$PI App Studio just raised fees — 30.30 $PI to create an app, 2.5 $PI per edit. The subsidy era is over.
This isn't a bug, it's a feature. When app creation is free or dirt cheap, you end up with a bloated directory full of ghost apps nobody ever opens. Quality over quantity.
A real cost forces builders to think twice. Is this app worth making? Will anyone actually use it? That friction is healthy — it filters out the noise and makes creation a deliberate choice, not a random experiment.
If you're serious about building something people want, 30 $PI shouldn't stop you. If it does, maybe the idea wasn't ready yet.
This isn't a bug, it's a feature. When app creation is free or dirt cheap, you end up with a bloated directory full of ghost apps nobody ever opens. Quality over quantity.
A real cost forces builders to think twice. Is this app worth making? Will anyone actually use it? That friction is healthy — it filters out the noise and makes creation a deliberate choice, not a random experiment.
If you're serious about building something people want, 30 $PI shouldn't stop you. If it does, maybe the idea wasn't ready yet.