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I really, really like this idea 'StavrosK, so thanks for making this site. I contributed the iOS version of Seedship: I played it a few weeks ago, and it had n
by tareqak 7y ago
I really, really like this idea 'StavrosK, so thanks for making this site.
I contributed the iOS version of Seedship: I played it a few weeks ago, and it had no IAP or in-game currency to speak of [0]. I only have an iPhone, so I cannot test the Android version [1]. I strongly suspect that the answer is no given that the two web versions do not have those things [2][3].
This project did give me follow on idea though that others here mentioned and/or alluded to in this this thread: content blockers for the App Store/Play Store. Apple and Google only check for a number of things when reviewing app submissions: malware checks, conformance with local laws, major performance issues, certain security issues etc. What if a user could download content blockers to block apps that they don’t want to see? Apple and Google get to free themselves of having to break ties between content curation and being a censor. Users who want use apps that are vetted by a third-party of their choosing to achieve some purpose would be able to do so e.g. apps for children. I’m not sure exactly what Apple or Google would have to accomplish this, but I think they could some of their organization app policy logic combined with a few other things e.g. forbidding side-loading, or adding additional content-blocker specific app signatures that an app could optionally have. There is a good chance that this would hurt advertising, so there would be the appropriate and proportional pushback. However, I consider that to be an expression of what the market wants.
[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seedship/id1340497640 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seedship/id1340497640
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.johnayliff.seedship&hl=en_US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.johnayliff...
[2] https://johnayliff.itch.io/seedship https://johnayliff.itch.io/seedship
[3] https://philome.la/johnayliff/seedship/play/index.html https://philome.la/johnayliff/seedship/play/index.html