So I pulled SRTool from the App Store. Why? Because I got tired of dealing with ungrateful people who can't give feedback without being complete assholes about it.

10,000+ Downloads
1 Netflix Credit
0 Fucks Given

The App Was Actually Kinda Good

Look, SRTool worked great. I built it because I needed a decent subtitle editor and wasn't about to pay 30+ euros for a basic ass app having even less features than my crap. Tens of thousands of people downloaded it, and I'm even in the credits of a Japanese anime on Netflix because of it. That's pretty cool - Thanks Jeff, you are the best!

Along the way, I got to know some really cool people who used the app and gave genuinely helpful feedback. Those users made the whole thing worthwhile - they understood what I was trying to build and actually appreciated the work that went into it. I'm grateful for those folks.

But People Suck

Here's the thing - most users were fine. But some people just can't help themselves. They download a free/cheap indie app and then act like they're owed perfect customer service and immediate feature requests. It's an app made by one guy in his spare time, not fucking Microsoft.

"If you can't give criticism without being a dick about it, especially for an indie app, then you don't deserve to have nice things."

Real Life Happened

I'm a single father with a full-time developer job. Every hour I spend dealing with App Store bureaucracy, answering support emails, or reading nasty reviews is time I'm not spending with my kid or working on things that actually matter.

Apple's constant policy changes and the energy drain from ungrateful users just wasn't worth it anymore. Simple as that.

What Now?

I'm still working on SRTool v2 when I have time, but it's going slow because, you know, priorities. It definitely won't be on the App Store though - I'm done with that circus.

If you actually need the app and can ask nicely, I can probably hook you up directly. But the days of putting up with entitled users are over.

To the people who used SRTool and appreciated it: thanks, you made it worth building. To everyone else: there are plenty of other subtitle editors out there. Go buy one.

Anyway, that's the story. If you need to reach me, you know where to find me ♥️

Best,
József