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🦉 WE READ 285 OWNER COMMENTS
Current Premium Account: what owners actually say
Premium subscription owners report dwindling value over time while prospects recoil at paying to still see ads
What owners complain about
- Paywall won't remove ads COMMON
Users across Lemmy are adamant that paying a subscription will not mean the end of ads, with one saying 'They want me to pay to be advertised at'
- Subscription value degrades over time SOME
A YouTube commenter notes the Revolut metal plan 'has downgraded over the past 2 years,' indicating benefits have been quietly stripped after purchase
- Paywall won't solve bots SOME
Multiple Lemmy users argue a paywall means fewer real users but bots will persist because corporations, PACs and wealthy actors won't flinch at the cost, and now the platform owner gets paid for them
- Engagement death spiral risk SOME
Users fear that as engagement drops, the politicians, reporters and celebrities who create the content worth paying for will stop bothering, leaving paying users with less reason to stay
- Web-wrapper apps are fragile SOME
ProductHunt commenters on the Current Facebook app note it's essentially a web view wrapper, and one warns 'This just seems like something Facebook would block if it got popular' — the underlying platform can break the product at any time
What owners love
- Travel insurance pays for itself
One Revolut metal plan owner in Spain paid €160 and says they 'made my money back when it comes to the subscriptions and travel insurance (got a claim paid)' within months of joining in March
- Lightweight and RAM-efficient
A self-described heavy Facebook user with 100+ conversations per day says the Current app 'saves so much RAM and is a complete game-changer' and stopped using the browser entirely
- Incredible value at low price
Multiple ProductHunt commenters praise the $1.99 Current app, with one calling it the 'BEST 2 bucks I spent on the app store'
Surprising patterns
- Several Lemmy users sarcastically praise the Twitter paywall idea as 'genius' and 'brilliant,' openly rooting for the platform's self-destruction rather than genuinely endorsing it
- A paid subscription user who successfully claimed travel insurance still separately notes the plan has significantly downgraded, suggesting even satisfied customers feel they're getting less than before
WHO SHOULD SKIP IT
Anyone who expects a premium subscription to remove ads or eliminate bots, or who needs long-term benefit stability — multiple owners and observers report neither promise holds up.
Synthesised from 285 real owner comments across 6 platforms. Every point is grounded in the comments — no marketing, no AI guessing. How we do it →