Of course, the idea to offer free photo prints isn’t entirely novel. That being said, Flag has finally gone live on iOS as a public beta, after some limited testing among backers. Many are also angry that Android development stalled. Flag took some time to launch, clearly – something that angered many of the campaign’s backers who still believe that crowdfunding a project online is promise of delivery, and not the crapshoot that it really is. The startup ran a fairly successful Kickstarter campaign in early 2014, and has been developing its product – and making mistakes – ever since. You may vaguely remember hearing about Flag some time ago.
The startup has already lined up over 1,500 paying advertisers to get its app off the ground, including VISA and Squarespace, among others. Effectively, it’s an ad that people will never throw away. This is possible because these photo prints will be ad-supported – that is, businesses pay to advertise on the back of the photo. A new application called Flag has launched on the App Store, promising user free photo prints that are actually free – no shipping or handling charges, no credit card required.
