AppHarbr gives developers the power to define, protect, and optimize user experience across every ad interaction. By automatically detecting and filtering intrusive or disruptive ad behaviors before they ever reach users, AppHarbr lets you stay in control without sacrificing revenue or reach. Every app and audience has its own definition of a good experience. AppHarbr lets developers set their own ad quality rules and apply them in real time across all demand sources.
How Can Developers Define What “Good UX” Means for Their App?
Every app and audience is different. What’s considered acceptable in one environment might be disruptive in another, especially when it comes to laws and regulations across locations. AppHarbr’s filtering engine gives you the flexibility to decide how to handle each type of ad quality issue:
- Block unwanted or disruptive experiences pre-impression before they reach users.
- Report ads that should be tracked, analyze ads that may need attention without blocking them.
These controls let you clearly define the boundaries of acceptable user experience and adjust as needed without pausing campaigns or needing to contact demand partners manually. You can choose between automatic filtering, report-only mode, or manual review on AdWatch. It’s all about the level of control you want over what your users see.
How Does AppHarbr Manage Ad Quality in Real Time?
AppHarbr identifies and intercepts unwanted creatives before the impression is served. Its real-time detection engine stops policy-violating ads at the source, while automatic re-auctioning ensures replacement ads are clean, compliant, and optimized for revenue.
What User Experience Issues Does AppHarbr Detect and Prevent?
AppHarbr continuously monitors ad behavior to detect and stop the issues that hurt user trust and engagement. Developers can block, report, or flag each category based on their specific goals and creative policies.
- Unskippable Ads – Define duration limits for rewarded or interstitial formats. Ads exceeding those limits are automatically skipped to protect user flow.
- Auto-Play Sound – Ensure silence by default. AppHarbr mutes all auto-play audio at the SDK level, so sound only plays when a user intends it.
- Popups & In-Banner Video – Detect intrusive popups or expanding in-banner videos that distract users or cause accidental clicks. Choose to block them entirely or track frequency by network.
- JavaScript Alerts on Entry or Exit – Stop deceptive landing pages that display alerts like “Are you sure you want to leave?” or “Click OK to continue.” This abruptly cuts into the user’s experience and is thus a glaring UX issue. AppHarbr detects these alerts automatically and can block these creatives before the user can be redirected, ensuring a smoother and safer browsing flow.
AppHarbr’s continuous refinement focuses on today’s most relevant, high-impact UX issues, keeping your app experience clean and consistent.
How Granular Can Ad Quality Policies Get with AppHarbr?
AppHarbr’s filtering tools are designed for flexibility. Developers can apply rules:
- Globally across all properties
- Per network, app, or platform (iOS/Android)
- By creative type, category, or demand source
- With conditions based on geo, device type, or audience segment
This granular control ensures you can protect user experience without limiting monetization opportunities. Want to block a category on Android but allow it on iOS? No problem. AppHarbr gives you nuanced control that goes far beyond traditional blocklists.
How Do You Balance UX Standards with Performance Goals?
AppHarbr gives you the flexibility to make exceptions, letting you balance user experience with business goals and introduce nuance to your app’s advertising abilities.
For situations that require balance, developers can introduce controlled exceptions:
- Allow specific ads or brands once verified as safe or high-performing.
- Set CPM-based thresholds to permit certain ad behaviors when they meet your CPM threshold
AppHarbr empowers app developers to define and enforce their own standards for ad quality, not just for compliance or content safety, but for a high level of user experience.
By automatically filtering intrusive, disruptive, or outdated ad behaviors, AppHarbr helps you preserve engagement, protect brand trust, and maintain monetization without compromising user satisfaction.
