Podkicker Pro: Difference between revisions

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==Incidents==

On ~~13th~~ 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.

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.

The subscription fee requested is £9.49 per year, with recurring billing, as of ~~14th~~ March 2025, just to use the app on the same terms the user already bought it. This is claimed to represent a reduction from £55.08~~, although~~ no subscription fee previously existed.

The subscription fee requested is £9.49 per year, with recurring billing, as of 14 March 2025, just to use the app on the same terms the user already bought it. This is claimed to represent a reduction from £55.08 despite no subscription fee having previously existed.

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

[[File:~~Screenshot 20250314~~-~~103410~~.png|alt=Example review of Podkicker Pro, 14th March.|thumb|An example of a review.]]

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

[[File:~~Screenshot 20250314-084924~~.png|thumb]]

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

==References==

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 ==Incidents==
-On 13th 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.
+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.
-The subscription fee requested is £9.49 per year, with recurring billing, as of 14th March 2025, just to use the app on the same terms the user already bought it. This is claimed to represent a reduction from £55.08, although no subscription fee previously existed.
+The subscription fee requested is £9.49 per year, with recurring billing, as of 14 March 2025, just to use the app on the same terms the user already bought it. This is claimed to represent a reduction from £55.08 despite no subscription fee having previously existed.
 As of the 14th March 2025 the app's Android app store received multiple one-star reviews objecting to the change.
-[[File:Screenshot 20250314-103410.png|alt=Example review of Podkicker Pro, 14th March.|thumb|An example of a review.]]
+[[File:Podkicker Pro one-star review.png|alt=Example review of Podkicker Pro, 14th March.|thumb|An example of a negative review.]]
-[[File:Screenshot 20250314-084924.png|thumb]]
+[[File:Podkicker Pro subscription ad.png|thumb|The new subscription model.]]
 ==References==