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https://simplemobiletools.com/index.html https://simplemobiletools.com/index.html The gallery app is superb.

lambda 2y ago
Weird that their GitHub says "without ads", but the apps in the play store say contains ads. It looks like they're doing ads/paid model in the app store, are they ad-free from F-Droid?
- nine_k 2y ago
  Install from F-droid :shrug:
- zwirbl 2y ago
  It was sold to an adware vendor that is milking the brand hard. Another one for the 'used to be great' pile
  - pwg 2y ago
    They were forked to the "Fossify" tools from the version just before the adware takeover. All the "Fossify" versions are available on F-Droid: https://search.f-droid.org/?q=fossify&lang=en https://search.f-droid.org/?q=fossify&lang=en
aorth 2y ago
The Simple Mobile Tools suite was sold to an adware vendor last year. Plenty of links to stories if you're interested, even here on HN.
- p4bl0 2y ago
  Yes, the SMT apps are slowly being forked over to the Fossify project: https://www.fossify.org/ https://www.fossify.org/.
- Viliam1234 2y ago
  I can't even get angry at that, because it seems like just another popular business pattern: * build a nice product * become popular and gain trust with customers * sell the company to a scammer * profit!
  - valval 2y ago
    I’d do that in a heartbeat. I have a family to take care of. My customers can follow me to my next project.
    - JoshTriplett 2y ago
      > I’d do that in a heartbeat. > My customers can follow me to my next project. If you are willing to sell your customers to an ad firm, why should they trust your next project?
      - valval 2y ago
        Because I have a family to feed, and I’m on their side offering them valid replacement for the app they’ve now lost to ad giants.
        JoshTriplett 2y ago
        If you sold the app to the ad company, the terms of the sale are almost certainly going to prohibit you from building a competitor. You'd have to start a new venture in a different area.

Weird that their GitHub says "without ads", but the apps in the play store say contains ads. It looks like they're doing ads/paid model in the app store, are they ad-free from F-Droid?

nine_k 2y ago
Install from F-droid :shrug:
zwirbl 2y ago
It was sold to an adware vendor that is milking the brand hard. Another one for the 'used to be great' pile
- pwg 2y ago
  They were forked to the "Fossify" tools from the version just before the adware takeover. All the "Fossify" versions are available on F-Droid: https://search.f-droid.org/?q=fossify&lang=en https://search.f-droid.org/?q=fossify&lang=en

aorth 2y ago

The Simple Mobile Tools suite was sold to an adware vendor last year. Plenty of links to stories if you're interested, even here on HN.

p4bl0 2y ago
Yes, the SMT apps are slowly being forked over to the Fossify project: https://www.fossify.org/ https://www.fossify.org/.
Viliam1234 2y ago
I can't even get angry at that, because it seems like just another popular business pattern: * build a nice product * become popular and gain trust with customers * sell the company to a scammer * profit!
- valval 2y ago
  I’d do that in a heartbeat. I have a family to take care of. My customers can follow me to my next project.
  - JoshTriplett 2y ago
    > I’d do that in a heartbeat. > My customers can follow me to my next project. If you are willing to sell your customers to an ad firm, why should they trust your next project?
    - valval 2y ago
      Because I have a family to feed, and I’m on their side offering them valid replacement for the app they’ve now lost to ad giants.
      - JoshTriplett 2y ago
        If you sold the app to the ad company, the terms of the sale are almost certainly going to prohibit you from building a competitor. You'd have to start a new venture in a different area.