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# App subscriptions and Yoghurt
- URL: https://journal.jatan.space/app-subscriptions-and-yoghurt/
- Published: 2025-03-08T13:29:48.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-08T13:29:48.000Z
- Author: Jatan

I recently researched and replaced many paid web app subscriptions I had with free alternatives that either perform the same function or come close enough. Here’s the list of which service I replaced with what.

1. [Micro.one](https://micro.one) → [flipboard.social](https://flipboard.social) (for the [Fediverse](https://journal.jatan.space/welcome-to-the-fediverse/))
2. [Inoreader Pro](https://inoreader.com) → [Inoreader Free](https://www.inoreader.com/pricing) (second [feed reader](https://journal.jatan.space/why-use-rss/))
3. [Pika Pro](https://pika.page) → [Pika Pup](https://pika.page/#pricing) (for my third blog)
4. [EchoFeed Pro](https://echofeed.app) → [EchoFeed](https://echofeed.app), [MastoFeed](https://mastofeed.org), and [Social Champ](https://socialchamp.com) (to autoshare my blog posts on some social media)
5. Old blog on Ghost via [PikaPods](https://pikapods.com) → [DigitalPress](https://www.digitalpress.blog) (to maintain backwards compatibility for [my space blog](https://jatan.space/about))
6. [Umami](https://umami.is) via PikaPods → [Umami Cloud](https://umami.is/pricing) (for blog stats)
7. [Linkding](https://linkding.link) via PikaPods → [Raindrop](https://raindrop.io) and [Anybox](https://anybox.app) (for bookmarking and PDFs)
8. [ArchiveBox](https://archivebox.io) via PikaPods → [Wayback browser extension](https://web.archive.org) (for webpage archiving)

So how much money did I save by not continuing these subscriptions?

**$20**, or nearly **₹1800** a month.

That may not seem like a lot. But consider that for people like me who don’t live in the US or Europe and are affected by purchasing power parity, it’s not a small amount either. While the paid services above were all great, and Pika in particular is quite lovely, neither of them were essential for me. The alternatives I replaced them with do nearly the same work for all practical purposes, with only little manual intervention needed.

More importantly, $20 is roughly what I spend every month on greek yoghurts as part of my meals. Yoghurt is essential, and it directly maintains my health. I’d rather spend my 20-odd dollars to get the best of that. Especially that sweet organic mango yoghurt now that the crazy summer is here. 🥭