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

[baby]

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!

[ado__dev]

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.

[PaulHoule]

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 → PaulHoule]

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.

[rythmshifter]

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

[nirav72 → rythmshifter]

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

[BilalBudhani → rythmshifter]

but it will only work with Indian issued cards.

[IronWolve]

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

[drakonka → IronWolve]

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.

[kojeovo]

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

[anonymous344]

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 → anonymous344]

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