Ads & Analytics

The advertising you will see

Arrow Untangle shows two kinds of Google AdMob advertising.

After clearing a stage

Shown at the moment a stage is solved, and at most once every five minutes — if less than five minutes have passed since the last one, none is shown. It never interrupts play. If the ad does not load in time, it is skipped.

Ads you choose to watch

In these situations you decide whether to watch. You can play without ever doing so.

• Recovering a life — after three mistakes, if you want to carry on from where you are. Returning to the stage list refills your lives for free.
• Unlocking a stage early — if you want to skip ahead. Playing in order opens every stage without any ads.

A reward is granted only if the ad is watched to the end. Nothing is granted if you stop partway.

Usage analysis

Google Analytics for Firebase is used to analyse app launches, stage starts and completions, changes in the number of lives, and how ads are shown. This serves to improve the puzzles and investigate defects. No name, and nothing you type outside the game, is sent as an event.

Text you type into the "What was missing for you?" field and send is transmitted to the analytics service so that it can be acted on. Entering anything is optional.

Your choices about advertising

On iOS you are asked once for permission to track. Declining leaves every feature fully available. You can change the setting at any time under Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.

In regions where it is legally required, choices about advertising are presented through the Google User Messaging Platform.