I don't mind redirectors while in a browser as it's essentially invisible, but I don't understand why so many of these services use them in their own apps. The

I don't mind redirectors while in a browser as it's essentially invisible, but I don't understand why so many of these services use them in their own apps. The client can very easily report clicks without having to detract from the UX with a redirected link. Not only is it slow, but it kills the back-button functionality in Android, where I now have to hit the back button twice to get back to the originating app. Not life-or-death, obviously, but if people had to tap the "buy" button twice in your app to buy something, it would be considered a bug and be fixed immediately. Redirected links are just as much of an annoyance.