Paid subscriptions for premium features are now the norm in Apple and Google’s App Stores. Of course some utility apps you use frequently are worth the subscription but another type of app makes money when the person
downloading it, forgets it’s even there.
As a tech reporter, I download an unusually high number of smartphone apps. It’s almost always because I’m trying them out so you don’t have to pay for what you don’t want or need. Occasionally, I used to forget to cancel “free trials” for apps and got stuck paying for an annual subscription I was never going to use. Oh,…
It’s the latest way app makers are trying to make money. Free trials! 7 or 3 days free so you can see if you like them or not. Trouble is, it’s often a trick. Free trials convert to paid subscriptions when they run out. Charged to the credit card you have stored with Apple or Google. Most people who get…
What celebrity do you most look like? It’s an intriguing question and I suppose most people are at least curious if you favor a Hollywood actor or professional athlete. A smartphone app is doing quite well playing into our curiosity. “Gradient” is a smartphone app for both iPhones and Android devices that claims it can find a celebrity you look…
