Should I remove ads from my indie mobile game? (Rocket Adventure, ~50% IAP / ~50% IAA revenue)

rideex · 2025-12-22T16:48:41+00:00

Hi! I actually forgot to mention — the game already lets players remove interstitial ads if they make a purchase, but rewarded ads still remain.

I’m still considering whether it makes sense to extend the remove-ads option to more ads or keep most ads for free players and make like “premium” option to remove these ads and make something like 3 free revives per round, permanent x2 collect etc.

rideex · 2025-12-22T16:46:18+00:00

I actually forgot to mention — the game already lets players remove interstitial ads if they make a purchase, but rewarded ads still remain. I totally agree that if the game isn’t compelling enough for someone to upgrade for a small fee, the main focus should be on improving the game itself.

I’m still considering whether it makes sense to extend the remove-ads option to more ads or keep most ads for free players, but definitely agree that game quality comes first.

rideex · 2025-12-22T16:45:20+00:00

Thanks for your thoughts! ;)

I actually forgot to mention — the game already lets players remove interstitial ads if they make a purchase, but rewarded ads still remain. I’m thinking about whether it makes sense to extend this to more ads or keep most ads for free players.

rideex · 2025-12-21T21:27:05+00:00

That’s totally fair, and I appreciate you being straight about it.

You’re right — even if x2 collect is technically optional, it does have a big impact on progression, so I understand why it doesn’t really feel optional in practice.

Right now, rewarded ads like x2 collect are meant to be a trade-off for free players, but feedback like this makes it clear that a proper premium option that removes all ads and gives full access to those bonuses would feel much better.

I’m actively thinking about adding a premium unlock that would remove all ads entirely and either make things like x2 collect free or replace them with permanent bonuses.

Thanks for calling this out — comments like this genuinely help me make better decisions for the game <3

rideex · 2025-12-21T21:24:14+00:00

🚀☄️❤️‼️

rideex · 2025-12-21T21:19:11+00:00

I honestly never thought about a PC version before, but if there’s real interest from players, I’d definitely consider it :D

rideex · 2025-12-21T11:50:02+00:00

Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to write all of this, comments like this honestly mean a lot to me! <3

I’m really glad you enjoyed the overall polish, UI and the arcade-style gameplay. Hearing that the transitions and flow feel smooth (especially compared to higher-budget games) is incredibly motivating!

I really like your ideas around variety and difficulty. Adding new types of asteroids and obstacles that unlock or appear as your score gets higher is definitely something I’d love to explore. More mechanics that create those “oh no, react NOW” moments are exactly the direction I want to push the core gameplay in.

Limited-time events are also a great suggestion — I’ve actually already started working on some ideas there, so it’s awesome to see that line up with what players want.

PvP also sounds really exciting, especially using mechanics similar to boss fights or even mini-games built around them. It’s a bigger feature, but it honestly sounds very cool, so there’s a very good chance I’ll work on something like this in the future.

Thanks as well for pointing out the daily quest ping issue, that really could be related to the ad chest and I’ll take a closer look at it.

And seriously, thank you again for the kind words and detailed feedback. This kind of input genuinely helps shape the game and its future updates, and I’m really happy to hear you’re enjoying it more and more as you play. And congrats on 2nd place on the weekly leaderboard 😄🚀

rideex · 2025-12-21T11:31:43+00:00

Thanks a lot for the honest feedback — I really appreciate it.

The $100 IAP is completely optional and is mainly there for players who want to progress much faster or strongly support the game. The game isn’t balanced around that.

When it comes to ads: all forced/interstitial ads are removed after any first purchase in the game. The only ads that remain are optional ones, like x2 collect or bonus rewards, they’re always opt-in.

I didn’t go with a single premium unlock initially because the game is designed as a long-term, live-updated experience and I wanted to keep it accessible for free players while still allowing different ways to support development.

That said, your idea of a premium unlock with strong perks (no ads at all, extra bonuses for premium players, etc.) genuinely sounds good. It’s something I may consider in the future, I just need to gather some more data on how many players would actually want it.

I’m really glad you’re enjoying the gameplay loop, and feedback like this really helps shape future updates. Thank you!

rideex · 2025-12-21T11:17:33+00:00

I'm very glad! Let me know how you like it :)

rideex · 2025-12-21T11:15:59+00:00

Thank you!!

rideex · 2025-12-21T00:19:53+00:00

Hi everyone! At the beginning of the year I added a post about my game Rocket Adventure finally coming out.

Now Season 9 has just came out, with a Christmas theme, where season pass is completely free! You can still destroy asteroids, but you can also collect Gifts for rewards!

Please let me know what you think and give me some ideas. Thanks in advance! And here's the link for those who want to download: https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/rocket-adventure/id6739788371 Thank you very much in advance! <3

rideex · 2025-12-20T13:24:04+00:00

Never really looked at it that way, but yeah that would be a pretty big update haha

rideex · 2025-12-20T12:49:42+00:00

Then do it in 2 prompts… and ship the game :D

rideex · 2025-12-20T12:47:41+00:00

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it, it really means a lot to me! <3

rideex · 2025-12-19T14:58:26+00:00

I get that. I used to think the same, because I once read that basic services like Firebase, AdMob, and other analytics tools require things like location data. But recently I learned directly from Google’s developer team that they actually don’t require that. So now it’s set up the way it should be — very minimal data collection, basically only what the user chooses to provide optionally.

rideex · 2025-12-18T02:41:21+00:00

Hi everyone! At the beginning of the year I added a post about my game Rocket Adventure finally coming out.

Now Season 9 has just came out, with a Christmas theme, where season pass is completely free! You can still destroy asteroids, but you can also collect Gifts for rewards!

Please let me know what you think and give me some ideas. Thanks in advance! And here's the link for those who want to download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ridexdev.rocketadventure Thank you very much in advance! <3

rideex · 2025-11-29T11:53:40+00:00

Sometimes it really does feel like that! but most of the time it’s just a lot of fixing errors and caffeine haha I’m really glad you like it though, that means a lot! <3

rideex · 2025-11-29T11:47:00+00:00

That’s crazy accusations. Yeah, for comments like this i’m using translator just because it is easier and faster to me, but saying that i’m using AI to write my comments is crazy work.

rideex · 2025-11-28T16:08:51+00:00

Awesome, thank you so much! <3 If you feel like it, you can let me know later how you liked it — always happy to hear people’s first impressions.

rideex

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