First of all I want to say that I know the problems aren't Tapas' fault and are mostly dependent on the companies providing the ads, surveys etc. This is mainly a way for me to express my frustration and vent a little bit. Maybe share some experience with others in a similar situation.
I also want to say that free ink is a wonderful idea and I really appreciate that there is a chance to support creators and unlock episodes without having to pay money. It's really cool and thank you for that.
So, what's the problem then? It's really hard to get ink. It is probably mainly due to my location (Finland) but I haven't seen ads in months. Sometimes I used to get a one or two to watch every few weeks but now even those have disappeared. A few times I've got the option to click on the ad but once I click it I get the message "This option is not available anymore" Such a tease. So frustrating.
I think it's even more frustrating when I can go to other apps and games and watch ads there with no problem.
The demos have never worked for me here so I've just accepted that at this point.
What probably annoys me the most are the surveys. They're such a good option, sometimes giving out 700 ink at once. That could be two unlocked episodes! But most of the time I run into problems. Most of the pre-survey questions kick me out (understandable if I'm not in their target group but still a bit annoying). What I've run into recently is that I'm kicked out for "not being eligible to take the survey" before there has even been any questions to answer. I doubt they're such good mind readers that they'd know if I'm suitable or not from just me clicking on the survey. Or who knows, maybe they are. I don't know if this is a problem with the app or the survey site but it's very annoying. All that sweet sweet ink slipping through my fingers.
I've also ran into multiple cases were I complete the survey that sometimes takes 15-20 minutes to finish and then I don't get my reward for it. Closing the app or waiting doesn't help, I just never get anything. This annoys me the most since that survey may have been the first I get in weeks, I give the survey company my output and data but they give nothing in return.
I apologize for this rant I just wanted to get this out of my system. Hopefully this topic isn't too similar to existing ones. I tried to look before posting but didn't at least see anything that was exactly the same.