First, a quick update. They wrote back to me and said that they do plan to offer a monthly subscription in the future. And for more confusion, they said that if I wanted to continue to use the current app, to turn off automatic updates. So I don't understand conxactly what won't work after May 1.
Now for the email I received, with my get started button edited out. After this email, I will attempt to copy what happens after I tap the get started button. To our long-term customers, We hope you’re enjoying everything Voice Dream has to offer. Thank you so much for your support over the past few years. To keep improving the app, we’re switching everyone to subscription pricing on May 1, 2024. From then on, premium features, including uploading new documents, will require a subscription. This was a difficult decision. Here’s why we believe it’s the right one — Continue shipping improvements In the past year we've shipped dozens of improvements, including: Canvas customization Customizable margins Notes exporting Synced iOS and MacOS apps Integration with OneDrive Dozens of bug fixes In the next year we’re growing the team, adding better voices, integrating with Kindle, and building other features requested by readers like you. Support ongoing costs of business Many of our most beloved features — unlimited listening, the full voice library, access to both iOS and MacOS apps — come with recurring costs. Subscriptions align better with the long-term cost of maintenance for each account. Invest in the next generation of readers We provide free Voice Dream accounts to the students and school districts who need them most. We will always do this, and we appreciate your help in making it possible. Now for the good news. Voice Dream’s annual subscription is half the cost of any similar-quality app — It’s about as much as a cup of coffee per month — and you’ll get it at 25% off for life, plus the next two weeks free. after the get started button. And now, Voice Dream Reader Premium #1 AI Text To Speech App $59.99 / year after 14 days free Subtotal $59.99 Tax Enter address to calculate Total after trial $59.99 Total due today $0.00 Sent from Arnold's iPhone S E 3 On Mar 26, 2024, at 2:38 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: Arnold, could you share that email, or at least the contents of it? Richard, USA "It's no great honor to be blind, but it's more than a nuisance and less than a disaster. Either you're going to fight like hell when your sight fails or you're going to stand on the sidelines for the rest of your life." -- Dr. Margaret Rockwell Phanstiehl Founder of Audio Description (1932-2009) My web site: https://www.turner42.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Arnold Schmidt Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 11:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Has Anybody Updated to Voice Dream Premium? When I got the email today and read through it, it seems that Voice Dream Premium is perhaps more than we have now. I don't know if that is just advertising, or is it really more than we have now. But my big question is, when I tap the get started button, I notice that I seem to be buying my subscription directly from them, rather than through the app store. So I wonder, is Voice Dream Premium not only a completely different program than we now have, but will be downloaded directly from them? Thanks for any information. Arnold Schmidt Sent from Arnold's iPhone S E 3 -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. 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