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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/DemIce on 2023-08-19 02:00:16.
Hi all,
You should now be able to see your daily average number of api calls in the latest version of Relay, as long as you have been using it for at least 7 days.
You can post your usage stats here (this would be very helpful to me, including from low-use/casual users) and also let me know what you think about the cost and whether you'd consider subscribing.
To add your usage stats into a comment use this new button. (the bottom bar is scrollable)
Alternatively you can go to Settings->Other->Check Reddit API Usage and you'll see a screen like this.
Based on my current data i'm considering the following monthly subscription plans:
- $1 - average 45 calls per day, covers ~45% of users (Google: $.15 / minimum of $.52 to Relay)
- $2 - average 100 API calls per day, covers ~80% of users (Google: $.30 / minimum of $.97 to Relay)
- $3 - average 200 API calls per day, covers ~95% of users (Google: $.45 / minimum of $1.09 to Relay)
- $5 - unlimited API calls per day, covers ~99.8% of users profitably (i will likely carry a small loss on the remaining .2% of users but that should be negligible if enough users sign up).
Note that some countries will have taxes added (VAT, etc.) so you may need to add 20-30% to the subscription price in those cases (but not in the US as far as i know). To assist with regional pricing differences i could potentially lower Relay's cut a little bit but it will depend on subscription uptake overall as I do have other monthly expenses to cover including an imgur API subscription, server/software charges, and general business operating costs.
Once subscriptions are rolled out i'm aiming to have a screen similiar to this where you can view your usage compared to your plan so you can keep an eye on it and easily cancel, upgrade, etc.
That's it for now. Let me know what you think.
Cheers
Dave
Relay is still available free to use for the next few weeks.