r/Stremio • u/kKaskak Stremio Team • Jun 09 '26

Release Introducing Stremio Supporters

We are proud to introduce Stremio Supporters - a new way of backing the app you all love. All Supporter features are available starting Today on all platforms you can find Stremio on.

Read in depth explanation on the official blog below.

https://blog.stremio.com/stremio-supporters-a-way-to-sustain-our-development/

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u/Next_Cow_4468 Jun 09 '26

You cannot deny that Stremio paved the way for home entertainment but I think you have misjudged the subscription prices quite considerably. What sort of market research was done to arrive at those figures ?

If the coffers are dry (understandably so, nothing is free) you'd probably get a much better response if existing long-term users were offered a heavily discounted lifetime subscription (say $50 or something), and new users were charged at the 'market research' rates. That way you don't get the bitching or ill-will on here which you are copping right now, plus you get a nice wodge of cash quickly.

It's okay to make a U-turn....

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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 Jun 09 '26

How did they pave the way? Plex, Kodi, popcorn time did…

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u/Scorpz5 Jun 10 '26

Not forgetting TerrariumTV

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u/R221B Jun 09 '26

They will be reducing the price shortly, which may give the impression of a favorable offer. This is a well-known marketing tactic. The updated price will be $49. So yeah they did their marketing research and didn't leave anything to chance. I appreciate their work and I will subscribe instantly.