Lidar Camera 4+

Updated so that you now can’t use it at all unless you authorise a subscription to “premium features” right up front.

If all the initial functionality is behind an enforced subscription wall: news flash - those aren’t your “premium features”. They’re just features. And you’re making people commit to a subscription before they can see what they are. Don’t give me that “you can cancel” nonsense, that’s just to trap people who don’t realise or don’t cancel in time. Amoral design. Deleted.

I think the app has some awesome features and the possibilities with the new Lidar sensor seem endless.
I particularly enjoyed the 3rd person perspective which could be a very interesting feature to progress further.

Now, onto the subscription side, a 7 day trial I think is very generous given that you have full access to the app, however I don’t think it’s a sustainable business practise, especially for customer retention. No one is going to be happy when they forget to cancel a £58!!! subscription after 7 days.
There is actually a pay monthly option but obviously that doesn’t give you the free trial period. My advice is to cancel the trial instantly which gives you a 7 day period to try the app without worrying that you’ll be overcharged if you forget.

This is a very interesting app nonetheless. It’s a shame the developers have taken a page out of EA’s book.

When you start the app it says in big letters ‘FREE TO USE’ and then when you press the button it tries to sign you up for a subscription before you can do anything else. No thanks. Let me try the app and see if it’s any good first.