I purchased tier 4 of Followr ($276), but the AI features are locked in my account, and it's asking me to sign up for a monthly subscription. Yet another major financial loss from buying off Appsumo. They take our money, build features with it, and then lock us out. I could have instead spent that money to purchase a couple of years' worth of a popular mainstream tool loaded with all the latest features that Followr can only dream of, and supported an actual legitimate trustworthy founder who doesn't use such tactics. Here is a video of your appsumo user experience if you buy this: https://kommodo.ai/recordings/WJFCHZ6GT5ID9vrZ0IGk?onlyRecording=1

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My response to the founder's reply of adding ai studio aka "features":

I think you're missing the core issue.

You're focusing on whether Followr Studio is technically a "separate product," while completely ignoring the expectations created by the AppSumo deal itself.

The AppSumo listing states:

"All future Agency Plan updates."

"Previous AppSumo customers will be grandfathered into any new features and feature limits."

As a Tier 4 customer who invested $276 into Followr, I believe those statements reasonably create the expectation that early supporters will benefit from major future platform innovations.

Instead, I log in and see AI Avatars, Avatar Videos, AI Images, AI Videos, AI Viral Shorts, and other prominent AI capabilities displayed throughout the ecosystem, only to discover they require another purchase or subscription.

You keep repeating that these features belong to a "separate product," but from a customer perspective that distinction feels largely semantic. If every significant future capability can simply be placed under a new brand name and sold separately, then what practical value do promises such as "grandfathered into any new features" actually provide?

To be clear, my concern is not that features I previously had access to were removed. My concern is that early supporters helped fund the growth of the platform with the understanding that they would participate in its future development, yet some of the most significant new AI functionality is now being monetized separately.

You are free to disagree with that interpretation, but I believe it is a fair concern for AppSumo buyers evaluating the long-term value of a lifetime deal.