AP News

The Associated Press · 4.65★ · 359,210 installs

consumer-chosen

Evidence

4.1% of all ratings are 1–2★ (unhappiness index 6/100)

What to build

Deliver the first real result for free, then ask to pay for depth.

Complaint themes

• Aggressive paywall

  Value is gated before users feel it; trust is destroyed at the worst moment.

  Videos starting automatically

  Just lost me as a customer

• Intrusive ads

  Ad load is high enough that users would rather pay than tolerate it.

  Was great until recent update

  Just lost me as a customer

• Outdated interface

  Perceived age signals abandonment and makes migration easy to justify.

  5Stars to 1Star to 5stars After Aug Updates

  Videos starting automatically

• Price barrier

  Users want the outcome but reject the price or the pricing model.

  Just lost me as a customer

  Just lost me as a customer

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