Lifetimes deals and free promos are reshaping how indie developers win early traction on Mac and iOS. Five recent promos put a bold bet on 'forever access' delivered through a time window.
Baby Tracker offers 2 weeks of free access, and anyone who grabs it then keeps lifetime access valued at $39.99. [1]
Coconut Baby runs a Halloween promo that gives lifetime access to all premium features. Track pregnancy and share milestones. [2]
ClipNest flips the price from $39.99 to $4.99 for 24 hours as a lifetime offer. The thread also flags privacy concerns around clipboard data; the developer says, "No, we do not collect your data." [3]
Spot Fallacy slashes its lifetime plan from $49.99 to $0.99 until Nov 1. [4]
Week Number Widgets is a simple, free app released to help figure out which week a sprint or deadline falls on. Data not collected, some comments note. [5]
Bottom line: these moves can turbocharge early adoption and word-of-mouth, but they also risk setting a low monetization baseline if buyers expect perpetual freebies. Developers will need to balance fresh updates, ongoing value, and clear pricing signals to avoid long-term revenue hangovers.
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$39.99 Lifetime Access Free for 2 Weeks 👶 Baby Tracker App (Sleep, Feeding, Diaper, Calendar, Reminders)
Indie iOS Baby Tracker app releases, offers 2-week free access; tracks sleep, feeding, diapers; readers comment on unreadable date scroller.
View source[iOS] [$19.99 -> Free Lifetime] Coconut Baby: Track Pregnancy
iOS Coconut Baby pregnancy tracker; Halloween deal offers lifetime free access to premium features; share belly selfies.
View sourceLIFETIME OFFER [ $39.99 -> $4.99 ] - Stop losing your clipboard history - ClipNest remembers everything. Offer Valid for 24 hours
Promotes ClipNest clipboard manager for Apple devices with cross-device sync; includes lifetime offer; privacy concerns raised in comments.
View source[Sale] Spot Fallacy (Logic Puzzles) Lifetime Plan $49.99 → $0.99 till Nov 1
Spot Fallacy iOS puzzle app on sale; lifetime plan $0.99 until Nov 1; educational, logic puzzles boost reasoning skills today.
View sourceJust released Week Number Widgets
Week Number Widgets released; free iOS widget; positive reception; pricing critique raised by user in comments.
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