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I have a consumer Android app, an expense tracker that stores everything on the phone. No backend, no accounts, so my running cost per user is basically zero. Current pricing: a free tier that is a complete basic tracker, then Premium at 3.99 a month, 19.99 a year, or 49.99 one-time lifetime. First paying user came in this month and chose monthly. My question: with no server bill to justify a recurring charge, is a subscription even the honest model here? Part of me thinks lifetime should be the headline and the subscription the fallback. The other part knows recurring revenue is what keeps a solo project alive. If you have sold to consumers, which did you lead with and what happened to conversion when you changed it? Did a lifetime option cannibalise subscriptions or bring in people who would never subscribe?I have a consumer Android app, an expense tracker that stores everything on the phone. No backend, no accounts, so my running cost per user is basically zero. Current pricing: a free tier that is a complete basic tracker, then Premium at 3.99 a month, 19.99 a year, or 49.99 one-time lifetime. First paying user came in this month and chose monthly. My question: with no server bill to justify a recurring charge, is a subscription even the honest model here? Part of me thinks lifetime should be the headline and the subscription the fallback. The other part knows recurring revenue is what keeps a solo project alive. If you have sold to consumers, which did you lead with and what happened to conversion when you changed it? Did a lifetime option cannibalise subscriptions or bring in people who would never subscribe?I have a consumer Android app, an expense tracker that stores everything on the phone. No backend, no accounts, so my running cost per user is basically zero. Current pricing: a free tier that is a complete basic tracker, then Premium at 3.99 a month, 19.99 a year, or 49.99 one-time lifetime. First paying user came in this month and chose monthly. My question: with no server bill to justify a recurring charge, is a subscription even the honest model here? Part of me thinks lifetime should be the headline and the subscription the fallback. The other part knows recurring revenue is what keeps a solo project alive. If you have sold to consumers, which did you lead with and what happened to conversion when you changed it? Did a lifetime option cannibalise subscriptions or bring in people who would never subscribe?I have a consumer Android app, an expense tracker that stores everything on the phone. No backend, no accounts, so my running cost per user is basically zero. Current pricing: a free tier that is a complete basic tracker, then Premium at 3.99 a month, 19.99 a year, or 49.99 one-time lifetime. First paying user came in this month and chose monthly. My question: with no server bill to justify a recurring charge, is a subscription even the honest model here? Part of me thinks lifetime should be the headline and the subscription the fa

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