AppSumo Plus Yearly Plan Reviews

I kept my AppSumo Plus membership mainly because of the coupons that are supposed to offset the annual fee. But the way they handle them is disappointing.

My coupon expired just one day ago because I simply didn’t have time to use it. I’m constantly on the road, and missing a deadline by a single day shouldn’t automatically mean losing the benefit I paid for. What makes this even more frustrating is that this limitation isn’t clearly communicated when you sign up for Plus. If I had known that an unused coupon would simply disappear after a fixed period with no flexibility, I would have paid much closer attention. And this isn’t even the first time it has happened to me—it has now happened twice.

What makes even less sense is that, according to your response, the coupon was sent only once on May 4 and remained valid for 45 days. If the coupon is such an important part of the Plus membership value, why was there no reminder before it expired? AppSumo has no problem sending countless promotional emails encouraging members to buy more deals, extending deadlines, and warning that "time is running out." Yet when it comes to a paid member benefit that is about to expire, there are no follow-up reminders at all.

Saying that the expiration date was listed in the original email and on the Rewards page doesn't really address the issue. Most customers don't revisit a 45-day-old email to check expiration dates, especially when they are busy. A simple reminder a few days before expiration would have prevented this entire situation.

Another reason I no longer see value in Plus is the overall quality of the deals. Over the past year, there has been a noticeable decline in the number of truly useful offers. In fact, I think I've purchased only one or two deals this entire year because there simply hasn't been much worth buying.

To be honest, I don't even open AppSumo anymore. There is virtually no chance I will renew my Plus membership. There was a time when I visited AppSumo several times a day, constantly looking for new deals and spending a significant amount of money on the platform. Back then, there was excitement and trust in what was being offered.

Today, that level of confidence has largely disappeared. Far too often, products launch with one set of promises and later evolve into something quite different. Features get restricted, pricing structures change, new limitations appear, separate platforms are introduced, or key functionality ends up requiring additional upgrades. Regardless of the reasons behind these decisions, the outcome is the same: customers feel that the original value they paid for is no longer being honored, and trust gradually erodes.

Over time, the platform's credibility has taken a significant hit. When customers repeatedly see deals evolve into something very different from what was originally promised, it becomes harder and harder to justify spending money there. Combined with the declining quality of new deals and the loss of a paid membership benefit over a one-day delay with no reminder, I simply don't see enough value to continue paying for AppSumo Plus.

Embracing the AppSumo Plus Yearly Plan was one of the smartest decisions I’ve made this year. As someone who thrives on efficiency and savings, I found the consistent 10% discount on every purchase to be a fantastic perk. I’ve already made several purchases that directly contributed to scaling my business, and the savings were substantial.

Each product offers unique benefits, but the true victory is knowing that I’m always getting those benefits at a discounted rate. This subscription is more than a cost-saving measure; it’s a commitment to ongoing growth and improvement. For fellow entrepreneurs who appreciate cutting-edge solutions at a fraction of the price, AppSumo Plus is the way to go!

We are seeing a lot of AppSumo lifetime deal breaches and maneuvers these days… so bad that I don’t even open AppSumo anymore, and no chance I would be renewing my Plus membership. Once upon a time I would visit the page several times a day looking for deals and spending a fortune. Platform credibility Is now so brutally battered by cunning practices of entrepreneurs who change terms, brands, products, limits, run parallel web pages or portals and do so on account of sheer greed, lack of integrity and perhaps AppSumo’s unflattering commercial terms which some of them openly complain about in various community groups, after the fact.

Both sides are guilty - but the victim is ultimately and unfortunately the subscriber or customer. AppSumo should boldly write a caveat emptor i.e “Purchases at Buyer’s risk! Buyer Beware” and then rescind the ambivalent “got your back” guarantee or reform it. Buyers should know upfront what they are getting into.

I bought a product that disappeared before the year was up. It was an email verification service; the seller collected money on AppSumo and then shut the service down.

APPSUMO refuses to give me a refund because the seller provided an alleged source code on GitHub so that those of us who were scammed have to rent a server and hire a developer to install it and get it running. All of that is already more expensive than what we paid for the service, but that's not all—we also have to pay the monthly cost of the server where the software would run.

This ridiculous situation is enough for AppSumo to say that the service was not taken down completely, so they will not give me my money back.

If it sounds like a scam, smells like a scam, and tastes like a scam, what is it?

The value of the plus membership has declined significantly over the past couple of years. Some vendors attemtping to make contact after the purchase of their product and ask you to purchase addidtional products, upgrade and constant marketing after the sale. Also some of the vendors sell the same features on higher tiers. Charging more money with no benefit to the appsumo member. When appsumo is questioned about this and a refund requested... there is no protection to the appsumo member and no solution given. When you attempt to gethelp and post on the appsumo site the content is removed for moderation because they are controlling the narrative and dont want the end user to complain or tell the real truth about their experience. Im DONE with Appsumo!!! this has gone too far