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Update from DBrady, creator of Relay for Reddit (not me!):

Update: Relay will continue to operate from July 1st. It will be moving to a subscription model in the coming weeks but, for now, it’s available for everyone to use free of charge and ad-free!

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay in updating everyone on the future of Relay. It’s taken until now for me to work things out.

For the time being, Relay is going to be free for everyone to use (this means no fees and no ads) while i continue optimising API calls and finalising subscription prices. I’m working hard to get call volumes down and i’ll try my best to hit as low a price point as possible, at least for a base tier that covers 85-90% of users. At the higher end of usage it’s looking like i’ll need to implement a few different price points but this is still something i need to figure out. I’ll let you know when i do.

Thanks again for all the incredible messages over the last week. I’ve seen them all and they really mean a lot - knowing how long some people have been using Relay for is amazing. For anyone moving on from here, thanks for supporting Relay over the last 12 years - i’m forever grateful.

Relay Pro (should now be free to use): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=reddit.news

Relay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2sTb4GzEz4

Cheers,

Dave

  • 640kb@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I can’t believe that with the API pricing the way it is, it’s financially viable to continue developing this app. It only makes sense if Spez offered this (and some other developers) a backroom deal (complete with NDA).

    Spez has shown himself to be a lying, vindictive douche. If he can make Christian Selig look bad (for exposing reddit and Spez himself for what he is), it’s something he would appear to relish. The way Spez doubled-down on his vindictive and defamatory statements during the AMA just goes to show that there’s no level he won’t sink to.

    Also, if the API pricing was lowered - it’s a last minute sign of (quietly) back-tracking given the immense backlash it has caused.

    The initial API pricing was meant to drive out all reddit clients. It seems to me that reddit clients still operating after July the 1st have received (much) lower API pricing (or are not being charged at all - in the case of RedReader). It’s just too expensive otherwise.