OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely unveiled he will be launching a new platform with added features and increased simplicity for users.
Stokely said the rival subscription service, Subs, is focused on helping creators build audiences more easily as well as making a simpler platform for users to transition from free to paid content.
The OnlyFans founder posted on Instagram: ‘Today, I’m beyond excited to share the launch of Subs.com, a platform we’ve poured our hearts into building for all creators.’
‘Subs is your space to connect, create and turn your passion into a thriving community.’
The site founder said that the simplicity efforts include an ‘explore’ feed similar to Instagram and a ‘shows’ feature similar to YouTube.
‘There’s a clear demand for a subscription platform that gives creators everything they need in one place,’ Stokely told Morning Star.
‘Creators have been telling me what they want, and that’s exactly what we’ve built with Subs. It isn’t just for one type of creator, it’s for all creators.’
Stokely’s new features are set to be ad-free and direct users toward paid content, a feature that has been critiqued from OnlyFans audiences and users who rely on social media platforms to drive traffic.
OnlyFans founder, Tim Stokely, unveiled how the popular adult site creator will be launching a new platform, Subs, with added features and increased simplicity for users
The OnlyFans founder posted on Instagram: ‘Today, I’m beyond excited to share the launch of Subs.com, a platform we’ve poured our hearts into building for all creators. Subs is your space to connect, create and turn your passion into a thriving community’
Stokely’s new features are set to be ad-free and direct users toward paid content, a feature that has been critiqued from OnlyFans audiences and users who rely on social media platforms to drive traffic
‘Creators need more than just a paywall,’ he said. ‘It’s about giving creators everything they need in one place.’
Subs ‘shows’ feature, Stokely explained, allows creators paid for content to lie behind their free content.
‘With just one click, viewers can seamlessly unlock exclusive content, message the creator, or schedule a 1:1 video call. I think this is going to be a game changer,’ he wrote on Instagram.
Another feature Stokely boasted is the ability for creators to host one on one audio and video calls.
‘We’re not just building on what’s been done before. We’re creating something wider reaching, with unique and exciting features that allow creators to monetize more effectively,’ he told Morning Star.
The platform is intended for a range of creators, such as podcasters, athletes, musicians and adult stars.
Challenges of the platform include restrictions of featuring both non-adult and adult content, which is not allowed on Google or Apple app stores.
Subs will instead run on a web app, which Stokely said will help creators avoid in-app fees.
Though Stokely sold OnlyFans to Leo Radvinsky two years after founding it in 2016, he remained serving as the platform’s CEO until 2021
Stokely said: ‘I can’t wait to see the communities that will be built and the stories that will be told on Subs’
Though Stokely sold OnlyFans to Leo Radvinsky two years after founding it in 2016, he remained serving as the platform’s CEO until 2021.
After stepping away from the platform, he said: ‘I caught up with mates, went to football with my Dad, and travelled a bit. But I never really left the space.
‘I get messages every day from creators, and so it wasn’t long before I got pulled back in.’
Stokely said: ‘I can’t wait to see the communities that will be built and the stories that will be told on Subs.’
