“No free version of this card game existed, so I made one”
xthreadmaker, on news.ycombinator.com ↗
Somebody put a card game behind a price tag, so now the whole table plays free in a browser tab.
Microsoft charges a subscription to take the ads out of a game that came free with Windows. FORCED gives you Minesweeper with no ads, no guessing and no bill.
“Microsoft Solitaire charges $1.99/month to remove ads from a game that shipped free with Windows for decades — and its own support forum carries 2026 threads from people who are paying and still get ads, reporting they "keep getting longer and longer".”
Windows 98 minesweeper with all the mines and none of the app-store ads.
“he was complaining how the apps stores only have minesweeper games with ads.”
Chess sites charge you to find out how badly you blundered. StockChess lets you relive it for free.
“Like many of you, I got tired of hitting paywalls just to review my own mistakes after a game.”
Built something because a company wanted your credit card for a feature that fits in a single file? That's spiteware. Submit it and join the hall of fame.