Pinterest

I have had pinterest for a few years. I always enjoyed the experience because it was well monitored and I would not get results that were off topic. I would give that version of pinterest 5 stars. However recently there has been a way too big increase in ads! I would estimate that for every 2 results there is an add. I can tolerate adds but not this many, it really takes a way from the app being user friendly!! Edit 2 years later: now there are 4 ads per 2 posts. This is really disappointing.

absolutely fantastic from getting inspiration or references for various things, but the ads are just WAY too much. I am not joking when I say I get more "sponsored" ads than I do regular recommendations. freshly opened app.. I counted 14 or more ads compared to 4 actual recommendations. and reporting them as spam, inappropriate, or simply unwanted, does nothing. it's very unenjoyable when you're scrolling through more ads than stuff you're actually interested in.

Pinterest is awful now. There are far more ads than actual pins. Their censoring is ridiculous and they ban pins and send violations for no reason and without showing the issue. I used to love it but it's not worth it anymore. I can't wait until there is a new option, not going to use it anymore. They also got rid of the notes feature which was the most helpful one.