đ itâs a small dev, who got shut out of the previous customer base theyâd built up, and now has to rebuild with fewer customers (and fewer potential customers at least short term).
If your job lost 70% of its customers, I bet youâd be begging your boss to raise prices to avoid a 70% pay cut.
Itâs not a money grab. It drives me crazy how much stuff people say is a âmoney grabâ, âtheftâ, âa scamâ, âpredatoryâ, etc. Asking for money isnât malicious, neither is asking for more money than you personally think is reasonable/makes sense for your finances, and neither is offering a freemium ad supported app (which is better than nothing if youâre not willing to pay with money).
Edit: and sorry if that sounds overly aggressive, but you definitely struck a nerve/peeve as of late. It just seems like everyone wants to be as dramatic as possible lately.