Lifetime licenses are stupid. This is the nicest sentence I could type.

They don’t really support the creator(s) of the plugin/theme.

I have never purchased a lifetime license to any software and I will never do it.

If a plugin or theme helps you out by making your site’s life easier then support the creator/maintainer of that plugin/theme.

I just checked ACF’s pricing: The most expensive one is $249 a year. If you divide it into 12 months, $20.75 a month.

That’s like going to McDonald’s with your partner/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/whatever you have…….and having a couple McCombo Hamburgers.
That’s like ordering a pizza once a day.

If you have a coffee every weekday (5*4=20), you spend more on coffee.

Not that I use ACF.

I have no problem supporting the community.

The cheapest pricing is $49 a year. That’s around $4.10 a month.

Should they of worded it better? Sure. Should people “rip them apart”, no