AwardWallet increase in subscription price

[Mattg]

I have been an AwardWallet Plus subscriber for over a decade. Just received this email:

We are writing to let you know that the price of AwardWallet Plus will be increasing to $49.99 per year on December 18, 2024.

We are truly grateful for your support over the years. As one of our very early customers, we’ve kept your subscription cost at $10 per year—even as the price of AwardWallet Plus increased for new subscribers. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to offer this discount going forward.

This change helps us ensure the security and reliability of the product we all love and allows us to invest in improvements and exciting new features. Rest assured that you won't be paying more for just the same product—we think you're going to enjoy what's coming.

I still find this a useful tool to keep track of the points in my various accounts, but to be honest I get much less use from it now compared to 5-10 years ago because I've had to disable automatic login with many of my accounts. I've done this after AwardWallet login attempts caused me to get locked out of a couple of my FF accounts. Some airlines, including United, have also blocked AwardWallet from accessing account details.

I think I'll let my paid membership lapse when it comes up for renewal.

 

[Sprucegoose]

They could be chasing different players. Your price was very entry-level.

 

[jbman]

Got the same email the other day.

I didn’t see any long term member offer from this just a jump inline with everyone else.

I will it lapse and if the new features are good then go premium again.

 

[Flashback]

I have been an AwardWallet Plus subscriber for over a decade. Just received this email:



I still find this a useful tool to keep track of the points in my various accounts, but to be honest I get much less use from it now compared to 5-10 years ago because I've had to disable automatic login with many of my accounts. I've done this after AwardWallet login attempts caused me to get locked out of a couple of my FF accounts. Some airlines, including United, have also blocked AwardWallet from accessing account details.

I think I'll let my paid membership lapse when it comes up for renewal.

My email arrived on Monday and I meant to post similar ......... also in the same pondering situation. At $10 USD/month, it was quite useful. I was tracking for myself and Mrs FB, plus my folks. It has been useful, especially for the folks accounts.

I'm currently tracking 44 accounts, most of them do continue to actively work. $50/year is still a saving and works out to $12.50 per person..... but........ I'm still undecided. It has saved a few points from expiring each year I've had it, so there is is value perhaps. You can still downgrade to free and do it more manually.

AwardWallet

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I'm not clear on the meaning "Up to 3 expirations", does that mean it'll only track expiry for 3 accounts?

If you downgrade to free now and renew early, the $50 sub is reduced to $30.


I have until February to decide:
The new price will take effect automatically when your membership renews on 14/02/2025.

If you prefer to cancel AwardWallet Plus, you can do that here.

Or...... now, if I want the $30 promo price. Or...... play a game of chicken and see what they start offering if/when lots of people decide to just drop the sub completely. 3 months for that.

 

[kpc]

I paid US$10 per year, now will be US$49.99 per year...will let it lapse I think

 

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I paid US$10 per year, now will be US$49.99 per year...will let it lapse I think

You can cancel and renew for $30 currently, which was the old price.

 

[_flyer]

I thought the $10 US price was grandfathered for earlier subscribers?

 

[jbman]

I thought the $10 US price was grandfathered for earlier subscribers?

That was the claim.

$30 i could maybe deal with. One of the features I have been using is the flight delay alerts. I think my money would be better put into TripIT which I am currently on the free tier.

Current offer
Enjoy TripIt Pro for US$24 for 1 year as a benefit of TripIt. (After 1 year, you may choose to renew at the then-current TripIt Pro price or cancel

 

[Flashback]

I thought the $10 US price was grandfathered for earlier subscribers?

Yes, it was, but they've decided to no longer honour that.

 

[_flyer]

That was the claim.

$30 i could maybe deal with. One of the features I have been using is the flight delay alerts. I think my money would be better put into TripIT which I am currently on the free tier.

Current offer
Enjoy TripIt Pro for US$24 for 1 year as a benefit of TripIt. (After 1 year, you may choose to renew at the then-current TripIt Pro price or cancel

I can’t justify $50 US a year, given that most programs don’t have expiries, unless there is no activity. The fact they offered a grandfathered price and then increase it 500% is absurd. I use TripIt (basic) and like you would rather pay for a subscription to that with all the other features including points tracker pro and flight delay.

 

[zainman]

Just turned off auto-renewal.

What will I lose?

The only thing I hope I don't lose is the notifications (email/phone) of expiring miles/awards..

Not really been using it for anything else

 

[djchuckles]

Seems to be broken for Amex and Citi Au anyway. I renewed mine via Turkey iTunes which was cheaper

 

[Flashback]

Auto renewal now turned off for mine, will let it drop back to basic. Before I did though, for the few programs where it gives a detailed history I exported all of those to CSV.

 

[serfty]

My renewal does not take place until July.

I was one of the grandfathered USD10 ... I won't renew as with 2FA it is becoming less and less useful.

 

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My renewal does not take place until July.

I was one of the grandfathered USD10 ... I won't renew as with 2FA it is becoming less and less useful.

As was I (grandfathered), mine was due to expire tomorrow though. I've transferred all the info to a spreadsheet now and have set the expiry field, so just need to update the balance for each program once a month and the last activity date and it'll calc out the expiry for me anyway.

 

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And email now received as today was the end of subscription date.

Your AwardWallet Plus membership has expired.
We wanted to thank you and say that we truly appreciate your contribution of US$10. Your contribution has enabled us to continue developing and enhancing AwardWallet.
We appreciate your continued interest in our service. Please note that none of your data was deleted, if you wish to continue using AwardWallet as a free member you can absolutely do that, here is the difference between the AwardWallet Plus and the regular account:

AwardWallet

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Please follow this link to create an AwardWallet Plus subscription:

Log in to AwardWallet account

AwardWallet helps you track frequent flyer miles and hotel points as well as book reward tickets

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[Mattg]

Does anyone know a good alternative to AwardWallet?

 

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Does anyone know a good alternative to AwardWallet?

Microsoft Excel

 

[SydneySwan]

I let my renewal lapse on Jan 4 then on Jan 22 I received this email;

'Enjoy an Extra 3 Months of AwardWallet Plus, On Us!
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Hey SydneySwan,

We have received a lot of feedback about our price increase from supporters like you, and we wanted to share a few updates.

Although the support of paid subscribers is essential to keep AwardWallet running, we also recognize that many of our members support AwardWallet in other ways.

We’ve decided to do an annual review of our members’ accounts to identify folks who have helped make AwardWallet better for everyone. Here are a few things we’re taking into consideration:
• Following the AwardWallet blog and supporting our content team by using our links to apply for credit cards or purchase travel
• Providing helpful feedback (like identifying bugs or suggesting new features)
• Connecting a mailbox to make it easier for us to track your loyalty accounts and travel
• Tracking a diverse set of accounts and keeping them updated
• Referring friends and family to AwardWallet

Your account didn’t qualify for a complimentary AwardWallet Plus upgrade for a full year, but we’ve decided to extend your membership by three months.

Your account will now be upgraded through 21/04/2025. (Before we made this change, your AwardWallet Plus was valid through 04/01/2025.)

We hope you’ll continue using AwardWallet and take some of the steps we noted above. We’ll take another look at the criteria noted above in three months to see if you qualify for an extended upgrade.

Sincerely,

Your AwardWallet Team'


I was on the $US10 pa plan.