Advertised as free but by default renews as a paid subscription.
Don’t be fooled.
Response from developer
The application does not initiate a payment unless you subscribe for Premium. If you are not ready to get a paid version yet you can continue using a free version as long as you want to. Thank you in advance!
Mischievous!
P.S. Please return my wrongfully taken money!
Response from developer
Thank you for sharing opinion about the app. These functionality limitations in the app are compensated by the fact that it’s free. We offer you subscription only as an option for you to gain more value by saving extra money and receiving more content. Hope for your understanding. Update: You can cancel subscription any time through your device Settings - iTunes & App Store - Apple ID - View Apple ID - Subscriptions - Manage. Developers have no possibility to unsubscribe you or help with refunds as developers do not have any access to users’ accounts. For further assistance with refund procedures please contact Apple support directly: https://support.apple.com/ Thank you in advance for understanding!
Just get google translate.
1: Translations
I went to Japan (and I speak a little Japanese so I used this app) and I noticed that some translations seemed weird. For example, I asked someone where the bathroom was and the translation to English said; "the bathroom is in the room" so you need to fix the translations.
2: Pop up ads
They are everywhere you click. When I try to type something in, it shows a 30 second pop up ad (that is usually grammarly coincidentally) and it messed up my text. Sometimes it even translate what I wrote, with is usually 3-4 words. So, I understand you want to make money, but get rid of the pop up ads.
3: The "Premium scam"
A lot of people have been scammed with the premium feature. Sadly, one including me. I bought this feature and when I re-opened the app, it was gone. So, I unsubscribed from the feature and bout it again. This time, it said I already have it. So I can't get it again. I had to end up ending my credit card so the payments would stop.
So, in conclusion, just use google translate. It is free, and you don't need to worry about pop up ads or any translation problems.
Hope this was helpful for people just getting this app.
Response from developer
Thank you for your detailed review! We always work hard to make our app more useful and it's translations more correct and understandable for every language. Therefore we're really grateful for your feedback on this matter. Regarding the ads, unfortunately they compensate the fact that the app is free to use with an option to upgrade to the premium version. As for the premium itself - once paid there should be no need to pay for the app once again. You can always reach us at support@apalon.com and we will do everything possible to help you with it. For assistance on refunds please consider contacting Apple Support directly at https://support.apple.com/contact . Hope this all will help!
Free trial
Got charged without a notice!
Response from developer
The application does not initiate a payment unless you subscribe for Premium. If you had a free trial and haven’t canceled it, the account should have been charged only after the end of the trial period and then automatically according to the duration of your subscription plan. You can always cancel it through your device Settings - iTunes & App Store - Apple ID - View Apple ID - Subscriptions - Manage. Otherwise please contact Apple support directly. We have no possibility to help with refunds as we do not have any access to users’ accounts. For further assistance with refund procedures please contact Apple support directly: https://support.apple.com/ Thank you in advance! If you have any additional questions - please let us know at support@apalon.com
Too many adds and is embarrassing
Tricky app to get monthly subscription without permission
Response from developer
The application does not initiate a payment unless you subscribe for Premium. If you had a free trial and haven’t canceled it, the account should have been charged only after the end of the trial period and then automatically according to the duration of your subscription plan. You can always cancel it through your device Settings - iTunes & App Store - Apple ID - View Apple ID - Subscriptions - Manage. Otherwise please contact Apple support directly.
Shyster
These people can shove it.
Apparently they do not understand the effing concept of free trial.
I may ave purchased the service.
Instead I immediately cancelled the subscription and removed the offending app from my phone.
Making a note of the company...
Will be discussing this with the State Attorney General’s office as well. Interstate fraud is serious business.
Edit: I was charged immediately following signing up for the “free” trial. You can have the $3+. I deleted the app and will never download an app produced by this company again.
Dear Bruce,
You’ve purchased the following subscription with a 3 days free trial:
Subscription Translator: No Ads & Limits
App Speak & Translate - Translator
Content Provider IAC Search & Media Europe Ltd.
Date of Purchase Mar 23, 2018
Trial Duration 3 days
Trial Price Free
Price $4.99/month
Payment Method Visa .... 6687
You won’t be charged for your free trial. Once it ends, your subscription will renew at $4.99 unless you cancel by Mar 25, 2018.
Love the App but too much for small usage
Not intuitive.
You’re buttons to translate are not necessary to be so big. A simple switch button between the flags is enough to switch the direction of the translation. That is what the arrows between the flags is for. Just like any map app, you switch there. You have a redundancy to enter text. One flag or the other.
So now let’s say I don’t want to translate from English to Italian. How do you choose another language? A tiny nondescript button lets you do that. You’re only looking at it as if I’m in their country so one language access is fine but I live in NYC. Anyone from any language could be my next need for a translation. You buried the alternate language choices.
Response from developer
There is always room for improvement and we appreciate your kind contribution. If you have more to say, write us at support@apalon.com. Thank you for using our app.
