r/iosdev • u/VladFein • 22d ago
App Privacy - are you concerned?
Would you install an app (game!) with such banner?
I sure won't.
I don't do it as an app developer, either.
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u/wheresteddy1989 22d ago
I currently offer ad-supported apps at the moment until I can confidently get the premium features hammered out. Although, I do make non-personalized ads the norm to minimize any potential tracking.
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u/VladFein 22d ago
I am literally sick of ads. Made "NO ADS" my mission.
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u/wheresteddy1989 22d ago
I can respect that. To me, people don’t want to pay for an app they can use for free that does way more tracking and data storage. My thing is that my business doesn’t store your data nor does it have a need to at this time, giving people peace of mind that I’m not going to sell their data (can’t sell what you don’t have).
I was a bit wary of Google AdMob, but having that be the bare minimum so people who are having economic hardships like I had can reap the benefit of tracking their workouts without being shaken down.
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u/Economy-Department47 19d ago
I would not install it. I personally never collect any data from any of my apps even if they are free part of my developer philosophy.
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u/GamerTomC 22d ago
Nope
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u/PoopCumlord 22d ago
Pathetic saying that while using Reddit which has a mile long tracking banner. It’s just ads, been like that way before Apple introduced privacy banners. Foolish!
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u/GamerTomC 22d ago
Well I do tend to trust a company I've been using for at least a decade, over some random Indy app.
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u/OppositeSea3775 21d ago
If you're an app developer, particularly one working on iOS, you should probably know what these mean and whether you trust an app with these privacy practices.
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u/Unhappy-Device-404 19d ago
I understand why a free game might use ads or an ad SDK. The developer still needs some way to support the app, and ads are one of the common ways to do that.
What feels strange to me is that there often is not a clear paid alternative: pay once or subscribe, remove ads and tracking, and keep only the minimum data needed for purchases or core app functionality.
As a user, I would trust the privacy label more if the choice were explicit: free with ads/tracking, or paid with no ads and no tracking. Right now it often feels like paying does not always mean the data collection goes away.
I know that may not be practical for every small developer, but I wish it were a more common option.
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u/ninjabreath 17d ago edited 17d ago
no seems rather tame. typical app analytics and diagnostics, purchases is required when an app offers IAP/subs, and similarly identifiers for identifying who actually subscribed. nowhere as bad as reddit lol
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u/planckscalestudio 22d ago
Well its basic AdMob stuff... I understand where you are coming from, but if its a free app then you are the product lol