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Wow, a free Mac app. I just recently bought a MacBook and I discovered that even for the most basic ones which are free on Windows and Linux, you have to pay.

shikshake 3y ago
There are plenty of free mac apps, most just aren’t on the official Mac App Store because it requires a paid license. I use mac exclusively and I pretty much only use free productivity and development apps.
- DeathArrow 3y ago
  Perhaps. But while on other systems people use mostly free apps, on macs people use mostly payed apps.
  - ostensible 3y ago
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  - wingerlang 3y ago
    What are some apps with basic functionality where you could not find a free alternative on macOS? In my experience there is always a free alternative.
sanity31415 3y ago
All the functionality of the current app will remain free, so you can try it without worrying about a bait-and-switch. Note also that the app has full task import/export to CSV, so there is no lock-in. Your todo app should not cause you stress. To pay the bills we plan to offer a paid service that will provide cloud backup and cross-device synchronization, but that's a few months away. I'd appreciate any feedback on this as a revenue stream.
- tigroferoce 3y ago
  I (and I think many people here) would be more than happy to pay a reasonable price for a reasonable product (haven’t tried yet this, but I think anything between 2$ and 10$ would be fine). I know that software is not free to build, so I don’t expect it’s free to use. If you want to keep the product free, you can always add a Donate me button, to let people show their appreciation. Kudos to you for letting us know what is the way you expect to make money. I try to never use software or services where the “making money” part is not clear. I wouldn’t probably pay for a service, but I might be happy to pay a one time fee for a function that dumps the todo file (I understand it’s a csv) every time there is an update so I can integrate that on some other workflow (like committing to git, or importing into obsidian). Another thing I might pay for is a iPhone app so I can mark todos completed on the go, but it’s probably very difficult to to a always on window there.
  - sanity31415 3y ago
    > I wouldn’t probably pay for a service, but I might be happy to pay a one time fee for a function that dumps the todo file (I understand it’s a csv) every time there is an update so I can integrate that on some other workflow (like committing to git, or importing into obsidian). Yes, it seems there is a strong preference for a one-time purchase over a subscription, so I'll definitely give that serious consideration as we figure out our business model. My prototype for NowDo (which ran on i3/linux) uses Notion as a back-end. > Another thing I might pay for is a iPhone app so I can mark todos completed on the go, but it’s probably very difficult to to a always on window there. I think iphones now support widgets, similar to Android - so I think we can do something similar to NowDo's always-on-top. Iphone and Android versions are on our roadmap.
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shikshake 3y ago

There are plenty of free mac apps, most just aren’t on the official Mac App Store because it requires a paid license. I use mac exclusively and I pretty much only use free productivity and development apps.

DeathArrow 3y ago
Perhaps. But while on other systems people use mostly free apps, on macs people use mostly payed apps.
- ostensible 3y ago
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- wingerlang 3y ago
  What are some apps with basic functionality where you could not find a free alternative on macOS? In my experience there is always a free alternative.

sanity31415 3y ago

All the functionality of the current app will remain free, so you can try it without worrying about a bait-and-switch. Note also that the app has full task import/export to CSV, so there is no lock-in. Your todo app should not cause you stress. To pay the bills we plan to offer a paid service that will provide cloud backup and cross-device synchronization, but that's a few months away. I'd appreciate any feedback on this as a revenue stream.

tigroferoce 3y ago
I (and I think many people here) would be more than happy to pay a reasonable price for a reasonable product (haven’t tried yet this, but I think anything between 2$ and 10$ would be fine). I know that software is not free to build, so I don’t expect it’s free to use. If you want to keep the product free, you can always add a Donate me button, to let people show their appreciation. Kudos to you for letting us know what is the way you expect to make money. I try to never use software or services where the “making money” part is not clear. I wouldn’t probably pay for a service, but I might be happy to pay a one time fee for a function that dumps the todo file (I understand it’s a csv) every time there is an update so I can integrate that on some other workflow (like committing to git, or importing into obsidian). Another thing I might pay for is a iPhone app so I can mark todos completed on the go, but it’s probably very difficult to to a always on window there.
- sanity31415 3y ago
  > I wouldn’t probably pay for a service, but I might be happy to pay a one time fee for a function that dumps the todo file (I understand it’s a csv) every time there is an update so I can integrate that on some other workflow (like committing to git, or importing into obsidian). Yes, it seems there is a strong preference for a one-time purchase over a subscription, so I'll definitely give that serious consideration as we figure out our business model. My prototype for NowDo (which ran on i3/linux) uses Notion as a back-end. > Another thing I might pay for is a iPhone app so I can mark todos completed on the go, but it’s probably very difficult to to a always on window there. I think iphones now support widgets, similar to Android - so I think we can do something similar to NowDo's always-on-top. Iphone and Android versions are on our roadmap.

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