The problem is that many people, even in developer circles like here on HN, are still very negative when it comes to subscriptions. It's always going to be tha

The problem is that many people, even in developer circles like here on HN, are still very negative when it comes to subscriptions. It's always going to be that way, and that's okay. It's still the right move for professional iOS tools to move to a subscription model. Some fraction of your user base will complain and refuse to subscribe. But if you actually make a good tool, you will fairly quickly see an increase in revenue, which lets you invest more in making a good product. A bunch of people will periodically complain on HN that they don't like subscriptions and it's not too hard to just ignore that and move on. Don't look at 10 people complaining on HN and conclude "this must not be the best business model".