YouTube prime is $7 cheaper if you subscribe on the website

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by baby • 3 years ago

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I just fell for it. If you subscribe through the iOS app it’s $7 more expensive. Presumably this is because of the Apple cut. This is crazy!

PaulHoule• 3 years ago

Pro tip: don't use a phone for anything you could possibly use a desktop computer for and you can undo maybe 5 years of enshittification.

ectospheno• 3 years ago

I subscribe via apple if at all possible because it sticks all my subs together on one screen. The dates for each are clearly listed. I can unsubscribe from any with a click. The markup is worth all hassle being removed.

ado__dev• 3 years ago

Yeah a lot of apps charge about 30% extra if you subscribe through the app due to the Apple tax. It's best to go to the site directly and see what the actual price is.

IronWolve• 3 years ago

Noticed some content stuff is cheaper if you buy directly, not just on apple. Audio books, authors, music, etc.

drakonka• 3 years ago

I do this with my books - everything from my direct store is a little cheaper. This is because I get a much bigger cut of the royalties selling direct (90-100% minus transaction fees depending on direct sales platform, compared to other storefronts' 30-70%). I also value direct sales a lot because these readers let me bypass a dependency on another middle-man and give me better reach to the customer.

anonymous344• 3 years ago

youtube can have price even 0.001$ still won't pay to them anything.

"no, we will not put any ads on youtube now that we (google) purchased it"

ldenoue• 3 years ago

Free YouTube on your phone here with transcripts, audio and videos in landscape, all stored for offline listening, reading and watching https://www.appblit.com/scribe

rythmshifter• 3 years ago

It’s even cheaper if you use a vpn to connect to say, India when you sign up.

nirav72• 3 years ago

Whats the payment method? Can you just use a visa/mastercard for payment?

BilalBudhani• 3 years ago

but it will only work with Indian issued cards.

kojeovo• 3 years ago

Wow can't believe I didn't know this... I've been subbed for a while now

YouTube prime is $7 cheaper if you subscribe on the website

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