“I didn’t want to subscribe to a full blown game.”
ruroma, on news.ycombinator.com ↗
You already paid for the smart trainer. The riding game wants a subscription on top. This sets the resistance from your browser for nothing.
Kegel apps slip an upsell in between reps. This one counts your holds in a browser tab and asks for nothing, your data included.
“Most of what’s currently out there seems to involve upsells and/or data collection.”
Acrobat wants $14.99 a month to fix one typo. FreePDF Editor fixes it in your browser and never asks for a card.
“Most online PDF editors demand a subscription after one or two edits.”
remove.bg capped your export resolution and then moved into Canva. RMBG cuts out backgrounds in your browser at full size, no credits.
“The only caveats for me were the export resolution limits and a privacy factor, that is, my images got uploaded to their servers.”
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