I haven't seen any of these adds yet since upgrading to 3.5, but that's because I'm using it 'offline' at the moment. Until I see how invasive these adds are I can't really comment on them specifically, but my general opinion on ads in free apps is as follows:
- I hate full page invasive ads that force you to look at them until the 5-10seconds ticks down.
- Small ads which help generate some income for the developers is fine with me, but also having a paid upgrade to an add-free version is a must. Bringing out an ad version with no option to have them removed is just plain asking for backlash.
- Ads should ALWAYS be relevant to the app that people are using. Having random ads for everything from A-Z of junk is unhelpful IMO. I've seen from reading this that McDonalds pops up. To me having fast food ads on an app created to help you manage and improve your Bg levels is a prime example of an ad should not be on there. Who needs more advertising for McDonalds? I mean seriously! Like there's anyone that needs more McDonalds advertising in their lives. I understand that the developers don't decide which ads show and which don't, but IMO they should use a way to do ads on their app that don't include irrelevant ads that would actually discourage people from using the app.
- Just think of the RELEVANT ads/products that could appear on this app. The list is endless and could actually help people using Glucose Buddy. I know this would be a lot more work than just using generic ads, but IMO would be worth it.
Criticism of my opinions is fine, but please no flaming
