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Getting Comfy Pass Ready
Five very different apps, one idea for keeping them growing, and the work left before I open subscriptions.
HideFace covers faces in photos and videos. ComfySend sends email for other apps. Security Beagle checks websites for things that need fixing. I also made Media Optimizer and Approvals.to. If you're trying to put those five into one neat product category, good luck.
They make sense together to me, though. I built them because I like making things that are useful, fun, or ideally both. I want to keep making them better. And I want room to follow the next idea when it shows up.
The tricky part is that every project I put out becomes another thing to run and support. A gazillion separate projects can take up the time I'd rather spend building. Comfy Pass is my attempt to give five of them one shared subscription, so I can put more of that time back into the work itself.
The first Pass is for HideFace, Media Optimizer, ComfySend, Approvals.to, and Security Beagle. All three planned tiers include the same five apps. The email and approval allowances change with the tier; the Pass page has the current details.
I want the Pass to become more valuable over time as I improve these tools and add new ones. I'll announce each addition when it's actually ready. It isn't a promise that every project I ever make will automatically be included. The writing, games, videos, and other free parts of this site stay free. CommentOnAnything keeps its own subscription for now, and its existing access needs to keep working exactly as it does today.
I've launched the new instafluff.tv, but I haven't opened Pass subscriptions yet. Before I ask someone to pay, I want to see the membership work inside each app, check that a separate purchase still works, and make sure billing, cancellation, and support are things a person can actually use. Those aren't the glamorous parts of building a new thing. They're part of making it worth trusting.
So that's where I am. You can explore the apps now, and I'll say plainly when Comfy Pass is ready to buy. If you've tried one of these tools, come tell me in Discord what worked and what got in your way. That's useful to me while I keep building.