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On April 21, 2025, ASRA shipped version 4.0 of the ASRA Coags iOS app.<ref name="appstore-current" /> The App Store version history records the v4.0 release notes only as "Update the ui and contents," with no disclosure that the app would now require an annual subscription.<ref name="appstore-current" /> Before that update, an archived December 14, 2024 Wayback capture of the App Store listing showed the app priced at $3.99 as a one-time purchase with no subscription component.<ref name="appstore-wayback-2024" /> After the update, prior purchasers reported being locked out of content they had previously paid for and required to enroll in a $6.99 annual subscription or in ASRA Pain Medicine membership to regain access.<ref name="sdn-1508690" /><ref name="appstore-current" /> On May 1, 2025, a Student Doctor Network thread titled "ASRA Coags App now Membership Only" documented the lockout; one poster in that thread wrote that they had asked ASRA for a refund "as my paid for app was no longer functional" and had been offered "a year free" instead.<ref name="sdn-1508690" /> A July 21, 2025 follow-up thread documented that the policy remained in place "despite the backlash."<ref name="sdn-1511800" /> App Store reviewer Blahghg posted on the App Store on June 12, 2025: | On April 21, 2025, ASRA shipped version 4.0 of the ASRA Coags iOS app.<ref name="appstore-current" /> The App Store version history records the v4.0 release notes only as "Update the ui and contents," with no disclosure that the app would now require an annual subscription.<ref name="appstore-current" /> Before that update, an archived December 14, 2024 Wayback capture of the App Store listing showed the app priced at $3.99 as a one-time purchase with no subscription component.<ref name="appstore-wayback-2024" /> After the update, prior purchasers reported being locked out of content they had previously paid for and required to enroll in a $6.99 annual subscription or in ASRA Pain Medicine membership to regain access.<ref name="sdn-1508690" /><ref name="appstore-current" /> On May 1, 2025, a Student Doctor Network thread titled "ASRA Coags App now Membership Only" documented the lockout; one poster in that thread wrote that they had asked ASRA for a refund "as my paid for app was no longer functional" and had been offered "a year free" instead.<ref name="sdn-1508690" /> A July 21, 2025 follow-up thread documented that the policy remained in place "despite the backlash."<ref name="sdn-1511800" /> App Store reviewer Blahghg posted on the App Store on June 12, 2025: | ||
<blockquote>''I paid for this app (one time fee) and now they are charging a yearly subscription fee to use it. This is a bait and switch.'' | <blockquote>''I paid for this app (one time fee) and now they are charging a yearly subscription fee to use it. This is a bait and switch.''<ref name="appstore-current" /></blockquote> | ||
The app's overall App Store rating sat at 1.3 stars across 391 ratings as of the May 2026 capture.<ref name="appstore-current" /> | The app's overall App Store rating sat at 1.3 stars across 391 ratings as of the May 2026 capture.<ref name="appstore-current" /> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||