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Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
@keleftheriou
Jan 10, 2022 • 20 tweets • 7 min read • Read on X
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💰 How to make $13,000,000 on the App Store:

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1. Make a basic app people might be searching for, eg “Volume Booster”: Image
2. Charge an absurd $10/week (~$520/year) auto-renewing subscription that’s easy to sign up for, but much harder to cancel: Image
3. Buy lots of fake reviews on a daily basis (notice the pattern of all these non-sensical reviewer “names”): ImageImageImageImage
4. Profit!

Your app becomes the #135 highest-grossing app on the App Store, bringing in over $13 million since 2018: ImageImage
By accumulating 10,000s of fake reviews over the years, you successfully drown out the real ones: ImageImageImageImage
“I have a side business that specializes in fake reviews, so I know fake reviews when I see them” Image
“Just look at the names of the people leaving all the 5 star reviews and you’ll see what I mean” Image
“OBVIOUSLY FAKE REVIEWS!!!” Image
“90 percent of the 5 star reviews are fake” Image
“cheating the AppStore and creating fake 5-star reviews” Image
“subverts the entire purpose of reviews”, “should be removed from the App Store” Image
If you’re worried about Apple taking action, worry not - they're also making millions off your app, and they’re happy to keep featuring it on the App Store, time and again: Image
Meanwhile, Apple claims:

“The apps you love. From a place you can trust.”

“Every day, moderators review worldwide App Store chars for quality and accuracy.” ImageImage
If you found this interesting, follow me for more:

@keleftheriou

Also see: theverge.com/2021/4/21/2238…
Revenue estimates and ranking data are from @appfigures ❤️
Link to the app on the App Store: apps.apple.com/app/id986905979
Notice how this exact same group of reviewers has also left glowing 5-star reviews in a different, unrelated app - and all on the same day.

The problem is widespread. ImageImage
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Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
Feb 21, 2022
Apple has already made the case for sideloading:

✅ “Now of course, one of the reasons we’re all so comfortable installing so many apps from the App Store are iOS’ security model.”
✅ “Apps […] can’t get at your personal information or mess with other apps without your permission.”
✅ No malware or viruses – sideloaded apps can be screened just like App Store apps:
Read 11 tweets
Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
Jan 31, 2022
💥 The judge has now OVERRULED Apple’s attempt to dismiss my lawsuit over App Store scams & anti-competitive practices – so the case will move forward to discovery.

1/ Here’s what happened:

techcrunch.com/2022/01/31/an-…
Last year I filed a lawsuit because Apple kept unfairly rejecting my keyboard app, allowed scam apps to steal my business, and prevented fair competition against their own built-in keyboard.
theverge.com/2021/9/16/2267…
In court, Apple didn’t address each cause of action individually, but instead made “a series of broad arguments” claiming that even if this is all true, it shouldn't matter because they're not breaking any laws.
Read 14 tweets
Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
Sep 24, 2021
🚨Apple ignored this person. Now they’re publishing multiple proofs-of-concepts:

“I've reported four 0-day vulnerabilities this year [...], three of them are still present in [iOS 15.0] and one was fixed in 14.7, but Apple decided to cover it up”🤯

habr.com/en/post/579714/
🚨“Any app installed from the App Store may access the following data without any prompt from the user:”
Can confirm the exploit runs successfully on iOS 14.8:
Read 12 tweets
Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
Sep 15, 2021
.@GoodNotesApp vs their scam competitor:
Uhm, where is the free trial I was promised? Is anyone minding the App Store?
apps.apple.com/app/id15843683…
Read 4 tweets
Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
Sep 14, 2021
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…
Read 5 tweets
Kosta Eleftheriou Profile picture
Sep 13, 2021
🚨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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