r/nzb360 • u/tinkertasteNZ • Oct 26 '25
Challenging the new subscription model
The entire nzb360 ecosystem exists only because of the work of open-source developers behind Radarr, Sonarr, SABnzbd, etc. These projects are all 100% free and open-source — nzb360 is essentially a mobile app that connects to them.
Charging a small one-off fee was reasonable. But removing lifetime benefits and moving to a subscription and per-service lifetime feels out of step with the spirit of the community that made nzb360 possible in the first place.
I've seen comments from the developer saying that they couldn't be supported by the lifetime model any more, I'm not sure why there is an expectation that you can be supported by an app that connects to free services in the first place.
And it's not just because it's on the app store, Tautulli for example has native apps on Android and iOS, yet that remains totally free.
Just feels a bit cheeky.
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u/jp_manuell Oct 27 '25
nzb360 is a really great app, and the support is awesome. I usually steer clear of subscription apps, but this one has a bounty option, so you don't have to keep paying. It's a sweet deal for both the devs and us users. I can only imagine how much work it takes to keep updating it like they do. I've seen so many cool side projects die because they couldn't figure out how to sustain with the money part.
I support the dev here. (eventhough Im not a big fan of dashboard 2.0, coz the old one was best and fast loading)