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[–] NOSin 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (19 children)

Can't speak for the entshitification but actively punished unsubscribed users?

I've been using it for two months, learning Germans, I just use Firefox in android instead of the app and I get no ads, only 5 failures but I rarely reach that on a daily basis (I don't want to burnout and I'm pretty sure it's better for learning to not go too fast) and if I ever reach it, I currently have 1k gems. I'm actually surprised at how little use I'd get out of the subscription.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

DNS based ad blocking my friend. System wide

[–] MahnaMahna 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It stopped working. They figured out a way around it 😢 Fortunately I found a cracked version of the premium APK so now I get ad free and unlimited hearts without paying a dime (I didn't necessarily care about the unlimited hearts but the ads were fucking obnoxious). I might still look into another system though because they keep reshuffling the format, and I don't feel like I'm progressing.

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