44 matches
TapMedia Ltd · Utilities
A long-loved simple QR scanner was bloated in v10.1 with a forced multi-GB AI model, slower and broken scanning, removed basic output (decoded URL, copy), plus aggressive ads and subscription upsells; the feature itself is a trivial commodity.
Desidari holding ltd · Utilities
Most reviews say the core mirroring simply doesn't work (blank screen, no audio, lag, TV not found), made worse by an aggressive subscription trap and misleading ads aimed at NFL+ users whose DRM content can't be mirrored. The ratings were low even at their peak, so this is a weak product wrapped in heavy monetization.
Under new ownership the app has data-loss bugs (0-byte saves, deleted recordings), crashes, and broken editing, with no working support. Aggressive ads, inappropriate ad content, and subscription pushes add to the anger. The core feature is a commodity.
KarmaTECH OU · Utilities
Paying users report widgets and photo uploads simply don't work in CarPlay, instructions are outdated for iOS 26, advertised content is missing, and support is unresponsive; aggressive paywall and misleading ads amplify the anger.
Hiya Inc · Utilities
Hiya appears to have abandoned the app: no updates in about three years, the help link is broken, and support doesn't respond. Users say spam blocking has degraded, lookups return no info, and reports don't post. The decline is neglect, but caller ID quality depends on a spam and caller-name database that is costly to replicate.
Mosaic S.r.l. · Utilities
Most reviews say the blocking no longer works (spam gets through, contacts get blocked, setup loops) and support is unresponsive. Price hikes and trial-to-annual billing traps are a strong secondary factor. Free built-in iOS screening and carrier tools have also eroded the app's value.
AT&T Services, Inc. · Utilities
The decline followed iOS 27 and the iPhone 18. AT&T's VPN wrongly detects 'another VPN' and won't set up, and caller ID broke. AT&T also removed iOS spam-call blocking, saying iOS 27 makes it redundant. Blocking quality, logging and list bugs have been neglected. The trigger was an OS change, but these are vendor-specific bugs and a feature cut. The app is tied to AT&T accounts.
UMI GEVES LTD · Utilities
Most reviews attack deceptive 'free' marketing, aggressive trial-to-annual billing and hard-to-cancel subscriptions. Many also cite inaccurate coin identification, so the commodity recognition feature itself performs poorly.
Netsis Mobile FZCO · Utilities
The rating collapse is driven by an aggressive weekly subscription paywall (~$9/week) on basic remote functions, made worse by flaky connections and manual IP setup. Amazon's free official Fire TV app is a direct substitute.
SMM service, s.r.o. · Business
Most complaints target a paywall on basic printing, aggressive weekly or yearly subscriptions and trial billing problems. These sit alongside connection failures in an app that duplicates free iOS AirPrint and manufacturer apps.
Reviews overwhelmingly complain about an aggressive $6-9/week hard paywall, surprise trial conversions and missing cancel options; the commodity remote feature competes with Roku's free official app.
NAICOO PTE. LTD. · Utilities
The reviews are dominated by complaints about an aggressive weekly subscription after a short 'free' trial, unexpected charges and no clear way to cancel. Secondary complaints are over-eager duplicate detection deleting wanted photos and misleading iCloud claims. The rating collapse reflects deceptive monetization rather than a platform change, and the feature itself is a commodity.
AI Photo Editor Lab SRL · Utilities
Reviews are dominated by complaints about a $4.99/week subscription, a paywall after two measurements, and confusing free-trial charges. Repeated review-prompt spam during measurements adds to the anger. Some reviewers also report calibration failures and inaccurate readings. The feature is a commodity, and Apple ships a free Measure app.
Quiet · Utilities
Reviews overwhelmingly complain about a 'free' app that hard-paywalls cleaning behind expensive weekly subscriptions, trial charges and hard cancellation, with secondary complaints of poor duplicate detection and deletions not working.
App Lock LLC · Utilities
The decline comes from aggressive monetization: a forced subscription with a short trial ($7–12.50/month), accidental billing, and intrusive, hard-to-close ads. These are layered on a trivial commodity feature that the iOS Camera already provides.
PHOMEMO PTE. LTD. · Utilities
Hardware-companion app moved previously free features (template saving, printing, graphics) behind a $30/yr or $9/mo subscription with forced trials and ads; users are partially locked in by owned printers but can switch to third-party apps or other printers.
Smart Tool Studio · Utilities
Most complaints concern the weekly subscription, ads per action, a bait-and-switch 'free' claim and trouble cancelling, alongside data-destroying bugs in contact merge and photo deletion. The cleaner feature itself is a commodity.
Free Style Dev LLC · Utilities
Most low-star reviews attack the forced $8.99/week subscription, the hard paywall, and trial charges that feel deceptive. Secondary complaints are an inaccurate stud finder, a weak level and ring sizer, and advertised features that don't exist. The tools themselves are pure commodities (ARKit ruler, level), so a fair-priced competitor is easy to build.
IPVanish, Inc. · Utilities
Most recent complaints are about billing: trials converting to $90 annual charges, auto-renewals at much higher prices, cancellations not honored and refunds refused. A secondary thread is product decay (drops, slow congested servers, login and subscription-sync bugs).
Controlla TV LTD. · Utilities
Most reviews attack the aggressive weekly or monthly subscription paywall, trial billing problems and constant upsells. A secondary theme is connection and discovery failures. The feature is a commodity LAN remote.
SEAMOBI TECH PTE LTD · Utilities
The decline is driven mainly by aggressive ad load (ads every few taps, deceptive ad layouts) and a trial-to-subscription paywall that users see as a scam. Connection reliability problems are a secondary factor. The feature itself is a commodity.
Alan Mrvica · Travel
Version 10.2 added aggressive ads, including a banner that covers the keypad, full-screen pop-ups and explicit ad content. It also paywalled most features behind a yearly subscription. The core feature is a commodity and easily replaced.
PHOMEMO PTE. LTD. · Education
Versions 3.20 to 4.1 added a forced subscription paywall, ads, and mandatory login that block basic printing on hardware users already own. Some connectivity bugs also appear. The core feature, Bluetooth thermal label and stencil printing, is a commodity, but users are partly captive to vendor hardware.
Upscala Apps OU · Business
The decline is driven by an aggressive weekly-subscription hard paywall and a deceptive trial and billing flow, with secondary complaints about failed printer connections. The feature itself is a commodity, since AirPrint does it for free.
5SKay VietNam Technology JSC · Utilities
Reviews focus on a hard subscription paywall with no trial, charges users did not expect, refunds that were refused, and ads that overpromise. Many users also say it does not work in their car or appear on CarPlay. The app looks fundamentally misleading rather than a good app that decayed. Since iOS only allows CarPlay integration for entitled app types, the advertised function is largely impossible for any developer.
TOGGLE APPS SP Z O O · Utilities
Most complaints target aggressive weekly subscription, paywalled audio/quality, trial auto-billing and cancellation friction, with secondary complaints about lag, pixelation and dropped connections in a commodity screen-mirroring feature.
To Ngoc Mai · Utilities
Nearly every review complains that all buttons are hard-paywalled behind expensive weekly or yearly subscriptions with aggressive trial auto-renewals. Users note that free official alternatives exist.
Ozuna Limited · Utilities
Most complaints target the steep weekly, monthly or yearly subscription and deceptive free-trial charges for a function users expect free, alongside connection and volume bugs.
WEBEYE MOBILE HK LIMITED · Lifestyle
Reviews overwhelmingly complain about the app being advertised as free and then paywalling deletion behind expensive weekly subscriptions, hard-to-cancel trials and nagging, plus some poor duplicate detection quality.
FLOOMIX LTD · Utilities
Recent reviews mostly attack a predatory weekly subscription ($9.99/week) behind a 3-day trial, confusing cancellation, and copycat branding. The core feature works and is a free commodity.
BEGAMOB GLOBAL LIMITED · Utilities
Nearly all complaints concern the aggressive weekly subscription ($6-10/week), the paywall and ads, and charges during the free trial. A secondary theme is the misleading 'no WiFi' claim. The product itself has not decayed; this is a predatory monetization pattern.
AIR APPS SYSTEMS, UNIPESSOAL, LDA · Utilities
Reviews overwhelmingly complain about $9.99/week subscription, constant upgrade popups, paywalled AI/camera features and surprise billing, not product defects.
Level Labs, LLC · Utilities
Most complaints target a predatory $9.99/week subscription that paywalls even the basic ruler, alongside persistent inaccuracy and poor UX. The core AR measuring feature is a commodity that Apple's built-in Measure app already provides.
Sparktonic, LLC · Utilities
Nearly all recent reviews complain about an aggressive 3-day-trial-to-$9.99/week subscription for a commodity QR scanner, with users calling it a scam. Product rot is not the issue, but the feature is free in the iOS Camera app.
BP Mobile LLC · Utilities
Complaints center on deceptive trials, double charging (subscription plus credits), and refund refusals, combined with heavy-handed SMS content filtering and suspensions likely driven by carrier A2P compliance; reliability failures are secondary.
VISARGERD, S.L. · Utilities
Reviews are dominated by complaints about dark-pattern subscriptions: hidden or broken cancel flows, charges after trial or cancellation, aggressive paywalls and ads. There are also secondary complaints that scanning is unreliable. The core feature is a free, OS-level commodity.
Netsis Mobile FZCO · Business
Copycat 'HP' printer utility with a predatory weekly subscription, hard cancellation and fake trials. It is also weak at connecting, but most anger is about paywalling printing that AirPrint and HP Smart already do for free.
Rhythmix OU · Business
Reviews overwhelmingly complain about being forced to pay a weekly subscription to print, deceptive trials, overcharges and ad upsells, plus connection failures; the feature (AirPrint/IPP printing) is a commodity.
KAIN SUITE PTE. LTD. · Utilities
Most complaints are about paying $17–50 up front and then discovering the car isn't supported, needs a separate OEM subscription, or simply won't connect. Refunds are refused. The core function is a paid wrapper over free factory apps and carries an aggressive paywall and review-prompt pattern. Reliability problems also stem from fragile OEM API integrations. This is not a cheap commodity feature that a small team could easily rebuild.
AMOBEAR VIET NAM COMPANY LIMITED · Utilities
Most recent complaints target an aggressive paywall (5 free deletions per day), 'free' advertising, and subscription and cancellation problems, with some crash and UX complaints.
Mnboost Corp · Utilities
Reviews are dominated by anger at an aggressive $9.99/week subscription. Users say ads oversell the app as automatic and free, and many report being unable to cancel MonoBoost itself. Weak subscription detection and manual-only cancellation add to it, but the core grievance is a predatory, ad-driven pricing model. The underlying feature is commodity and replaceable.
Nearly all complaints concern aggressive weekly subscriptions, paywalled basics like volume, constant upsell popups, and deceptive trial and rating flows, with some secondary connection-reliability issues.
TSUBASA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY · Utilities
Most complaints target an aggressive $9-10/week subscription revealed after processing, billing and cancellation problems, and misleading export claims. Unreliable OCR output (wrong order, swapped senders, bad timestamps) and a broken desktop companion add a strong product-quality component.
Most complaints focus on an aggressive weekly subscription, a surprise paywall after a few presses, unwanted trial charges and unanswered refund requests. The core remote functionality is also unreliable, with missing volume control and connection failures. The remote feature itself is a commodity, and reviewers say free alternatives exist.
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