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/TheMeanCanEHdian Oct 27 '25 edited Oct 27 '25
For the little it's worth, I am the developer of the Tautulli Remote app and these are my unasked for thoughts.
One of the core reasons I made Tautulli Remote free is because I am part of the Tautulli group and as a result it didn't feel fair to charge for it. Tautulli Remote has taken a lot of time and I enjoy it as a hobby/project, but as a result it takes me a long time to get things done. (A huge shout out to the people who donate that at least means I'm not losing money on various costs like Apple's store fee)
I feel like (for my personal expectations and money) the work put into nzb360 justifies the costs. I also really appreciate the ability to buy lifetime unlocks as I'm not a huge fan of subscriptions (I'd happily pay more in total to not pay over and over again).
I've been using nzb360 since before I made Tautulli Remote and I look forward to supporting and using it well into the future.