I'm with you, if something is just an app (so not a service that requires a serverside component to be maintained), and doesn't have a lifetime unlock option -

I'm with you, if something is just an app (so not a service that requires a serverside component to be maintained), and doesn't have a lifetime unlock option - I won't use it. I have money, but don't have the mental overhead to keep track of subscriptions, my usage of subscription apps, and I hate having it constantly on the back of my mind. I want to purchase something, and then not think about the monetary cost of it ever again while still having the peace of mind that the thing I purchased will be usable with the featureset at the time of my purchase as long as the OS allows it. I have a lot of apps that I use now and then. Some had major upgrades that I may or may not need (like Reeder). If I like the new version, I'll re-purchase it. Reading through the comments here, it looks like we're the minority, but I'm glad that there are still people and devs thinking like us, so there are luckily always one-off purchase alternatives to popular apps.