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coreyja | 8 years ago

This is my first time hearing about `SetApp` but it sounds like an interesting concept. How do you feel about it? How many apps from it so you use often/daily? Worth the $10 a month?

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danpalmer|8 years ago

I had a trial and found the selection for developers wasn't worth the $10.

There are a few little utilities, like the Regex tester, that are definitely neat and well made, but given the once a month I actually need that functionality, I'll just use a crappy web app for it.

Most of the software I found to be the 3rd best in its category (or worse), for example, It doesn't have OmniFocus or Things, it has a bunch of to-do list apps I've never heard of that all have poor design and UX. Besides that there's a lot of the soft of system enhancer software that I thought made my computer go faster when I was younger but that I've now realised is mostly pointless.

For me to resubscribe to SetApp, I'd want to see best-in-class apps like Things, OmniFocus, SublimeText (or even BBEdit, I'm not a fan, but it's a good Mac app), RapidWeaver (again, not for me, but good for many), Transmit, Coda, Delicious Library, etc. I'd probably pay more than $10 for that sort of selection.

oliyoung|8 years ago

but OP's point is that a Paw subscription /alone/ is $12/m

spdustin|8 years ago

My daily apps from SetApp:

    ‣ HazeOver (dims any window without focus by a simply-configurable amount)
    ‣ Mosaic (window position/size management), TextSoap (quick text-cleansing recipes)
    ‣ Timing (track time spent in all apps/paths for client billing)
    ‣ Marked (Markdown editor with live preview)
    ‣ Paw
I also use:

    ‣ Gemini (dupe file finder)
    ‣ Chronicle (bill organizer)
    ‣ NetSpot (wifi analyzer)
For me, it's definitely worth it.