Tried to download Superbeam. The iOS version is only available in the US store, can't download it in Austria. The Mac version requires me to download and install an old version of Java first. Not going to bother with that.

It's galling to see the app developer list "get rid of annoying ads" as a feature of the pro app.

Is there a libre alternative?

Just seems honest to me.

I would also prefer a libre alternative, but I could never find one. Some file managers have transfer, but none use Wifi direct or provide a simple way to connect, from what I've tried.

>Just seems honest to me.

It is honest, but the developer is the one who put the "annoying" ads in in the first place.

That feels like a real slap in the face.

The developer put them in because the developer needs money to live. I don't think the economic reality of needing money to live is a slap in the face. One alternative would be to only have the pro version, not the free version. But that seems worse.

Only having a paid version seems more honest to me. An adware version that purposely annoys your users seems like a fuck-you move.

It's not doing anything to be annoying on purpose. It's just a fact of life that ads are annoying. If they could use non-annoying ads, I'm sure they would.

Says it works for Mac too. I may give it a shot.