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Do you use reddit mostly through the app or web? (feddit.de)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by sexy_peach@feddit.de to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Because I only use web, on mobile and desktop. I can't live without adblock.

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[–] loki@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

wasn't that the developer that baited and switched his app from free to grow the base and then turned it into an ad ridden app with expensive upgrade to get rid of ads?

The irony of now reddit doing the same for him. 🤣🤣

[–] DJDarren@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

~~Are~~ ~~you~~ ~~thinking~~ ~~of~~ ~~Apollo?~~ ~~If~~ ~~so,~~ ~~the~~ ~~app~~ ~~was~~ ~~never~~ ~~free.~~ ~~Well,~~ ~~it~~ ~~was~~ ~~free~~ ~~to~~ ~~download,~~ ~~but~~ ~~you~~ ~~had~~ ~~to~~ ~~unlock~~ ~~the~~ ~~Pro~~ ~~level~~ ~~to~~ ~~be~~ ~~able~~ ~~to~~ ~~post,~~ ~~which~~ ~~was~~ ~~worth~~ ~~every~~ ~~penny~~ ~~because~~ ~~it's~~ ~~a~~ ~~legitimately~~ ~~great~~ ~~app.~~

~~He~~ ~~later~~ ~~introduced~~ ~~an~~ ~~Ultra~~ ~~level~~ ~~behind~~ ~~a~~ ~~subscription,~~ ~~which~~ ~~had~~ ~~access~~ ~~to~~ ~~other~~ ~~QoL~~ ~~features~~ ~~that~~ ~~didn't~~ ~~really~~ ~~affect~~ ~~general~~ ~~Reddit~~ ~~usage.~~ ~~None~~ ~~of~~ ~~the~~ ~~levels~~ ~~have~~ ~~any~~ ~~advertising~~ ~~beyond~~ ~~him~~ ~~occasionally~~ ~~(once,~~ ~~maybe~~ ~~twice~~ ~~a~~ ~~year)~~ ~~putting~~ ~~up~~ ~~a~~ ~~banner~~ ~~to~~ ~~alert~~ ~~users~~ ~~to~~ ~~any~~ ~~seasonal~~ ~~discounts~~ ~~he~~ ~~was~~ ~~offering.~~

Ignore my ranting...

[–] loki@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

no, I meant the developer of "Joey for Reddit". He basically built a huge userbase while it was free, then bam, video ads between posts and pay to remove them.

https://r.nf/r/Android/comments/bjrdw1/joey_adds_advertisements_with_pay_option_to/

[–] DJDarren@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Ah! Sorry, went off on one a bit there...