“The problem is that the best features are usually locked behind a paywall or a subscription, and buying every app would cost far more than I was willing to spend.”
Rejwan Shafi, on github.com ↗
Every handwriting app keeps its best pen behind a subscription. RejBoard collected all the good features into one notebook and forgot to charge for any of them.
Superhuman charges $30 a month to make Gmail fast. Attn does it from your own laptop for nothing.
“I wanted Superhuman-like private Gmail client without the subscription, so I built one.”
Bookmark managers charge monthly to sync your own links. Linkit adds AI summaries and syncs them for free.
“Unlike competing tools that gate cross-device sync, full-text search, or backups behind monthly subscriptions, Linkit's cloud sync is 100% free with zero paywalls.”
Portfolio planning suites bill $50 to $100 per head per month. resourcedeck plans the people and the budgets on your desktop for zero per head.
“Enterprise resource planning tools charge $50 to $100 per user per month while locking your strategic plans inside proprietary clouds.”
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