First thing I though when seeing the pricing: You've got to be kidding. The pain points being solved by Shift aren't significant enough, for me, to justify that kind of cash. I can stay in the browser, for free, with access to all extensions and the price of a cluttered tab bar. Or, I can use Station, for free with more functionality. There are so many options out there, it will be difficult to make a case for Shift. I understand the need to create an income, but the market seems so busy, perhaps there isn't a way to monetize.
@andreasduess Hi Andreas, I can totally understand where you are coming from. Shift is a premium product that makes working on the web (with email at its core) more efficient and more productive. It's mostly tuned for those with multiple email accounts or multiple accounts on the same service so allows for quickly shifting between projects/companies/products. Free products aren't sustainable, so they need business models. There are a couple other ways to build a business model in a product like Shift but we felt that charging was the most straightforward and transparent way to build a sustainable business.
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@tobyns Totally support the "a business needs income" thinking. I had one of the most humbling moments of my life many years ago when the accountant looking after my first start-up called me in and said: "Andreas, you haven't got a business. You've got a hobby." I've never forgotten that. Having said that, and without trying to be a negative Norman, I can't understand how Shift makes work more productive to the tune of $100/year. Apart from browser clutter reduction (yay) and unified search, I don't see what benefits are being offered. If anything, it feels like products in this market are constantly trying to catch up with Chrome's core functionality.
@andreasduess I had the same thought. I’ve been a Pro user for almost a year. I’ve found it super useful. But the price hike and the third tier makes it less appealing, especially with Station offering a similar experience for free (with more services but also more bugs/kinks). I appreciate the need to have revenue but here I feel it’s priced slightly too high. And too many paying tiers.
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Shift is quite possibly one of my most useful apps, I've ever discovered.
If you guys are raising capital, let me know!
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Thanks for being a founding member, Nikolay! We have added a few new features to Pro, and we're pretty excited about how fast the latest release is as well. We hope you'll consider Advanced as it's working seamlessly and we've worked hard to stay true to the UI that our original users (you!) love. ✌️
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Used v1 a few months works pretty good. This new version is much better. The UI has a sexy, clean, look to it.
Pros:
2.0 is a huge upgrade! I’ve added Boomerang, and a few of my web apps (Invision, Jira, Trello) and they are working great so far.
Cons:
Wish these had been part of the original launch, but I’m still sold on it :)
Thanks, Dan! We're stoked about the new Advanced extension and app support, so glad to hear you're enjoying them so far. Our apologies for the wait time, but glad it has paid off for you.
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You've lost me as a customer.
Pros:
I like the way this product works. The Interface is great and it helped me sort my work-home e-mail easily.
Cons:
I wasn't eager to pay $30 a year. The jump to $99 dollars is too much for what feels like basic features that I expect to be included.
Hi Matthijs - glad to hear you like the interface, we are really proud of it! If you're just switching between two accounts, you might be interested in using the 2.0 Basic plan (free!). Pro allows for unlimited accounts, which is a big perk (along with Google apps now). For Advanced, we wanted to add heavy hitters like Chrome Extensions & Unified Search. Hopefully, you'll consider these options, and maybe even the referral bonus to get Advanced completely free.
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Pros:Works on all platforms
Cons:Price for premium
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If we increased costs of software and other goods and services, we could pay it to women, and help decrease the wage gap!
Pros:Great UI/UX, speedy, sleek, new hibernate mode should decrease battery-usage.
Cons:Not expensive enough. I've got money to burn, baby!
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As for advanced mode, you can't even try it before buy.
Pros:I am one of early Shift adopters and always liked their approach to GUI of an email client with multiple accounts.
Cons:Their pricing model always was a bit weird for an email client, but now it is more expensive than some professional software.
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Used v1 a few months works pretty good. This new version is much better. The UI has a sexy, clean, look to it.
Pros:2.0 is a huge upgrade! I’ve added Boomerang, and a few of my web apps (Invision, Jira, Trello) and they are working great so far.
Cons:Wish these had been part of the original launch, but I’m still sold on it :)
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You've lost me as a customer.
Pros:I like the way this product works. The Interface is great and it helped me sort my work-home e-mail easily.
Cons:I wasn't eager to pay $30 a year. The jump to $99 dollars is too much for what feels like basic features that I expect to be included.
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