Reviews for Caramel (Open Beta)
Caramel (Open Beta) by Devino
Review by Firefox user 18338221
Rated 2 out of 5
by Firefox user 18338221, 9 days agotl;dr: No working coupons. Intrusive and annoying popups. Immediate setup, can use immediately. Would not recommend.
Saw reddit post, was intrigued by what appeared to be a decent, privacy-conscious alternative to manual coupon searching. Was good at first, no login requirement & started working immediately after installation, no setup required. Unfortunately, after trying a few different sites, it was clear there was no verification process, and all the coupons I tried were invalid or one-time/private use (e.g., NAME40). This is sad, as the idea is fantastic. Would be a 3/4-star app for the design and privacy if not for the unannounced popup, which is ridiculous. A huge dancing advert for the extension I just installed?
+ UI
+ speed (fast)
+ ease of setup
+ no login required
+ privacy
+ lightweight
+ open-source (FOSS?)
− tiny extension window makes it possible to only see 1 item at a time, and there is no way to see a count of the list you are going through
− intrusive *animated* popup showed for no reason on amazon, even though I had already interacted with the extension previously
− no verification of if codes actually work & no voting process (i.e., be prepared to try 15 codes only for 0 to work)
Saw reddit post, was intrigued by what appeared to be a decent, privacy-conscious alternative to manual coupon searching. Was good at first, no login requirement & started working immediately after installation, no setup required. Unfortunately, after trying a few different sites, it was clear there was no verification process, and all the coupons I tried were invalid or one-time/private use (e.g., NAME40). This is sad, as the idea is fantastic. Would be a 3/4-star app for the design and privacy if not for the unannounced popup, which is ridiculous. A huge dancing advert for the extension I just installed?
+ UI
+ speed (fast)
+ ease of setup
+ no login required
+ privacy
+ lightweight
+ open-source (FOSS?)
− tiny extension window makes it possible to only see 1 item at a time, and there is no way to see a count of the list you are going through
− intrusive *animated* popup showed for no reason on amazon, even though I had already interacted with the extension previously
− no verification of if codes actually work & no voting process (i.e., be prepared to try 15 codes only for 0 to work)
Developer response
posted 9 days agoHi, thanks a ton for the detailed feedback; it really helps us improve.
Because of your review we have now marked Caramel as Open Beta. This makes it clear the extension is still in active development, though it can already land valid coupons when available.
At the moment we pull codes from public sources but do not verify them automatically. A rating and voting system to weed out expired or private coupons is high on our roadmap.
We never meant to be intrusive. In our next release, the animated pop-up will now appear only the first time you use Caramel on a given site, and a new setting will let you disable it entirely.
Thanks again for highlighting what works (speed, privacy, no login) and what needs work. If you have more ideas, feel free to open a GitHub issue, every report shapes the next release.
Because of your review we have now marked Caramel as Open Beta. This makes it clear the extension is still in active development, though it can already land valid coupons when available.
At the moment we pull codes from public sources but do not verify them automatically. A rating and voting system to weed out expired or private coupons is high on our roadmap.
We never meant to be intrusive. In our next release, the animated pop-up will now appear only the first time you use Caramel on a given site, and a new setting will let you disable it entirely.
Thanks again for highlighting what works (speed, privacy, no login) and what needs work. If you have more ideas, feel free to open a GitHub issue, every report shapes the next release.
5 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by TheRogueMaster97, 8 days agothis actually works. Tried some coupons for some sites and it didnt work but then I managed to get a 15% coupon off my order on Adidas at the time im writing this review. Its legit
- Rated 5 out of 5by r64, 9 days agoNo login needed to even use Caramel, super quick to get to use it. Really appreciate this project and what it stands for. As of now still feels like it's in beta and needs time for polish. I see a lot of potential. I'll keep it downloaded for a while and hoping they keep improving it.
- Rated 5 out of 5by ProMod, 21 days agomanaged to save some money using some of its coupons. Thank you caramel