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I use PhotoSync on all my devices and all my family members' devices. I've bought it about 10 times and I'm pretty happy with how it works. There are 2 big fe

I use PhotoSync on all my devices and all my family members' devices. I've bought it about 10 times and I'm pretty happy with how it works. There are 2 big features: 1. It syncs to my Nextcloud server which I control. No one can take it away from me. 2. It's not subscription based, so buying it for my parents, siblings, etc. is practical since I'm not saddling them with a subscription they don't want or need. I think a PhotoSync competitor that's more opinionated (ex: Nextcloud only) with a simpler UI could do well. This Photo Vault app isn't it, at least not for me. I'm not going to pay forever (via subscription) to get less control of my data. No thanks. I've spent hundreds of dollars buying apps for family members, but I won't spend a penny on anything subscription based. For example, I used to buy Enpass for everyone I know. Then they switched to a subscription model and have gotten $0 from me since.

smartbit 5y ago
> For example, I used to buy Enpass for everyone I know. Then they switched to a subscription model and have gotten $0 from me since. Enpass has a one-time Personal lifetime license for ~$70, see https://www.enpass.io/pricing/ https://www.enpass.io/pricing/. This is not subscription based, please explain why you don’t like it?
- donmcronald 5y ago
  I don't think it's a $70 product. They increased the price by 10x when they switched to subscriptions and I think the product is actually getting worse. I've had problems with bugs that have been present for years and now that it has a subscription option they need to justify the ongoing cost and that gets done by adding features that I don't need or care about. I have several pieces of software that are the same. As soon as there's a subscription model introduced the software turns into bloated trash even for the lifetime licenses.

smartbit 5y ago

> For example, I used to buy Enpass for everyone I know. Then they switched to a subscription model and have gotten $0 from me since. Enpass has a one-time Personal lifetime license for ~$70, see https://www.enpass.io/pricing/ https://www.enpass.io/pricing/. This is not subscription based, please explain why you don’t like it?

donmcronald 5y ago
I don't think it's a $70 product. They increased the price by 10x when they switched to subscriptions and I think the product is actually getting worse. I've had problems with bugs that have been present for years and now that it has a subscription option they need to justify the ongoing cost and that gets done by adding features that I don't need or care about. I have several pieces of software that are the same. As soon as there's a subscription model introduced the software turns into bloated trash even for the lifetime licenses.