GADInterstitial presented too often - swift

Question

I am having problems with my interstitial ads popping up too often. The full screen ads comes on after every game over screen, meaning each time the player loses the ad pops up which i feel will get annoying. Is there a way to stop this happening after each failure to maybe after every 2 or 3 gameovers?
I have attached my code below, any help would be greatly appreciated.
import UIKit
import AVFoundation
import GoogleMobileAds
import Social
class ViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet var bannerView: GADBannerView!
var admobInterstitial : GADInterstitial?
var timerAds : NSTimer?
var player:AVAudioPlayer = AVAudioPlayer()
var score = 0
var timer = NSTimer()
var seconds = 8
var watch = true
var watch1 = true
var gameActive = true
var hiScore = 0
var counter = 1
var turn = 0
var timer_anim = NSTimer()
#IBOutlet var btn: UIButton!
#IBOutlet var scr: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var scoreLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var again: UIButton!
#IBOutlet var highScore: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var gameTimer: UILabel!
#IBOutlet var startView: UIImageView!
#IBOutlet var startButton: UIButton!
#IBOutlet var game_over: UIImageView!
#IBOutlet var twBtn: UIButton!
#IBAction func twitterBtn(sender: AnyObject) {
if SLComposeViewController.isAvailableForServiceType(SLServiceTypeTwitter)
{
var twShare:SLComposeViewController = SLComposeViewController(forServiceType: SLServiceTypeTwitter)
twShare.setInitialText("I dare you get a higher score than mine : ( \(score) ) GET it NOW on IOS : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oscar-cookie/id1099453391?mt=8")
twShare.addImage(UIImage(named: "start.png"))
self.presentViewController(twShare, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
else
{
var alert = UIAlertController(title: "Account", message: "Please login to Twitter to Tweet", preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.Alert)
alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Ok", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default, handler: nil))
self.presentViewController(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
}
#IBOutlet var fbBtn: UIButton!
#IBAction func facebookBtn(sender: AnyObject) {
if SLComposeViewController.isAvailableForServiceType(SLServiceTypeFacebook)
{
var fbShare:SLComposeViewController = SLComposeViewController(forServiceType: SLServiceTypeFacebook)
fbShare.setInitialText("I dare you get a higher score than mine : ( \(score) ) GET it NOW on IOS : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oscar-cookie/id1099453391?mt=8")
fbShare.addImage(UIImage(named: "start.png"))
self.presentViewController(fbShare, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
else
{
var alert = UIAlertController(title: "Account", message: "Please login to Facebook to share", preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.Alert)
alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Ok", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default, handler: nil))
self.presentViewController(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
}
#IBAction func startButtonFun(sender: AnyObject) {
startButton.hidden = true
startView.hidden = true
btn.hidden = false
player.pause()
}
#IBAction func playAgain(sender: AnyObject) {
player.pause()
//gameOverLbl.hidden = true
scoreLabel.hidden = true
again.hidden = true
btn.hidden = false
highScore.hidden = true
scr.hidden = false
game_over.hidden = true
fbBtn.hidden = true
twBtn.hidden = true
gameActive = true
watch = true
score = 0
scr.text = "0"
gameTimer.text = "8"
if watch1 == false
{
timer_anim.invalidate()
watch1 = true
}
}
#IBAction func button(sender: AnyObject) {
if score % 5 == 0
{
let audioPath = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("chew2", ofType: "mp3")!
do
{
try player = AVAudioPlayer(contentsOfURL: NSURL(fileURLWithPath : audioPath))
player.play()
}
catch
{
}
}
else
{
let audioPath = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("chew1", ofType: "mp3")!
do
{
try player = AVAudioPlayer(contentsOfURL: NSURL(fileURLWithPath : audioPath))
player.play()
}
catch
{
}
}
keepPlaying()
}
// func to locate the bottong randomly to all sizes
func randomLocating () {
var randomH = Int()
var randomW = Int()
if UIDevice().userInterfaceIdiom == .Phone {
switch UIScreen.mainScreen().nativeBounds.height {
case 480:
//print("iPhone Classic")
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(380))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(260))
while randomH < 50 || randomW < 40
{
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(380))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(260))
}
case 960:
//print("iPhone 4 or 4S")
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(380))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(270))
while randomH < 50 || randomW < 40
{
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(380))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(270))
}
case 1136:
// print("iPhone 5 or 5S or 5C")
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(520))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(300))
while randomH < 40 || randomW < 40
{
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(520))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(300))
}
case 1334:
// print("iPhone 6 or 6S")
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(550))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(300))
while randomH < 35 || randomW < 40
{
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(550))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(300))
}
case 2208:
// print("iPhone 6+ or 6S+")
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(700))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(350))
while randomH < 40 || randomW < 40
{
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(700))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(350))
}
default:
print("unknown")
}
}
else if UIDevice().userInterfaceIdiom == .Pad {
switch UIScreen.mainScreen().nativeBounds.height {
case 1024:
//print("iPad Classic")
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(950))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(700))
while randomH < 50 || randomW < 40
{
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(950))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(700))
}
case 2048:
//print("iPad Retina")
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(700))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(350))
while randomH < 100 || randomW < 100
{
randomH = Int(arc4random_uniform(700))
randomW = Int(arc4random_uniform(350))
}
default:
print("unknown")
}
}
btn.frame.origin = CGPoint(x: randomW, y: randomH)
}
// func to end the game when someone loses
func endGame() {
btn.hidden = true
scoreLabel.text = "\(score)"
if hiScore < score
{
hiScore = score
highScore.text = "\(hiScore)"
}
else
{
highScore.text = "\(hiScore)"
}
NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().setObject(hiScore, forKey: "high")
scoreLabel.hidden = false
again.hidden = false
highScore.hidden = false
scr.hidden = true
game_over.hidden = false
fbBtn.hidden = false
twBtn.hidden = false
let audioPath = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("end", ofType: "mp3")!
do
{
try player = AVAudioPlayer(contentsOfURL: NSURL(fileURLWithPath : audioPath))
player.play()
}
catch
{
}
}
func animating()
{
if counter < 5
{
counter += 1
}
startView.image = UIImage(named: "start-\(counter).png")
}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
//gameOverLbl.hidden = true
scoreLabel.hidden = true
again.hidden = true
highScore.hidden = true
btn.hidden = true
game_over.hidden = true
game_over.hidden = true
fbBtn.hidden = true
twBtn.hidden = true
if watch1 == true
{
timer_anim = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval(0.2, target: self, selector: Selector("animating"), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
watch1 = false
}
if NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey("high") != nil
{
var returnHigh = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey("high") as! Int
hiScore = returnHigh
}
else
{
}
let audioPath = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("start", ofType: "mp3")!
do
{
try player = AVAudioPlayer(contentsOfURL: NSURL(fileURLWithPath : audioPath))
player.play()
}
catch
{
}
self.bannerView.adUnitID = "ca-app-pub-8964973200415729/4584433890"
self.bannerView.rootViewController = self
var request:GADRequest = GADRequest()
self.bannerView.loadRequest(request)
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
/// to make the screen not rotate
override func shouldAutorotate() -> Bool {
return false
}
func keepPlaying()
{
score += 1
scr.text = "\(score)"
randomLocating()
if score < 5
{
seconds = 8
}
else
{
seconds = 5
}
if watch == true
{
timer = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval(0.1, target: self, selector: Selector("click1"), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
}
watch = false
gameTimer.text = "\(seconds)"
}
func click1 ()
{
gameTimer.text = "\(seconds)"
if seconds == 0 && gameActive == false
{
timer.invalidate()
endGame()
btn.hidden = true
turn += 1
if turn == 1
{
admobInterstitial = createAndLoadInterstitial()
timerAds = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval(1, target:self, selector: Selector("presentInterstitial"), userInfo: nil, repeats: false)
turn = 0
}
}
else if seconds == 1
{
btn.hidden = true
gameActive = false
}
else
{
btn.hidden = false
}
seconds -= 1
}
func createAndLoadInterstitial()->GADInterstitial {
var interstitial = GADInterstitial(adUnitID: "ca-app-pub-8964973200415729/8720255492")
///interstitial.delegate = self
interstitial.loadRequest(GADRequest())
return interstitial
}
func presentInterstitial() {
if let isReady = admobInterstitial?.isReady {
admobInterstitial?.presentFromRootViewController(self)
}
}
func interstitial(ad: GADInterstitial!, didFailToReceiveAdWithError error: GADRequestError!) {
print("interstitialDidFailToReceiveAdWithError:\(error.localizedDescription)")
admobInterstitial = createAndLoadInterstitial()
}
}

Answer 1

Simply change your turn counter. Instead of if turn == 1 change it to something else. Want an ad every 3 gameovers? Change it to 3. For example:
turn = turn + 1
if turn == 3 {
admobInterstitial = createAndLoadInterstitial()
timerAds = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval(1, target:self, selector: #selector(ViewController.presentInterstitial), userInfo: nil, repeats: false)
turn = 0
}