Moments, a beautiful photo sharing, quiet community, site has revealed their pricing. As an early member —sorry Founding Supporter— I get the opportunity to pay $89/year for some additional features.
Is free still worth it? Is their paid for tier good enough to stump up the cash?
I’ll admit when I first signed up for Moments I thought it was far far too polished to be a free service and, I was right, it is of course being monetised.
I knew it was coming, it was literally too good to be true that such an excellent app/site wouldn’t need some funding to run it (server space isn’t cheap) and to start to build out additional features, but I like that they are retaining a free option. Not everyone needs the additional features, although I do wonder what will happen if they don’t get enough support —free is never sustainable unless you make the user the product.
Help keep Moments independent. Moments is still free to start. Founding Supporter adds more room, custom domain support, and private analytics for $89/year. Your existing journal stays yours either way.
That works out about £67 or about £5.50 a month. I pay less than that for Ulysses, the writing I app I use almost every day but then I don’t pay for many apps —not because I’m cheap, but because my needs are easily met— and I don’t begrudge Moments looking to expand their app/site this way.
If you are a (semi)professional photographer, I’d urge you to check out Moments.
If you are an occasional hobbyist, it might not be for you, but that entirely depends on your budget.
I certainly don’t think it’s for me, not right now at least.
What are your thoughts?