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How QUITTR Makes Money

App to help you quit porn addiction

How did QUITTR monetize?

Summary of the sourced claims below

QUITTR monetizes primarily through recurring subscriptions that provide full access to its features and content, with payments charged via iTunes and automatic renewals unless canceled. Additionally, the app offers in-app purchases as another revenue stream. There are also one-time or lifetime subscription deals available for purchase.

Revenue sources

4 sources · grouped by how QUITTR makes money
  • Recurring subscriptions

    · 5 mentions · 5 sources
    “So we do have a trial for people that are uninstalling the app, because we have a system that's very predictable. We know that if we get x amount of downloads, it'll convert to x amount of sales that will produce x amount of revenue, and we can reinvest that revenue back into more distribution......”
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    “Slater, blond and with cheekbones like Barry Keoghan’s, is a founder of Quittr, an app that for $30 per year promises to kick porn addictions using one of the human brain’s strongest motivators: shame.”
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    “A QUITTR SUBSCRIPTION is required to use and enjoy full access to features and content. If you choose a QUITTR subscription, payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least ...”
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    “If you choose a QUITTR subscription, payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends.”
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    “I bought the subscription, figured a community would be good. ... Your subscription should work perfectly.”
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  • One-time / lifetime deals

    · 3 mentions · 3 sources
    “I paid the $50 for the lifetime subscription (which was labeled as a limited time deal and said the regular price for this was $450), and tried checking out the app and its features for no longer than two minutes before I was kicked back to the welcome screen and couldn’t get back in without payi...”
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    “On that note, one of the core features in my app was content blocking, and we're, what, three months in, it still doesn't fucking work? Imagine that. My porn quitting app doesn't even have content blocking, but we've had almost $100,000 in revenue.”
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    “But I paid the $50 for the lifetime subscription (which was labeled as a limited time deal and said the regular price for this was $450)”
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  • Add-ons & upsells

    · 1 mention
    “In-app purchases”
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  • Affiliate / referral commissions

    · 1 mention
    “It's both. We use it to kind of have the general idea of where the traffic's coming from. Not everyone will use the code, and we use that, not everyone will use the code to pay people less per referral. Does that make sense? Got it. It's like people only earn money on the code usages, and then we...”
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How 2,287 businesses make money

Of businesses with mapped revenue sources, the share using each — QUITTR’s highlighted.
  • Recurring subscriptions
    60% ◀
  • One-time / lifetime deals
    28% ◀
  • Services & consulting
    27%
  • Physical products
    25%
  • Affiliate / referral commissions
    15% ◀
  • Course / training sales
    12%
  • Add-ons & upsells
    11% ◀
  • Usage-based fees
    10%
  • Sponsorships & partnerships
    9%
  • Advertising revenue
    9%
  • Marketplace commissions
    5%
  • Licensing
    2%
  • Donations & tips
    2%
  • Setup / onboarding fees
    2%