hi there so today i launch boost and get jumpscared by ads playing with sound on by default. i don’t mind ads playing muted, but the default being sound on is incredibly infuriating. is this a bug?

  • Glifted@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Isn’t there an ad free version for like $3.99? Why not just do that? Its been so long since I’ve seen an add using Boost that I kind of forgot it was a thing

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      8 days ago

      because i don’t mind the ads as long as they don’t start on full volume, and i highly dislike being made to pay money to undo a change that was made

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          8 days ago

          They had a free version as well, but I’ll usually buy an app if they use a one-time-purchase model

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            6 days ago

            Boost’s ad-free version might as well be the one-time purchase. It’s just more beneficial to the developer to not gatekeep their app behind a paywall by releasing a free version with ads to make up for giving it out for free. Especially when it’s an app like this where there’s a dozen other alternatives that people try before settling on one. Most users wouldn’t even bother trying it if they had to pay up front.

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        7 days ago

        Install Google opinion rewards and just accumulate the money needed to buy an ad free copy my dude.