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Maple
Family and community
Maple's free tier is ad-supported, and it turns those ad slots into upgrade prompts. Our UX Bites show how it sells premium by making the free tier's limits visible.
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Maple offers to 'replace this ad with family photos', so the ad itself sells the upgrade
The paid tier is framed as an emotional benefit, i.e. family photos, not a feature list
Making a free tier's limitation visible turns it into the upgrade argument
Last updated: 27/08/2026
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