![]() ![]() Apple argues that its App Store business model, especially on iOS, is vital in order to protect users from bad actors, privacy concerns, and more, yet the company has come under increasing scrutiny because of apps on its marketplaces that persist despite clearly having been created for the sole purpose of scamming users.ĬEO Tim Cook warned this week that sideloading on devices like the iPhone 13 would open up users to privacy concerns and said the company was "deeply concerned" about emerging antitrust legislation.Apple attorney: On April 22nd of this year, Epic Games Store added the Itch.io app to its store.Īttorney: And you’re aware that Itch.io is a third-party app store.Īttorney: And the court has also heard that Itch.io was added without reviewing all the games. The quality of Apple's App Store on both the Mac and its best iPhones remains a hot point of contention in the conversation around sideloading. How is this still allowed on the app store? When I pulled up activity monitor, this simple app was using 15% of my CPU. $20/month and you can't even close the app once it opens until you pay them. The is a piece of crap scam.If you need to close the app, just go in and delete it and then you should be free from this garbage. oh wait, its actually the app that won't let you close it with out paying these con-artists first. This app is so fantastic that you won't want to even close the app without paying them money. The developer, Music Paradise LLC, has another developer account registered to the same Rusian address called 'Groove Vibes', the latter's app, My Metronome - Tempo Keeper, seems to be a similar ransomware scheme, one review notes: Users say the app forces users to pay by locking a user's computer, with some unable to close ads or the program itself until they had paid for the service, almost akin to ransomware. This app too is littered with 1-star reviews, revealing a business model even more sinister than the first: It also has a 12-month subscription available for $25, it is unclear what the difference is. Johnson notes another app from a different developer called 'Audio Editor' that charges users $125 for a yearly subscription. When asked why the app was listed for free on the Mac App Store despite the aforementioned warning it required a license, Prioteasa said "the monetization we used was copied from other applications like NordVPN or Microsoft where you download the application and to use it you need to purchase a license."Īs noted, the app has been approved by Apple in its previous form without a free trial and has operated freely on Apple's Mac App store for several months. With reference to Johnson's note about the suspicious nature of the app's ratings, Prioteasa fervently denied paying for reviews that might boost its ratings, stating they had reported other developers to Apple for doing exactly that. The above screenshot was taken prior to that update. In order to use it you will have to purchase a license." In response to this report, the developer says that it is adding a free trial option to all of its apps, so that users will be able to try its applications before purchase. It is using the Apple IAP payment system. Prioteasa notes that the app's description does indeed states "The Docs Pro for Google Drive application is not a free application. ![]()
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