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5 App Subscriptions I’m Keeping in 2025

Dom Kwolczak
8 min readDec 15, 2024

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We live at a time when everything around us seems to be going towards a subscription-based business model. While some subscriptions are in my view completely pointless, there are others that actually make sense.

The way I look at it is that if a product is genuinely providing you with value or is improving something for you, it’s a good subscription. But if it isn’t, you really need to consider whether it’s right for you.

Having money come out of your bank account on a monthly or yearly basis can be a stressful experience for some, especially when you’re paying for something you’ve completely forgotten about.

That is why I keep a spreadsheet of all my monthly and yearly subscriptions. But the truth of the matter is that since I discovered Setapp, I don’t have many subscriptions. We’ll get to why that is later in this article.

Anyway, without any further ado, here are the 5 App subscriptions I’m keeping in 2025…

1. Setapp

If you are a Mac user, you need to check out Setapp! It’s like Netflix, but for apps. I pay a set fee of $12.49 per month, and that provides me with access to over 250 apps, many of which I can also use on iOS.

Apps include Ulysses, Craft, CleanMyMac, BusyCal, Spark Mail, and more. These are the types…

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Dom Kwolczak
Dom Kwolczak

Written by Dom Kwolczak

I'm Dom, a tech and productivity enthusiast living in the UK. I share stories about my experience with tech, reviews, tips and more. www.beacons.ai/techwithdom

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