$52,000 From A Mac App With No Subscription

📝 Sergey Nazarov writes that his Mac screen recorder (Screen Charm) passed $50,000 in sales.

The app tidies up your recordings automatically and costs $79 one time.

A competitor, Screen Studio, scrapped its one-time licence and charges $9 a month.

That was Sergey’s opportunity…

i’ve been offering a huge discount on the LTD price. it worked well as people annoyed by subscriptions that many of my competitors are offering.

Sergey opened at €29.90, less than half what he charges today.

TrustMRR shows his total revenue has now surpassed $52K 👀

He built the app on evenings and weekends while working a day job.

Which subscription annoys you enough that you’d pay once to be rid of it? 🤔

Try vibe-coding an alternative and offer customers a lifetime deal instead of a monthly subscription.

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