Today, we are glad to announce the release of Cryptomator 1.0 for Android. :tada: Finally, you can protect your cloud files also on Android devices. The app is naturally fully compatible to the desktop and iOS versions of Cryptomator.
Thank you for using a fair price and not making it an IAP, so that way I can share it with my family who doesnât care about crypto.
I think this is terrible decision to make the app paid. It makes no sense, itâs open source, isnât it? So essentially weâre paying for automatic updates (which should be free, as security is concerned)?
Besides, people can always donate after getting free app, and some would probably give more than those 5$, and you wouldnât lock down those who, for example, wonât/canât add payment method to Google Play. And what about those who have already donated to Cryptomator and now just want to download an app?
Please reconsider this. It really made the app much less trustworthy for me.
I totally disagree. Open source does not mean âeverything for freeâ. Feel free to grab the code and transform it into an app for your phone. Your not able to do it (I am not)? So others will do it for you. You donât want to care for updates and further development? Others will do for you. There are people spending their time for this project. Itâs fair to pay this little amount of money. Just skip the next beer in the bar and youâre done.
This has nothing to do with âtrustworthyâ.
(My opinion)
Iâd pay for it if it were really open source. Since this is not the case at the moment, it is not an option for me.
Please publish at least the core application as Open Source. Maybe only with WEBDAV? Iâd buy it for Google Drive anyway. But only if itâs open!
Itâs not about the price (which is 4 beers in my country by the way), itâs about the fact of payment.
What if someone has no payment method to add to Google Play (wrong card type for example)? By the way, all open source and privacy fans are so eager to give credit card info to Google?
What if someone has already donated $5 and doesnât want to make another donation? Because this feels like forcing a donation⌠And what if someone wants to donate $10? Two payments would be required.
Last but not least, if youâd rely on the beta app, you could now stand in front of locked door, and they promised it would never happen. You probably shouldnât rely on beta app (what if you donât realize), and you probably have access to non-Android device (what if you donât), but just the fact that they made such step makes you think if they wonât pull something like that in the future - thatâs what I mean with âtrustworthyâ.
Those are really, realy good points Another_App_User
What a cheap move by Cryptomator, maybe they will reconsider if they realize what theyâve done.