Daniel GultschMar 19

We are getting close to having half of Russia onboarded to #Quicksy and me going broke on SMS fees. привет, I guess 👋🇷🇺

#XMPP #Jabber

Show threadWofWca
@daniel Literally half of Russia? Is this reflected in Google Play download stats? Sounds more like someone just wants you to go broke on SMS fees.
Mar 19 at 8:38amWeb
Show threadDaniel GultschMar 19
@WofWca No. It's valid sign ups. SMS pumping looks different.
Show threadWofWcaMar 19

@daniel Alright alright. Nonetheless "half of Russia" doesn't sound realistic. You say this has been going on for at least a month? But Quicksy on Google Play is still at "10K+" downloads: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.quicksy.client

If you want to see an example of an app that really is used by a third of Russia, there is one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.oneme.app

Quicksy - Apps on Google Play

An XMPP client with Easy Entry and Easy Discovery

Show threadSuper OwlMar 19
@WofWca @daniel How trustworthy is that reporting in the Play Store?
Show threadWofWcaMar 19

@gtsadmin @daniel well I don't think that it's reasonable to expect that Google is purposefully displaying the wrong number of installs and reviews for Quicksy. One can also check Apple Store.

They do remove some VPN applications for Russian users and stuff, but I think that they would not be displaying the wrong number of users.