I think that could work, with the right audience and feature set. When you get into complex multi-sig flows or larger amounts, then I think people/organizations would be comfortable paying for software that allows them to sleep well. Not sure if it would work for something like Wallet of Satoshi. Sparrow could probably pull it off.

But as you said, that comes with a lot of responsibility that is not coding. And that's a big step to take.

gbks

I am not a wallet developer, so please feel free to dismiss my ravings, but I have often wondered how a wallet would do if it simply charged for a download. This is a highly unpopular way of funding software, I think, and it comes with a host of problems, but I think I would pay for really good wallet software. I imagine such a thing could still be open source (only charge for binaries). It feels less messy to me than the freemium model or subscriptions. And I'm sure there are some legal problems that come with charging for software that do not exist when the software is provided for free.

bitcoin

Arké Roadmap (iOS Bitcoin wallet using Ark) - when slop hurts more than it helps

Scoresby

That sounds cool! 

I am not a wallet developer, so please feel free to dismiss my ravings, but I have often wondered how a wallet would do if it simply charged for a download. This is a highly unpopular way of funding software, I think, and it comes with a host of problems, but I think I would pay for really good wallet software. I imagine such a thing could still be open source (only charge for binaries). It feels less messy to me than the freemium model or subscriptions. And I'm sure there are some legal problems that come with charging for software that do not exist when the software is provided for free.