Which I think is great! However, I’ve been donating $5/month for years and they’re still trying to charge me $1.99/month. I feel like supporters should be exempt from the fee.

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    It’s got nothing to do with the banks. All the credit card processors (Visa, Mastercard, etc.) charge fees to retailers. Some times it’s a flat amount per charge, other times it’s a percentage.

    Realy though in this case that might not matter so much, as Google and Apple are in the middle, charging Signal 15-30%.

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        Yes. I just found out Google and Apple don’t take a cut of donations to non-profits. But since this is a subscription for an actual product instead of a donation, it would be subject to their 15-30%. That is most likely the reason they don’t just give backup services to donors.