{"id":30071,"date":"2020-09-10T16:24:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T20:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=30071"},"modified":"2020-09-10T18:19:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T22:19:32","slug":"ifttt-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/10\/ifttt-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"IFTTT Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ifttt.com\/explore\/introducing_ifttt_pro\">Linden Tibbets<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/ifttt.com\/explore\/introducing_ifttt_pro\">\n<p>Out of the gate Pro launches with many of your most requested features:<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Multi-step Applets <br \/>\n&#8226; Queries and conditional logic <br \/>\n&#8226; Multiple actions<br \/>\n&#8226; Faster Applet execution<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Another change we&rsquo;re announcing is that only Pro plan subscribers will be able to create unlimited Applets. Our regular free-plan will be able to create up to 3 Applets.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It seems like they are missing a pricing plan between three basic applets for free and unlimited pro ones for $9.99\/month. That&rsquo;s the same as Adobe&rsquo;s Photography plan, more than Microsoft 365, more than Tower. I don&rsquo;t need more advanced features. Mostly, I use it to archive subscribed\/favorited tweets to e-mail and to post from RSS to Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s never been a great fit for the former (awkward interface, huge e-mails), so I&rsquo;ll probably look for an alternative. But, for now, I have subscribed.<\/p>\n<p>Paying was interesting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>The app wants you to type in a credit card number directly. It does not have In-App Purchase. I don&rsquo;t understand why Apple allows this. It seems like a textbook case of functionality that is consumed within the app, just like HEY and Fortnite.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>I ended up purchasing from the Web site because it supports Apple Pay and was surprised to see the last 4 digits of my credit card number show up in my account. I thought Apple Pay was supposed to keep that private. Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT203027\">says<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT203027\"><p>Like with in-store payments, Apple sends your Device Account Number to the app or website along with the transaction-specific dynamic security code. Neither Apple nor your device sends your actual payment card number[&#8230;]<\/p><\/blockquote><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/04\/why-you-should-charge-more-for-your-app-subscriptions\/\">Why You Should Charge More for Your App Subscriptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/03\/purchasing-in-app-ads-without-iap\/\">Purchasing In-App Ads Without IAP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/13\/epic-direct-payment\/\">Epic Direct Payment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/16\/hey-rejected-from-the-app-store\/\">HEY Rejected From the App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linden Tibbets: Out of the gate Pro launches with many of your most requested features: &#8226; Multi-step Applets &#8226; Queries and conditional logic &#8226; Multiple actions &#8226; Faster Applet execution [&#8230;] Another change we&rsquo;re announcing is that only Pro plan subscribers will be able to create unlimited Applets. 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