The comment all this is under is not just "subscriptions are the devil!". Some responses seem more "reflexively negative" (against any criticism) than the comments they respond to.
you don't seem to offer much value over free competitors and why should we trust you might be hard points to address, but are important.
> But dismissing improved UI/UX as "makeup" is not helpful.
It would be if the UI/UX is presented as a feature. I agree with you about the style but I disagree that this is dismissive, it's constructive but coarse.
you don't seem to offer much value over free competitors and why should we trust you might be hard points to address, but are important.