I’m usually against subscription services, but there are a few I use that I think provide enough value to justify the cost. Are there subscriptions you think are worth the money for you?
I don’t subscribe to much as I try to avoid subscriptions
Bit warden subbed as soon as last pass went to shit Duolingo been studying Spanish every day Crunchyroll anime High-dive anime not on Crunchyroll
Mailbox.org
Real-Debrid+Stremio
Humble bundle
Mullvad VPN- Mullvad
- Addy.io
- A TV EPG provider so i can set my HTPC USB receivers to record stuff each week for the family (1. It details for specific channels new series/new episodes for the week aired between certain times of day which websites dont seem to do 2. Its cheaper & far more efficient than a TV mag/newspaper 3. Its extremely cheap so great value)
- I donate to some open source projects/devs when I find I’m using a product regularly
Surprising this thread is so positive so I’ll share mine I’ve gotten downvoted for before:
Discord Nitro.I use it a lot as I’m active in a bunch of servers. I don’t even pay for the expensive one, just the $3/month one and it’s TOTALLY worth being able to make emojis of my cat and annoy people with them, here are my favorited and frequently used emojis:
This is a better ad for Nitro than I’ve ever seen from Discord haha.
I donate about $5/month to a bunch of nonprofits that I benefit from.
- Debian project
- openbsd project
- wikimedia foundation
- EFF
- Internet Archive
My career wouldn’t exist without these folks, so it’s the least I can do.
I have 1% of my income that goes to open source projects
The most righteous tithing.
Great selection. I feel if you have the means to do so, drop a few dollars their way each month. You’ll likely spend more on a night out drinking anyway 😜.
At the risk of being crucified, YouTube Premium.
I got Yt premium as a side effect of the Google one thing. I don’t necessarily need the extra space I got the Google one thing for, but I’ll probably keep it because I’m too lazy to clear out my storage and the side perks like Yt premium are probably worth more than I’m spending on one.
I like having no commercials on something by legitimate means, and unlike most streaming services, the content stays there once it’s there. For the hours we use it, it’s still a hell of a deal.
I adblock and sail the seas, but Premium gives what it promises without any real hassle. We use it way more than we used Netflix or Disney+.
I watch a lot of YouTube videos and hate ads. It’s a pretty good value.
I do also have Spotify, because I had it way before YouTube Premium and all my playlists are there. For how much I listen and discover, also a pretty good value.
Same, I have the Family tier and it just makes sense. At 23/month if all 5 slots are filled it works out too $4.60/month/person.
No ads AND no hassle with this and that instance going down or that app being blocked or browser shannigans
Same here. I’m mostly paying because at least some of the money goes to creators, and I don’t want to have to constantly be fighting with the adblocker stuff. I watch a lot of youtube (perhaps more than is healthy) and realistically it does cost Google money to host it.
This is mine too. I use the hell out of it and YouTube music that comes with it. If we look at $/hr, then this is a no-brainer for me.
Same here. I use YouTube a lot so it’s nice to have no ads, and the inclusion of YouTube Music is great and I’ve switched from Spotify because of it.
Someones’ gotta pay for it 💅
Technically, none.
But I do regularly buy gift cards for my self to get Geoguessr, I just refuse the whole subscription model.
If companies offered a one year pass without a subscription attached I believe they would have more customers.
They could even make it a few € more expensive than the normal subscription price for that period and I believe it would work fine.
A few weeks ago I found that you can get a lifetime pass for Nebula and Curiosity Stream for a resonable cost (a few hundred USD IIRC) and I am seriously considering it.
- meat delivery service. Organic butcher sends me meat everyweek
Bitwarden.
Annual donation to KDE Foundation.
Donations to a number of my podcast hosts.
Premiumize.
Upvote for bitwarden. I love that service.
I especially love that you can host it yourself if you want. I don’t do that right now, but I did in the past for a work thing. It’s great.
I know this is the “wrong answer,” but YouTube. I watch it a lot, and mostly on my PS in the evenings. If I only watched it in my phone or PC, I wouldn’t bother.
I also pay for Spotify for my mom and I, and ProtonVPN/Mail for myself. Oh, and PS+, which I still think is bullshit. 🙄
It’s only a ‘wrong answer’ because people here downvote on an ideological basis. If it works for you, then it’s okay 👍
- Tidal ($5.82/month student), like my HiFi music, even if it’s indistinguishable on most of the speakers I use
- Nebula ($2.50/month), mostly the same shit as on YouTube but as-free (without adblock) and usually a bit early access
- PIA (~$2.33/month), avoids a Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+, Discovery +, Paramount+, you get the gist+ subscription. You had a good thing going but you got greedy and fucked it
- Recurring donation to Lemmy dev ($5/month), despite any of the devs political views, I appreciate the service and continued support of the software and recognize that dev isn’t free,though I do need to sit down and set one up for my instance as well as my mastodon & pixelfed instances.
Some of these are yearly but reduced to monthly for ease of viewing
Hulu. Best collection of shows for me, right now.
Spotify. I listen to music constantly, it’s a necessity.
Libro.fm for audiobooks, and supporting my local book store.
My gym membership (lumping Zwift in there too). I exercise a lot, like 15+ hours per week. These are part of my chosen lifestyle.
Opensnow. The only phone app I pay for. It’s a weather app but better if you’re a skier/snowboarder.
RuneScape. I love OSRS and I enjoy playing in my downtime. I’m an adult, I can do what I want.
osrs is the best
Just web hosting.
Bring in the downvotes, but Spotify. I listen to music several hours a day, both old and new and it helps me discover lots of new music and even genres. For me personally, that’s worth the money.
I feel the same. I like not having commercials in my music and being able to listen to a wide variety.
Also offline mode and list syncing. I would die on long flights if I didn’t have music to listen to and my tastes change frequently.
Same, I think it’s worth it. I rarely listen to the radio, so I get to discover new music with them. And the offline play saves on data when I’m just going around the corner or something.
Protonmail, MullvadVPN
