Royal Match Ads

sskidd1143 wrote:

Apple may not own the games that in on there app Store, but they can knock off the ones that are either impossible to get rid of or extremely annoying to more than 70% of the Apple customers. Royal match is one of the most annoying ads and almost impossible to do anything but sit through it and it doesn’t help if you go ahead and get it because you will still get the ads. The game is noisy and nerve-racking. The iPhone cleaning app that has the dust pan is one that you absolutely cannot get rid of. I do believe enough people complained about it that is no longer appearing. Apple is supposed to be a watch guard for and safe apps, and should watch the number of people that hate certain apps because of their ads.

Apple CANNOT remove a game just because the ads are annoying. I'm sure you are aware of the several lawsuits filed by game developers for having their apps removed because it violated the very specific Guidelines to have an app in the store. They were based on a lot stronger principles, such as security, in the TOS that went all the way to the Supreme Court and also forced the way the App Store operates in other countries.

You as a consumer of the apps have all the power by not using the app or provide a review on the App Store of the app to alert other consumers. Voicing your complaints here about annoying ads will have no effect on the developer. You now know what to do, so it is up to you.

sskidd1143 wrote:

I do understand that and I do agree ads are there for a reason. My point is the ones that are intrusive. Royal match is one that just pops up all the time and is more annoying than most. Now there is there cleaner app with a dust pan, and the action of someone sweeping dirt happened to it. That ad never goes away. It pops up several times in a game and you have to start playing a game not for just a few minutes not for a few hours, but actually clean up until the next day before you can start the game again, because no matter what you do, the app is, still there and positively will not go away. Apple can do something about kicking those kind of people off unless they make a way for you to stop saying that to the point of having to quit your game

I have including the specific guideline that is used to pull an App from the store based on App Quality. As I have been saying in every one on my posts, you need to Rate the App, Write a Review, or Request a refund. Those are the metrics that Apple uses to evaluate whether the App needs to be pulled from the store. Anything you say on this forum is not heard by Apple or even the company you are complaining about. Other users who may be looking to download the app won't see your post here either.

I would not play any game with the gameplay that you are describing. I would be requesting a refund and you would find my review for the App on the store. It does not appear anyone here is willing to write a review or have even requested a refund. If you look at the reviews of the App on the store, most will provide a positive rating and say the game is fun to play, even though they find the ads annoying. That kind of response is not what it will take to get an app removed. Everyone knows what to do, but they just continue to play and complain about the ads.

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I WILL NEVER EVER BUY THIS ANNOYINGLY ADVERTISED APP !!!!’

The developers need to make money for the apps they develop. You should not expect them to work for free. They usually offer a free version with ads and a premium version without the ads. That is their source of income. If you have a better idea how the developers can make money, then you should let that developer know. Apple provides guidelines for app, such as age restrictions, and privacy requirements to make them disclose what personal information they are uses.

There are many apps in the App Store that have a charge to download and do not display any ads. Maybe you should be looking at these to avoid ads altogether. The other option is if you like the app and it displays ads, then check if it has an in-app purchase to avoid the ads. Most of them do. This allows you to try the app for free and then if you like it, you just need to make the in-app purchase.

If you have a problem with an app, then let the developer know, or write a review on the apps page in the App Store. This will let other users who may be looking to download the app know about the issues you are experiencing.

Dretful wrote:

That’s a cop out apple. The developer doesn’t respond and it’s very clear that they are making their no ads point exactly by making their own ads totally invasive and impossible to skip or even dismiss. You need standards or people will leave the gaming platform on iOS altogether

Did you write a review on the app in the App Store and articulate your experience?

Apparently a lot of people still like the app from the reviews and unlike other platforms they cannot buy reviews and you can only submit a review if you downloaded the app. Make your voice heard where it will count!

Another cop out. Why force that action? Why just leave it to the developers to mark their own homework? Where are the standards anyway? What evidence is there that they listen? None. Luke I said their campaign is to deliberately annoy everyone using any other app and claim the us is ad free.

and very importantly, to trumpet that the whole system is broken by saying every app has ads and they are all very long anyway is jus missing the point spectacularly! Apple need standards and enforcement to rise above the rest of the scum

I do understand that and I do agree ads are there for a reason. My point is the ones that are intrusive. Royal match is one that just pops up all the time and is more annoying than most. Now there is there cleaner app with a dust pan, and the action of someone sweeping dirt happened to it. That ad never goes away. It pops up several times in a game and you have to start playing a game not for just a few minutes not for a few hours, but actually clean up until the next day before you can start the game again, because no matter what you do, the app is, still there and positively will not go away. Apple can do something about kicking those kind of people off unless they make a way for you to stop saying that to the point of having to quit your game

The ads are relentless. On Microsoft Solitaire, at least every third ad is for this game. And a few months ago, it was well over 90% of the ads shown.

And now they have a new game I'm seeing ads for. It's literally the same game (per the clone like ads for Royal Match), but the person you're saving is now a generic woman.

Apple can't make them go away. They're part of any given app that displays ads to generate income for the developer. Only the developer can make them go away.

You see a lot of ads for Royal Match in particular because they pay ad services LOTS of money for frequent placement to generate interest in their game. Which translates to more downloads of Royal Match, which translates to income for them when other ads get displayed in their game.

It's a vicious circle.

Not only terrible but they purposely try and trick and deceive and trick you into joining with ads within ads within ads and close or skip options that force you to the Google Play store. What a business model: deceive your customers. Boycott this company.

Again, Apple has no control over an app developed by someone else. That would require access to the source code, which Apple does not have.

Are they annoying? Absolutely. But it's also not in any way illegal.

I wish royal match would disappear. Their ads are impossible to get rid of and they’re so frequent. And the ads are noisy. Unless you turn your sound off, you can’t stand it - the king always in trouble and screaming. “help me help me “and noisy waters, rushing or bombs going off. How can I say this is a relaxing game?

Royal match is one of the most offensive game on the Internet. I don’t mind as long as I don’t last anymore in about 20 seconds but as after every single hand in a card or a board game is annoying.

In MS Solitaire for the iPad, a trick I use for these ads (and any others) is to let them run for a few seconds, then close the app in the application switcher. Then when you relaunch the app, it almost always comes back to the game and never finishes the ad.

It's kind of a nuisance, but still takes much less time than waiting for the ad to finish.

And you're telling me this because … ?

I don't and won't play it. Well, I did try it for about 10 minutes. When I saw the game was not about puzzle solving, but mostly boring junk between puzzles, I dumped it.

sskidd1143 wrote:

I agree. I don't mind ads. but those ads border on being abusive (especially in card games) when you have to look at an ad after each hand that last 90 seconds or more. 90 seconds times 10 is nine seconds or 15 minutes if wasted time. if you play three games, you are wasting 45 minutes. But we're talking about Royal Match here and that game ads are annoying, noisy, and too frequent as well as being almost impossible to get rid of.

Don't play games that have that many ads and let the developers know why. Post a review in the App Store and reach out to them directly.

I play a game that allows you to play an ad in return for getting something or in return for making something happen faster. I'm generally willing to accept those. But I could play the game forever without every chasing to view an ad. Those are the kind of games I chose to support.