Mostly a great game, BUT REPETITIVE ADS DRIVE YOU CRAZY AND CAN NOT BE BLOCKED!!!
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By Very very Irritated!
I rated your game 2 stars. I would have rated you a 4.5 for playing the game, but a zero for the repetitive, never ending onslaught of ads.
I do like playing your game, even though there are some logic errors in how it processes things, (at times). (While not a programmer myself, I was married to a high level one. I spent a lot of my life around 100’s of computers, and software engineers. Also several companies used to hire me to try and find flaws in their software.)
IF YOU HAD A PAID VERSION WITH NO ADS, I would gladly pay!
HOWEVER, since roughly December 3rd (or possibly a few days later), you have showed the “Install Google Widget” ad OVER 600 TIMES.
Least you think I exaggerate, I counted how many times it played yesterday, over 50. Isn’t it illegal to play an ad like this on repeat, and not give us the ability to block it?
-This ad gives you no ability to block it!
-This ad is at a screaming volume level of sound!
-Once it starts to play, you have to hit the mute button 2-3 times, before it will actually mute.
-The FAQ on Ad Blocker, gives incorrect instructions for blocking this ad. It presumes you are using Google to block someone else’s ad.
I hate this ad so much, I have left reviews on all Google sites, that if I could delete all their products off my iPhone XR and iPad, I would. Unfortunately, I can’t.
I really love your game. Either:
1) tell me how to purchase a fully paid for version of this game, that removes all ads.
2) Remove this ad only.
3) Repair the ad so it can be blocked!!!!!
4) Set a policy that the same ad can not play in a row. Even if you alternated other ads in between, it would be a little more tolerable.
Many months ago, you did the same thing with a crossword puzzle app ad. But that was not as repetitive. And, you eventually let me block that ad.
A month later, there was a set of bra ads that were on constant repeat. But it wasn’t the same one over and over. It was a set of five ads, that would alternate. And again, I could block those ads.
When it works. You should ad another category for blocking the ad: “ I already own the product.” Why should I have to be subjected to ads for something I already bought? And I bought it through your site, to boot.
You will say, just make a purchase from our store and the ads will stop.
NO! I shouldn’t have to. I am NOT going to get tricked into that again.
I used to play Fishdom. I was usually the top scorer in the entire world. That game used to let you play for free, as long as you were:
1) willing to be patient. They put in time outs for free users.
2) you had to watch ads, but usually only when signing in, or once an hour.
BUT, they said the same thing to me. Just buy something and the ads will stop. But once you bought anything at all, they made it impossible to play the game at all, unless you were constantly paying them money.
Every single reward you earned, you had to pay to redeem. Don’t think I haven’t noticed you attempting this. There is some reward I earn that is either 500 or 100 points (if you pay), but only 10 points if you don’t! That is an awfully steep drop off.
FISHDOM bled me dry. I asked them over & over to fix it, and they refused. Their new parent company, runs on-line gambling sites and apps.
Either 60 minutes, or John Oliver, actually did a piece on the parent company. How they try to get lists of people in gamblers anonymous, and slam them with enticing ads. And if they try and leave the game, it will try and contact them over and over to come back.
The 60 minutes or John Oliver piece claimed, that the company has psychologists and psychiatrists on the payroll who actually help the software engineers to make the game more addicting.
If you are owned by the same parent company, or are further intending to go down this road, let me know. Then I will do to you, what I did to them:
PERMANENTLY DELETE THE GAME AND BLOCK ALL MESSAGES FROM THEM!
But, I really don’t want to go there. Please fix this problem ASAP, so I can get back to playing your game.
Thank you for your anticipated assistance.