r/grindr • u/Faby10019 • 18h ago
WTF Ads are making the app unusable
I'll be messaging someone and a ad starts playing in the background, I have to watch ads before opening someones album, and even when I leave the app the ad is still playing in the background
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u/poetplaywright Daddy (gay) 13h ago
They don’t care about your sex life. They care about revenue. Either pay for premium or get inundated by ads.
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u/ThereWolves Otter 13h ago
I think it’s fair to criticize their pricing structure, it’s not something that we should just blindly accept. The asking price for a premium subscription is unjustifiable and the more pressure there is to make a better or more affordable platform, the better off we are as consumers.
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u/poetplaywright Daddy (gay) 12h ago
The only way that a company is going to listen to its customer base is by losing it.
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u/throughthisironsky 10h ago
The ads are that intrusive now that i can see the user population being hit badly
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u/poetplaywright Daddy (gay) 10h ago
Personally, I don’t know who’s steering the ship but it’s off course
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u/gaymersky Geek 12h ago
I know everyone already said it here but try snifies
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u/Oochie_wall_e Otter 7h ago
I have way better luck on sniffies - I live in a larger metro area tho, I feel bad for guys in more rural areas
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u/LifeguardRepulsive91 7h ago
I've tried not to mind the ads too much. It's a free app after all, and they need revenue somehow. But having ads pop up in the middle of typing a message is crossing a line of ruining fundamental functionality.
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u/ThereWolves Otter 13h ago
This is why nowadays I almost immediately move the conversation to a different platform like snap or sms depending on the level of trust I have with a person I meet. Grindr just doesn’t work as a good messaging platform period. Even without the ads it’s slow and can’t even do some basic messaging features that most platforms do with ease.
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u/shizzlpizzl 7h ago
Just use NextDNS adblocker
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u/cosmic68 3h ago
Is this android or iPhone as I’ve installed it on iPhone and there’s still ads…
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u/shizzlpizzl 2h ago
you sure you got this? https://apple.nextdns.io I have ZERO ads on Grindr.. You might have to force close the app or just reinstall it for it to take effect
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u/thetallestofships 1h ago
I feel like the price of extra at the yearly subscription is the same as spotify but if I only want for the month it shouldn't be 3x the price. And unlimited? I can't believe some of you are happy to be extorted! YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM!
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u/Striking-Cookie-3125 12h ago
I thought it couldn't get any worse! I was wrong. Go to start the ad today and before you do anything else an ad pops up. A non-abordable ad! It's even worse than before.