Has anyone ditched the app yet?

Purchased a 2021 Select back in April, and the connected services never worked properly. After seeing all the complaints not only with the new charges from Mazda but the performance of the app overall I've decided to get an aftermarket starter installed.

I talked to a local shop who had a few options available for the vehicle. Crunching the numbers, the price of install would be the same or similar as a subscription over my ownership with more features than the app.

My question is has anyone made this move yet and what were your results? Thanks and Zoom Zoom!