Haven't used the app recently so can't compare them. But there is the question of user vs developer incentives that even if not applicable today, will always be

Haven't used the app recently so can't compare them. But there is the question of user vs developer incentives that even if not applicable today, will always be there. As another example, I hate how I cannot mute Stories in Instagram, and videos don't show a progress bar. But I have no legitimate third party app to help with this and as a consequence I limit my use of it. For the API I think only someone with access to Reddit data can answer that. They likely have internal reports about why they chose this price point - that would be the starting point for any conversation I think. One example - if app users are highly motivated and produce a lot of content and engagement for the remaining (ad-viewing) users to interact with, then free might be the sensible price. But I have no idea if this is the case. Being able to design a pricing scheme is not really a prerequisite for being unhappy with things changing anyway, feedback is important.