I do suggest if you have the .60 cents you subscribe to living Blindfully plus and listen to the podcast. I do think the Voicedream cares and values our feedback. From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Grant Hardy Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2024 12:55 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Please submit feedback to Apple about Voice Dream Reader Hello Sieghard, Developer guideline 3.1.2(a) Permissible uses, states, in part: If you are changing your existing app to a subscription-based business model, you should not take away the primary functionality existing users have already paid for. For example, let customers who have already purchased a “full game unlock” continue to access the full game after you introduce a subscription model for new customers. Source: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ Do you not think this applies? If not, what would stop me from selling you an app for $99 then a couple months later stating that I am disabling your purchase and switching to a subscription-only model? Are all perpetual purchases subject to being disabled then? There is also a guideline about undocumented functionality not being permitted. The notice that the app is switching to a subscription-only model starting May 1st arrived after installing an update, and that caveat was not mentioned as a "feature" for that update. Thus, I think that guideline may apply as well. Thanks,functionality:
Grant Hardy On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 4:46 PM Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I highly doubt it violates any Apple rules, if a developer decides to increase the price for their app or to charge something for a previously free app or to switch to a subscription model then that is entirely their decision. From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Grant Hardy Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 10:17 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Please submit feedback to Apple about Voice Dream Reader Hey guys, If you search for Voice Dream Reader on the App Store, open the page for the app, and scroll down, there is an option to "report a problem". Please consider reporting what the developer is doing to Apple. I am not sure if it violates any developer guidelines, but it sure seems like it would: selling lifetime licenses with agreed upon terms and then disabling them. The nature of how the update was released also didn't give users any warning or opt-out, as the new deadline wasn't mentioned in the release notes. I think Apple uses these for internal purposes, and if enough people file reports then they may act upon it. I would also recommend leaving a review of the app and mentioning the upcoming disabling of previously purchased licenses, and how the update was handled. I absolutely do not have a problem with developers going the subscription route, charging for new features and updates, or raising prices. It's a tough world out there. But I do have serious concerns about pushing out an update that disables previously purchased licenses from continuing to work at all and not mentioning that this would happen in the release notes. I would imagine this will impact many schools and other educational institutions as well who will rely on having access to this app at least for the remainder of the school year. 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