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Pricing Structures

Does anyone have experience with building apps that have a 1 time purchase fee AND a subscription?

For example: you have an e-book marketplace where you can buy individual books or you can subscribe to access all of them?

I don't see this pattern in mobile apps I use, but for some of my projects, I'd like to have this as an option.

on June 12, 2026
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    I'd be careful with one thing.

    The question isn't necessarily whether both pricing models can coexist.

    The harder decision is what customer behavior you want the pricing structure to create in the first place.

    That can quietly shape the entire business.

    I wouldn't make that call casually in a thread.

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