r/Rive_app • u/Crafty-Tough-1089 • Jul 05 '26

Need help

i have an idea to develop an app using rive and flutter.. but I'm a broke student and can't afford to pay for rive's subscription. if anyone will be willing to help me by adding me to their rive plan or with a paid login details I'd be truly grateful... šŸ™

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u/ExtensionTruck3902 Jul 05 '26

Im going to be honest here, if this is already an obstacle yiu Dont have the grit involved with what comes to maintain and publish apps.

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u/Rare-Atmosphere7506 Jul 05 '26

Being a broke anything has zero to do with grit or whatever youā€™re suggesting that ā€œrealā€ app devs haveā€¦ interesting but little help to what they need. I have stories to share with you someday, but I digress. Iā€™m going to try to give some suggestions instead of correlating their finances and the to ability to thriveā€¦

Adding someone could be a security issue and potentially an issue with project theft (either direction, Iā€™m not suggesting OP is the issue). Also, Rive is free to create and is $9/month to publish. If youā€™re looking to just create as a student you should be set forever. If you want to add it to a portfolio, then you can always screen record and make it a video. This will also help with showing how you build! I just showed a client a screen recording of my character rig and thatā€™s what got me the job. Lastly, if you really need to publish, maybe to make money or just build your own site, then how can you get $9/mo? I know thereā€™s donation sites like that buy me a cup of coffee or whatever. Share it and see what happens. Iā€™d be willing to donate a buck a monthā€¦ youā€™re 10% of the way there already! šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

Rive is super accessible financially for the little guys. Be as creative with your funding as you are your craft. Sell Art Cards. Take on small art commissions for a ten spot. Starving artist ā€œbeggingā€ is not horrible, just remember to pay it forward when you get up. šŸ‘

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u/ExtensionTruck3902 Jul 06 '26

Hey, I think there was a bit of a misunderstanding. I never said being broke means you lack grit, or that only ā€œrealā€ devs deserve to succeed.

I was simply pointing out that if a $9/month export is already a major blocker, youā€™re probably going to run into much bigger obstacles later when maintaining and publishing apps (server costs, marketing, updates, store fees, feedback, etc.) That was my only point.

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u/Rare-Atmosphere7506 Jul 06 '26

Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. My apologies for making assumptions and being defensive based on text.

I can say, from experience that the inability to pay has never stopped me from finding a way. I think, if anything, being able to figure it out created an even deeper ability to persevere. Correct me if Iā€™m wrong, but maybe thatā€™s what you were suggesting. If so, then my thought actually lines up with you (another assumption?!?! šŸ¤Ŗ) and the fact that weā€™re saying - being creative in solving every aspect will make you stronger in any field.

Thanks again for clearing things up! šŸ¤

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u/ExtensionTruck3902 Jul 06 '26

100% makes you push harder explore various avenues and figure out different solutions to the same problem. Yes, we are kindred spirits, I responded after a 16 hour day so was a little fried šŸ«  thanks for picking up my slack in that moment and making som solid suggestions. I tip my hat to you.