I love PolarHabits, and upgraded to premium because I appreciate it so much, not because I needed the extra features although I may use them.
I'm probably not the average user, and not sure if people are willing to pay, but the best way to find out is try.
I really think that the real money/solution is a sort of while label version that you can offer or partner with course and challenge creators/coaches. I'd love if I ran a challenge for 30 days based on 4-5 different habits for my clients/audience to be able to track it and share what they have done, and that I as the owner of the challenge can see statistics on the success rate of the challenge as a group and at an individual level.
Not sure that's a path you want to go down, but that's my 2 cents :)
Hi Merott! Just an idea: restrict habits should you like, but we should reflect the paying capability of the user. Keep in mind that especially for productivity products, a lot of people who really need them can't pay for them.
I like Reflection.app's model - they require Premium for stuff like syncing and extra features, but grant it free if they feel you have reasonable need while you can't pay for it. Nothing fancy, just one textbox of an application asking users to explain why they can't pay for the service.
Thank you for this wonderful idea and the courage to build a niche product! BTW, do you think streaks are always useless? I've been using polar habits for all my habits now, but I'm concerned that I'm being too lenient with myself because yk, it's just momentum and it bounces back. Are there some habits you think streaks are better for? Or maybe some number of habits you should have streaks for?
Are you able to see your users statistics? i.e. average habits per active user, then see what that is and put a limit on the free plan above that. Then you'll make sure most people are happy and if there are getting good use out of your product then they'll have to donate a small sum, or maybe do it so you can add an extra habit for $1 a month after 5 or so. Food for thought! good read btw, well done
Is there a way to grandfather current free users to what they have but limit new users to maybe 5 free habits? Telephone companies do this all the time. Change plan basics to get new customers but allow someone with an older plan to stay put. If they want a change they lose the grandfathered plan but gain new features.
Hi just came across your app and really like the look of it. My 2 cents: I know you don’t have apps yet and this might make more sense for mobile apps, but would charging a one time fee not work. For instance, I’m a Streaks iOS user and this is a one time fee of about $5. The developers informed me they have no plans to change from this soon. Streaks is quite popular on the App Store. They have the TestFlight version (free) linked on their Twitter page so people can trial it. With only a one time fee for the proper app, I could envision that current free users would be transformed into paid up users.
I love PolarHabits, and upgraded to premium because I appreciate it so much, not because I needed the extra features although I may use them.
I'm probably not the average user, and not sure if people are willing to pay, but the best way to find out is try.
I really think that the real money/solution is a sort of while label version that you can offer or partner with course and challenge creators/coaches. I'd love if I ran a challenge for 30 days based on 4-5 different habits for my clients/audience to be able to track it and share what they have done, and that I as the owner of the challenge can see statistics on the success rate of the challenge as a group and at an individual level.
Not sure that's a path you want to go down, but that's my 2 cents :)
Hi Merott! Just an idea: restrict habits should you like, but we should reflect the paying capability of the user. Keep in mind that especially for productivity products, a lot of people who really need them can't pay for them.
I like Reflection.app's model - they require Premium for stuff like syncing and extra features, but grant it free if they feel you have reasonable need while you can't pay for it. Nothing fancy, just one textbox of an application asking users to explain why they can't pay for the service.
Thank you for this wonderful idea and the courage to build a niche product! BTW, do you think streaks are always useless? I've been using polar habits for all my habits now, but I'm concerned that I'm being too lenient with myself because yk, it's just momentum and it bounces back. Are there some habits you think streaks are better for? Or maybe some number of habits you should have streaks for?
Are you able to see your users statistics? i.e. average habits per active user, then see what that is and put a limit on the free plan above that. Then you'll make sure most people are happy and if there are getting good use out of your product then they'll have to donate a small sum, or maybe do it so you can add an extra habit for $1 a month after 5 or so. Food for thought! good read btw, well done
Is there a way to grandfather current free users to what they have but limit new users to maybe 5 free habits? Telephone companies do this all the time. Change plan basics to get new customers but allow someone with an older plan to stay put. If they want a change they lose the grandfathered plan but gain new features.
Hi just came across your app and really like the look of it. My 2 cents: I know you don’t have apps yet and this might make more sense for mobile apps, but would charging a one time fee not work. For instance, I’m a Streaks iOS user and this is a one time fee of about $5. The developers informed me they have no plans to change from this soon. Streaks is quite popular on the App Store. They have the TestFlight version (free) linked on their Twitter page so people can trial it. With only a one time fee for the proper app, I could envision that current free users would be transformed into paid up users.