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14 Sep, 5 tweets, 2 min read
So now we know. See you in court, @Apple.
And since Apple really loves California as much as I do: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californi…
For those who don’t know, I’ve already filed a lawsuit against Apple: washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
Apple: “An Apple Watch first — a new QWERTY keyboard lets you tap or slide from letter to letter”

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For those who don’t know, I’ve also exposed how the @AppStore is a hotbed of scams: theverge.com/2021/4/21/2238…

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Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
15 Sep
.@GoodNotesApp vs their scam competitor: ImageImage
Uhm, where is the free trial I was promised? Is anyone minding the App Store? ImageImage
apps.apple.com/app/id15843683…
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Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
13 Sep
🚨Apple’s @AppStore remains a hotbed of multi-million dollar scams🚨

1/ Here’s how:👇 Image
Let’s search for “watch faces” - a popular Apple Watch search term - and start with the top organic result: “Watch Faces Gallery Collection”.

With 4.4 stars, thousands of ratings, and a fake “Editors’ Selection” badge (sigh), it looks like a solid app.

apps.apple.com/us/app/watch-f… ImageImage
That “featured” 2-star review was a little concerning though. Let’s take a closer look at the “Most Helpful” reviews:🔍 ImageImageImageImage
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Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
15 Apr
This @AppStore app pretends to be a silly platformer game for children 4+, but if I set my VPN to Turkey and relaunch it becomes an online casino that doesn’t even use Apple’s IAP.

🤯
The developer uses shady ads to attract unsuspecting users, pretending the app was featured on CNN Turk.
Once people follow the ad, they are taken to this App Store page. Notice the abundance of coins and the “Install and win” copy.

In order to pass App Review the app claims to be “a fun running game”, and in the US works like an extremely basic and very poorly designed kids game.
Read 12 tweets
Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
14 Apr
WARNING: Another top-grossing VPN scam is on the @AppStore

Stay clear! 🚨

How to spot this $5M/year scam in 5 minutes flat: 👇
The app’s screenshots are pretty standard, while the description is riddled with typos - and almost feels like it’s *trying* to be a big unreadable wall of text:
The app has 4 stars with hundreds of ratings, and the featured review by “Corianna Patience” is totally singing its praises:
Read 25 tweets
Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
13 Apr
How it started / how it’s going.

Since I exposed this scam yesterday, its ratings have dropped dramatically. What happened?

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Apple removed some of the fake reviews, resulting in the drop. Great news, right? Not so fast.

There are 120 reviews for this app right now. Of those, 114 are 1-star reviews. The average review score?

1.1 stars ☠️

ONE POINT ONE.

As a reminder, the absolute floor is 1, not 0
*Nobody* is happy with this app. Most are accusing it of being a scam. Some of the ratings are probably fake too, “boosting” it to 2.4 stars.

Why does any of this matter?

The app is currently the #441 top grossing app across the entire App Store 🤯

To put this in perspective:
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Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
12 Apr
You think the @AppStore is “a place you can trust”?

🚨Think again!🚨

How to spot a $5M/year scam, in 5 minutes flat:👇
This app has 4.1 stars with over 1,000 ratings, and a really nice 5-star featured review:
Let’s slide over to the next reviews, which are not immediately visible:
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