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- Valutata 5 su 5di 全民三退解体中共邪教, 12 giorni fa
- Valutata 5 su 5di TyFighter, 4 anni faSecond Edit: I decided to give it 5 stars, simply because the developer seems like a really nice dude and I also want to see this extension succeed(I see other people giving one stars, so hopefully this can counteract that). I've also had another similar experience with PocketTube, and that is the same pricing as this. I didn't realize that there are many extensions out there that are this expensive. Unfortunately, I'm not willing to pay the subscription, as I can't justify the price for what it does. I hope that updating this to 5 stars helps however, as it is easily the best tab management extension.
Edit: Your right that the review was made with a lot of frustration. I am sorry for that. I've updated my review to three stars since your right, it's a good extension.
That being said, there is no way I am paying for it. I understand you think the pricing is fair and that their isn't much competition in this market(namely OneTab), but I don't understand where this price is coming from. As far as I can tell, you don't use servers, so unless their is some other major expense that I'm not counting for in upkeep, all of this(besides maybe the hosting cost of the website) goes straight to you. Don't get me wrong, I think you deserve money and have every right to charge for the extension, it's just that other apps I can justify the price of the subscription while with this I can't. I think it's way too much for the features that you are offering.
For example, TickTick allows me to save websites as a note using their extension as well as having an entire task manager on top of it, with calendar, focus, markdown, due dates, priority, tags, and attachments(that upload to the cloud). All of this data has to be stored on a server, and that isn't cheap. Yet they are charging the same price(for everything) that you are asking for in your basic model, which doesn't even include all of the features, while TickTick has a much greater upkeep cost per user. It's easy to understand why they charge that much. I just don't understand that price here.
The main reason I'm keeping a star is taking features that were once free and locking them behind a paywall. I don't think that's cool. I also think it's entirely fair to criticize software based on pricing models. It's like buying a cake for $40 dollars while there is a cake that isn't as good(but decent enough) for $10 dollars. It's fair to criticize the $40 dollar cake since the value is clearly lower.
I wish you luck, but I don't think many people are going to subscribe unless you lower prices. Right now I think this pricing model would only appeal to those that have "fuck you" money, and I am certainly not one of them.
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Sudden switch to subscription model is not appreciated in the slightest. I understand the developer wants to make money but the prices are absurd. $3 dollars a month is what I pay for TickTick, a task manager that has 100x more features and has a lot more employees then this single man operation. And that is just for basic, it's freaking $9 a month for the most expensive plan!! I don't believe there are any servers he/she has to run since it's using Firefox sync/local storage(if this money is going to servers, then the dev must have choose the most expensive servers on the planet). The pricing page is super scummy, as it seems like the free version has everything(just with limits) until you click the tiny little expand arrow at the bottom of the page. I don't mind the fact that the developer wants to make money off of this extension, and I wouldn't be this upset if the pricing wasn't so unfair. Really bummed too, as this was a great extension before this, but now STAY FAR AWAY!!Replica dello sviluppatore
pubblicato il 4 anni faSecond Edit (response to TyFighter's second edit):
Oh that was unexpected - thank you so much 🤗
So far, TabMerger has had more than 10 paying customers, so it seems like the model is acceptable to some - but I understand that it is not perfect and will adjust accordingly in the future. This is my first commercial project, so I try to learn and grow from any mistakes I make.
Thank you for your understanding!
Edit (response to TyFighter's edit):
Thank you for your re-evaluation, although I think 3 stars is low, it is at least much more representative than the 1 star review - much appreciated!
"That being said, there is no way I am paying for it. I understand you think the pricing is fair and that their isn't much competition in this market(namely OneTab), but I don't understand where this price is coming from."
I completely understand. Not everyone will want to purchase a subscription and that is okay with me. As I said, the Free tier was designed to allow most users the freedom to use TabMerger without the need to upgrade. I believe TabMerger offers many unique features (all put into one product) which other products like OneTab simply do not possess. The pricing is in part due to the amount of work that goes into these features and the fact that I am very responsive, take user feedback seriously to make improvements, and willing to help out anyone at any time. You are right, servers are not considered when assigning the pricing, it is simply what I think my product is worth.
"For example, TickTick allows me to save websites as a note using their extension as well as having an entire task manager on top of it, with calendar, focus, markdown, due dates, priority, tags, and attachments(that upload to the cloud)."
I, respectfully, think that you are comparing apples to oranges here. TickTick is a TASK manager, while TabMerger is a TAB manager. These products are vastly different in nature, although they both improve productivity. Each creator is different - in their case they chose to monetize in a different way than I did, but that doesn't mean that everyone has to follow suit.
"The main reason I'm keeping a star is taking features that were once free and locking them behind a paywall."
Sure, I see your point but, as I am sure you know by now, TabMerger is open source and each release is made public (which is also a major point over competitors as TabMerger undergoes much harsher scrutiny from the open source community in terms of both quality and security) - so you technically can still use previous versions but these will not receive updates in the future. Additionally, the features that were "paywalled" are extra conveniences that do not hinder TabMerger operations or most users' needs/productivity. Additionally, they were mainly disabled since the logic improvements (local & sync backup) made them no longer necessary - but an optional feature that you can opt into.
"I also think it's entirely fair to criticize software based on pricing models."
Fair enough, I can see where you come from.
"I wish you luck, but I don't think many people are going to subscribe unless you lower prices."
Thank you, I will see how the first month under subscriptions goes and adjust from there.
PS, would a 2 week free trial of the Standard Tier be useful to you? If so, please send me an email.
Original Response:
Sorry to hear that you are not happy with subscriptions, but lots of work and time goes into making TabMerger a great product and subscriptions provide a valid incentive to put in this work.
The pricing page does not obscure anything in the way that you described. The very first thing you see is that there is a difference between subscriptions. For example, Basic says "Everything in Free tier" as the first item, then lists some 3 items that are updated, then 3 more that are new for that tier. The same for other subscriptions. The table below is simply provided for extra details and since there is a lot of information there, it is collapsed at first. It just so happens that "it seems like the free version has everything(just with limits) until you click the tiny little expand arrow at the bottom of the page" since this is exactly half way down the table - this isn't meant to trick anyone!
I am all for constructive criticism but I think your comments were made out of frustration. In my opinion the pricing is very fair for the features offered and the guarantee from me that I will continue to improve TabMerger - nothing is free in this world unfortunately. That being said, the free tier still offers many valuable features that anyone can benefit from.
Please reconsider your 1 star rating as TabMerger definitely is not 1 star quality "this was a great extension". - Valutata 5 su 5di Bryce, 4 anni fa
- Valutata 5 su 5di t3pfaffe, 4 anni fa
- Valutata 5 su 5di Namsakhi, 4 anni faFound TabMerger really helpful in organizing several tabs according to specific customizable category, with cool colours, saving my time and memory.
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pubblicato il 4 anni faAwesome!
Thank you for the kind words. Glad you find TabMerger useful 😊 - Valutata 5 su 5di spamz, 4 anni faaesthetically it looks nice, and has a comfortable feel. there are clever implementations from within the "tab merger" tab itself, like changing the color and using the buttons to merge and add tabs. im assuming this is a new extension since there hasn't been that many downloads, so im sure there will be plenty of improvements as it matures.
so far my only gripe is the wasted space on either side of the screen. because its so compact it doesnt leave much space when naming the tab "group" . sometimes i use more than one word to label my groups, and it gets cut off. so i have to be creative and abbreviate, etc.
other than that bravo, i still give this 5 stars, its very clever, pleasant to use and look at and light on the "permissions".Replica dello sviluppatore
pubblicato il 4 anni faThank you very much for your honest feedback!
You are right, TabMerger is relatively new and will continue to integrate new features in future versions.
TabMerger is also open source (https://github.com/lbragile/TabMerger) now and building a great community, so any input/suggestions that users provide can be looked at seriously and added promptly.
Stay tuned for User Interface updates (addressing your valid point).
Happy new year! 😊 - Valutata 5 su 5di Swastik, 4 anni fa