 8y ago
  You are spot on! Thanks for helping a fellow hacker out ;) Do you think the price point is fair?
  - Vinnl 8y ago
    I'm unfortunately a little hesitant to give a new and unproven player access to all my email, so I'm a bit hesitant to try it right now - sorry. That said, I think the pricing is reasonable. I might suggest a free trial of the pro features for people who e.g. already enter their credit card details (to lower the barrier of converting to a paid account later), or who refer others. One thing that I'd also like the landing page to clarify: where are reminders stored? Email of course is still on Google's servers, but given that reminders are not present in Gmail, that's an open question.
    - DarwinMailApp 8y ago
      No problem at all. It's your Gmail account and you have the right to do with it whatever you want. In time and after much improvements I hope to earn your trust. A free trial is a good idea. I will set that up soon. Also, a referral scheme has been suggested and is something I would love to work on soon too. I am in the process of upgrading the FAQs and will add a section for where the reminders are stored. It's quite simple really, they are stored in your browsers local storage.
DarwinMailApp 8y ago
Thank you so very much for the interest! You are exactly right there! It's about 30% cheaper to purchase the yearly plan and it has all of the same features. https://www.darwinmail.app/#pricing https://www.darwinmail.app/#pricing Do you think there is a need for two plan? (with one of better value like on DarwinMail) or Maybe two different tiers with different features and pricing? What are your thoughts?
- shafyy 8y ago
  Calling the monthly and yearly pricing different tiers is confusing and not customary. I would just call it Pro and then say "$2/month (yearly, or 3$/month monthly)" or something like that. Check out some other SaaS pricing pages on how they do it :-) If you want to simplify, you can also just offer the monthly billing option for now, as the $1 difference is not that big anyways and it's less confusing for folks (in general, the less decisions a user needs to make before purchasing the higher the conversion rate). Good luck, I'll keep on eye on it. For me, a mobile app is a must to switch.
  - DarwinMailApp 8y ago
    You are so right. Spot on in fact. Thank you for the tip. I will change that asap. It's too confusing. Sorry, but there should be a difference of $22 to purchase the yearly plan (which saves $11 - oh I see you meant to type $11 not $1). Yes, perhaps it's not that much of a difference, but it can add up :) As regards the mobile app, Darwin Mail is currently mobile responsive to it looks and works great on your tablet or mobile. I know it's not the same though. May I ask, why do you prefer a native app over a responsive web app?
    - mcintyre1994 8y ago
      > May I ask, why do you prefer a native app over a responsive web app? Personally: notifications with quick actions, and face ID authentication are both benefits of a native app.
      - 8y ago

Nice, I'll definitely check this out! Am I right in thinking your paid plans are both exactly the same, just one's paid monthly and one annually?

Vinnl 8y ago

Either they're A/B testing the pricing or they've already fixed it: I see $3/month, $25/year.

DarwinMailApp 8y ago
You are spot on! Thanks for helping a fellow hacker out ;) Do you think the price point is fair?
- Vinnl 8y ago
  I'm unfortunately a little hesitant to give a new and unproven player access to all my email, so I'm a bit hesitant to try it right now - sorry. That said, I think the pricing is reasonable. I might suggest a free trial of the pro features for people who e.g. already enter their credit card details (to lower the barrier of converting to a paid account later), or who refer others. One thing that I'd also like the landing page to clarify: where are reminders stored? Email of course is still on Google's servers, but given that reminders are not present in Gmail, that's an open question.
  - DarwinMailApp 8y ago
    No problem at all. It's your Gmail account and you have the right to do with it whatever you want. In time and after much improvements I hope to earn your trust. A free trial is a good idea. I will set that up soon. Also, a referral scheme has been suggested and is something I would love to work on soon too. I am in the process of upgrading the FAQs and will add a section for where the reminders are stored. It's quite simple really, they are stored in your browsers local storage.

DarwinMailApp 8y ago

Thank you so very much for the interest! You are exactly right there! It's about 30% cheaper to purchase the yearly plan and it has all of the same features. https://www.darwinmail.app/#pricing https://www.darwinmail.app/#pricing Do you think there is a need for two plan? (with one of better value like on DarwinMail) or Maybe two different tiers with different features and pricing? What are your thoughts?

shafyy 8y ago
Calling the monthly and yearly pricing different tiers is confusing and not customary. I would just call it Pro and then say "$2/month (yearly, or 3$/month monthly)" or something like that. Check out some other SaaS pricing pages on how they do it :-) If you want to simplify, you can also just offer the monthly billing option for now, as the $1 difference is not that big anyways and it's less confusing for folks (in general, the less decisions a user needs to make before purchasing the higher the conversion rate). Good luck, I'll keep on eye on it. For me, a mobile app is a must to switch.
- DarwinMailApp 8y ago
  You are so right. Spot on in fact. Thank you for the tip. I will change that asap. It's too confusing. Sorry, but there should be a difference of $22 to purchase the yearly plan (which saves $11 - oh I see you meant to type $11 not $1). Yes, perhaps it's not that much of a difference, but it can add up :) As regards the mobile app, Darwin Mail is currently mobile responsive to it looks and works great on your tablet or mobile. I know it's not the same though. May I ask, why do you prefer a native app over a responsive web app?
  - mcintyre1994 8y ago
    > May I ask, why do you prefer a native app over a responsive web app? Personally: notifications with quick actions, and face ID authentication are both benefits of a native app.
    - 8y ago