@emad_ibrahim Thanks for the feedback. We do have a completely free plan, as well as a Pro plan priced at $29.99/year, which might be of interest to you.
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@tobyns I understand but the features I *need* are extensions and multiple accounts which means I need the top plan which is $99 per year. I understand the desire for recurring revenue - I want that too :)
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would be nice if there was a trial period for pro or advanced. it's hard to get a feel for the app without being able to use it with my normal gmail extensions. otherwise the standard experience is like using a dumbed down browser.
@eli_katz thanks for the comment. At the core, Shift is all about accessing multiple accounts without opening up the browser (or multiple tabs!) at all. We have found that to be a major productivity killer for our customers. Our Basic plan allows you to do that, completely free. You might be interested in our referral plan if you'd like to test out Advanced and access your extensions, at no cost. (refer 5 friends = free Shift!).
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Took them forever to add Chrome Extensions but now you have to pay extra for it as a current subscriber. Advanced price is crazy for something that force-closes/freezes on me daily.
Pros:
Nice gmail account switching
Cons:
Price is crazy
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What is the difference between this and Station?
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The UI looks nice but the pricing is way too much for an app that is just a container. Needing to pay to access extensions that are freely available on Firefox or Chrome and on other apps like Franz is just insane. I will be switching to Franz which is also open source and offers more features and I will also try Rambox to compare.
Pros:
Nice UI
Cons:
Pricing and lack of apps and extension in free version
I downloaded Mailplane 4 (https://www.producthunt.com/post...) several weeks ago and after the free trial ended, I knew I had to buy it, although I was not happy about having to pay $20 something bucks for an e-mail client. But I did it anyway and haven't looked back since. It's made my routine a lot more productive.
I saw Shift 2.0 on a Facebook ad and immediately clicked because I understood exactly what it was. I saw that it had whatsapp and slack, which mailplane doesn't, so I was definitely intersted. When I didn't see a pricing tab on their home page, I was like "Whoa and it's free?!"... Guess I should've known better.
I downloaded it and installed, only to find out I needed to shell out $99 a year to get all the functionality I was looking for. I immediately unistalled and revoked 3rd party access to it in my Gmail accounts.
If you're ok with having only your gmail, google calendar, google drive and google docs apps in one place, I'd definitely suggest giving Mailplane 4 a try. It's been worth every penny for me.
Pros:
Looks great, has all the right features.
Cons:
Pricing: what the ... ?
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This looked like a great app. I say looked, as I've not been able to test any of its functionality. It's all locked until I pony up $100.
How much feedback will it take for Shift to realise their model isn't working? Uninstalling and won't bother recommending.
Pros:
Nice concept
Cons:
No trial period, Cost
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the price is a joke, 99.99 per year ? WTF
Pros:
look amazing
Cons:
price is a joke
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in short, the free version is basically a way for you to try your email in this service. you should know it's not really going to look very different.
you then find yourself clicking all over the place to have annoying popups tell you that if you sign up today you can save $10 ... so you can't really test anything else other than email and when you do the email is going to have the shift signature in it. you can't remove this with the free service
this app service will go the route of services like Amy. start off trying to get what they think it's worth instead of what the mass market will pay. there is a difference and if they dont they'll get some customers but they'll never get the million paying customers they want and they're not going to have enough people paying $100 a year to keep everyone happy
i hope the price comes down soon as i've had liked to have given it a go, but it's basically just a different browser and i actually quite like chrome and the apps I use
ironically, i followed an ad from facebook to try this .. thats usually a last throw of the dice for a service like this .. i hope i'm wrong
I just want to add (20 minutes later and after revoking access) .. that if you really really want this, then revoke access and go to exit the app - you then get an offer of 50% off if you sign up today.
it feels spammy. looks great and someone is going to do this .. (if you don't count chrome) .. but my initial thoughts of last throw of the dice were confirmed when i saw that offer
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Took them forever to add Chrome Extensions but now you have to pay extra for it as a current subscriber. Advanced price is crazy for something that force-closes/freezes on me daily.
Pros:Nice gmail account switching
Cons:Price is crazy
The UI looks nice but the pricing is way too much for an app that is just a container. Needing to pay to access extensions that are freely available on Firefox or Chrome and on other apps like Franz is just insane. I will be switching to Franz which is also open source and offers more features and I will also try Rambox to compare.
Pros:Nice UI
Cons:Pricing and lack of apps and extension in free version
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I downloaded Mailplane 4 (https://www.producthunt.com/post...) several weeks ago and after the free trial ended, I knew I had to buy it, although I was not happy about having to pay $20 something bucks for an e-mail client. But I did it anyway and haven't looked back since. It's made my routine a lot more productive.
I saw Shift 2.0 on a Facebook ad and immediately clicked because I understood exactly what it was. I saw that it had whatsapp and slack, which mailplane doesn't, so I was definitely intersted. When I didn't see a pricing tab on their home page, I was like "Whoa and it's free?!"... Guess I should've known better.
I downloaded it and installed, only to find out I needed to shell out $99 a year to get all the functionality I was looking for. I immediately unistalled and revoked 3rd party access to it in my Gmail accounts.
If you're ok with having only your gmail, google calendar, google drive and google docs apps in one place, I'd definitely suggest giving Mailplane 4 a try. It's been worth every penny for me.
Pros:Looks great, has all the right features.
Cons:Pricing: what the ... ?
This looked like a great app. I say looked, as I've not been able to test any of its functionality. It's all locked until I pony up $100.
How much feedback will it take for Shift to realise their model isn't working? Uninstalling and won't bother recommending.
Pros:Nice concept
Cons:No trial period, Cost
the price is a joke, 99.99 per year ? WTF
Pros:look amazing
Cons:price is a joke
in short, the free version is basically a way for you to try your email in this service. you should know it's not really going to look very different.
you then find yourself clicking all over the place to have annoying popups tell you that if you sign up today you can save $10 ... so you can't really test anything else other than email and when you do the email is going to have the shift signature in it. you can't remove this with the free service
this app service will go the route of services like Amy. start off trying to get what they think it's worth instead of what the mass market will pay. there is a difference and if they dont they'll get some customers but they'll never get the million paying customers they want and they're not going to have enough people paying $100 a year to keep everyone happy
i hope the price comes down soon as i've had liked to have given it a go, but it's basically just a different browser and i actually quite like chrome and the apps I use
ironically, i followed an ad from facebook to try this .. thats usually a last throw of the dice for a service like this .. i hope i'm wrong
I just want to add (20 minutes later and after revoking access) .. that if you really really want this, then revoke access and go to exit the app - you then get an offer of 50% off if you sign up today.
it feels spammy. looks great and someone is going to do this .. (if you don't count chrome) .. but my initial thoughts of last throw of the dice were confirmed when i saw that offer
Pros:looks nice
Cons:its just a different browser