Don’t Download: Subscription Trick – Talk & Translate Translator Review

This is just a shady app that is trying to trick users into signing up for an overpriced ($39.99) subscription. Here’s how it works.... Upon opening the app for the first time, the user has to swipe through a few basic introduction pages. On the last page, after the user is accustomed to swiping through meaningless fluff, the user is asked to agree to a free week trial of the premium version. A week later and with no further warning, the user is charged for an auto-renewing, annual subscription of $39.99. Several reviewers here have clearly been misled by this setup and asked the developer to cancel their subscription. The developer’s canned response is an explanation about how to turn off the *auto-renewals.* This only helps the user avoid a charge next year, and the developer is pocketing the first year’s subscription. Apple will just tell you contact the developer for a refund. The developer’s website says they don’t offer refunds so you should ask Apple instead. I’m not sure why Apple allows this kind of app in their store, but shame on everyone involved.
Review by simaxiu on Talk & Translate Translator.