Users are tired of paying monthly for everything. This pattern appears across 132 different app categories in our analysis of 156,000+ negative App Store reviews.
Transition to subscription model
"Used to love it now it’s a waste — When I first downloaded the app I had access to all the sounds..."
Paywall after limited use
"Used it one day free. Next day needed to pay to use it."
Aggressive paywall tactics
"You have to pay money just to start and if you don’t wanna pay, you can’t use the app."
Monetization and Paywalls
"Everything is behind a paywall- even stuff that used to be free"
Paywall for all features
"You can't do anything on this app without having to pay for a subscription, do not recommend!"
Subscription model dissatisfaction
"I originally bought this app for $7.99 roughly 10 years ago but now I am required to pay a monthly fee."
Mandatory subscription after setup
"You are forced to buy a subscription for 95 to 15 dollars."
Subscription model introduced for previously paid apps
"Used to be great - now it’s paywalled. I used to love Forest because you paid once and had access to everything."
Subscription paywall issues
"You can’t even use the app without paying $288 a year until after you download it."
Subscription model and limited free features
"Used to be great but now limited to three entries per day unless you pay."
Misleading pricing and subscriptions
"When I subscribed to this app I was under the impression it was $6.99 a year, not $6.99 a month and now I’m getting a monthly charge I wasn’t even aware of."
High subscription costs
"I don’t want to have a subscription of 100.a year or 13 dollars a month."
Paywalls for basic features
"You have to pay $12 a week just to see your messages… do yourself a favor and join literally any other app."
Subscription model dissatisfaction
"'Subscription model is ridiculous for a file manager app'"
Content locked behind paywalls
"You can literally make TWO things. Two. You have to pay money on a ‘free’ game to be able to play the game."
Subscription paywalls for basic features
"This app was good before y’all paywalled every feature."
Excessive Paywalls
"Everything is paywalled. $10 a month is crazy for coloring pages. Don’t recommend."
Mandatory subscription/paywall
"You have to pay to use the app whatsoever."
High cost and subscription model
"This app is a SCAM to even READ you need to pay 13 dollars a MONTH."
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