Update from DBrady, creator of Relay for Reddit (not me!):

Update: Relay will continue to operate from July 1st. It will be moving to a subscription model in the coming weeks but, for now, it’s available for everyone to use free of charge and ad-free!

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay in updating everyone on the future of Relay. It’s taken until now for me to work things out.

For the time being, Relay is going to be free for everyone to use (this means no fees and no ads) while i continue optimising API calls and finalising subscription prices. I’m working hard to get call volumes down and i’ll try my best to hit as low a price point as possible, at least for a base tier that covers 85-90% of users. At the higher end of usage it’s looking like i’ll need to implement a few different price points but this is still something i need to figure out. I’ll let you know when i do.

Thanks again for all the incredible messages over the last week. I’ve seen them all and they really mean a lot - knowing how long some people have been using Relay for is amazing. For anyone moving on from here, thanks for supporting Relay over the last 12 years - i’m forever grateful.

Relay Pro (should now be free to use): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=reddit.news

Relay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2sTb4GzEz4

Cheers,

Dave

  • @wmrch@lemmy.world
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    11 year ago

    Thanks for this well-written roundup of what’s going on. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. I just hope the dev doesn’t rack up debt in the time the app is free…

    • MentalEdge
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      51 year ago

      It does seem like Reddit is giving these apps some rope to hang on to… Whether they’ll hang in the bad way remains to be seen.

      The instant removal of ads is definitely coming from Reddit. Reddit is already putting on the screws, in a way, preventing these devs from making any ad-revenue in the interrim.

      Until the subscription option actually becomes available, the devs will have NO source of income.