[tomjen3]

> it well but includes a few prompts here and there for marketing purposes...is that really so bad?

If they are done well, no. Problem is they often aren't. An example of this is when I downloaded some app like headspace and they had this sort of relax and be ready to fall a sleep feature. It was relaxing and well done and turned the screen down nicely. Then, as soon as it was over, the screen was set to bright and it asked if wanted to rate it on the store.

Other apps will show marketing over what you are trying to do, or in a distracting manor.

So after a while people will start to associate it with scummy and bad behavior.