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The development rights to the app were bought by Maple Media LLC in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Android app Podkicker has been sold to player.fm/Maple Media |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/comments/hwaobp/android_app_podkicker_has_been_sold_to/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>

==Incidents==

On 13 March 2025, the Pro version of the app was updated to show prominent animated banner ads and open repeated popups at the user when the screen is touched. The banners are for miscellaneous App Store games and the popups invite the user to join a [[Subscription service|subscription model]] to remove these ads. This is in spite of the user having [[Retroactively amended purchase|previously purchased]] the paid version of the app on the specific basis it would be ad-free.

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As of the 14th March 2025 the app's Android app store received multiple one-star reviews objecting to the change.

~~[[File:Podkicker Pro one-star review.png|alt=Example review of Podkicker Pro, 14th March.|thumb|An example of a negative review.]]~~

~~[[File:Podkicker Pro subscription ad.png|thumb|The new subscription model.]]~~

==References==

[[Category:Podkicker]]

[[Category:Service Siphoning]]

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 The development rights to the app were bought by Maple Media LLC in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Android app Podkicker has been sold to player.fm/Maple Media |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/comments/hwaobp/android_app_podkicker_has_been_sold_to/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>
 ==Incidents==
 On 13 March 2025, the Pro version of the app was updated to show prominent animated banner ads and open repeated popups at the user when the screen is touched. The banners are for miscellaneous App Store games and the popups invite the user to join a  [[Subscription service|subscription model]] to remove these ads. This is in spite of the user having [[Retroactively amended purchase|previously purchased]] the paid version of the app on the specific basis it would be ad-free.
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 As of the 14th March 2025 the app's Android app store received multiple one-star reviews objecting to the change.
-[[File:Podkicker Pro one-star review.png|alt=Example review of Podkicker Pro, 14th March.|thumb|An example of a negative review.]]
-[[File:Podkicker Pro subscription ad.png|thumb|The new subscription model.]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Podkicker]]
 [[Category:Service Siphoning]]