Ads ruin it

I only keep this installed to make and receive google talk calls with my iPad. It does this task ok (and its pretty much the only iPad app that does), but its chat capability makes me wish I could get rid of it. It appears to be nearly abandoned by the devs, so I am reluctant to make a recurring purchase to get rid of the ads.

The worst part is that the banner-ads are placed so that they are very easy to accidentally touch. This is especially problematic when typing in chats—if you miss the top row by a millimeter or two, you accidentally brush the banner-ad and get whisked away to the App Store. When you come back, you have to re-type whatever you were working on, while your chat partner gets impatient.

Furthermore, the app demands clunky user interaction when its not needed. I have to click on a conversation or missed call multiple times to get its badge to go away, sometimes causing me to inadvertently call back. I spend more time babysitting this apps broken notification system than I do actually using it for its purpose.

The recurring price to remove the ads would be worth considering, but there have been no usability improvements in the past year. Dont want to contribute money to what feels like an abandoned side project.

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