
A Google user
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Okay, for a long time I really loved this app. But these updates have been upsetting. Why do I get and ad when I go to certain websites? It pisses me off, and creeps me out, that it's only a select few. I understand, Puffin employees gotta pay the bills, but god damn I'm sure you can come up with something better than this. Please either make ad distribution more liberal, or remove it. I understand that as a web browser, you look at and sell all my browsing data, but could you do it a bit more quietly? It feels creepy the way it won't play ads on most sites I visit and then BAM, one site generates an ad every time. It feels almost like the engine is trying to direct me toward certain sites, which again is unbelievably creepy. I either want an explanation for why ads appear on certain websites, or a proper, more random feeling, distribution. Thanks! I'd hate to find a browser to replace Puffin after using it for so long. It really is a great tool, and I hope this weird ad thingy can be fixed. :)
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So after the recent change that now forces us to share information that many if not most of us would rather not allow some phone browser to collect and sell even after we voice the fact we do not want it and do not care about location specific ads, ive moved over to dolphin browser app. Has a desktop mode that is working perfectly fine for me at the moment and does not force me to share information. If anyone is looking for an alternative I currently recommend it over puffin.
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Noel Fallstrom
In a land of free browsers, there is still a niche market for flash support. However, the pricing model ruins this app. I understand ads on free software, but I usually pay to remove them when that is the option. Unfortunately for Puffin, you can't use this app for more than an hour with ads and you can't pay to remove them without a subscription. I'd be happy to pay a one time fee of 2-5 dollars. There is no way I am paying $2 a month when a free desktop browser works 10 times better.
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CloudMosa Inc
May 23, 2024
Chrome just announced its paid version at $6/month. Welcome Chrome to follow Puffin and join the paid browser club. Puffin was criticized that nobody would pay for a browser and bullied that it's idiotic to charge for browsing the Internet. Paid Chrome is living proof that they are wrong, and people are willing to pay for advanced browser features.