I am aware that this review is EXTREMELY LONG, but if you don’t read this, please AT LEAST immediately run away from this app!!! Thinking of DL’ing and checking it out? Plz read...
This app needs reported to Apple. I PAID for this book 4yrs ago!! I went to redownload again, right where my little cloud showed I’d ALREADY OWNED this. Apparently, some ridiculous money grubbing ppl from a foreign country, now decided that previous owners now only own a few PAGES of this ‘interactive’ book, that demonizes you to your little kids, if you’re NOT VEGAN!! Now, this was sort of in line w/the original, but they stepped it up majorly, with telling little undeveloped brains that are sponges, that you can only be a good person and happy if you do both YOGA and refrain from ALL MEAT.
But wait...that’s not why this app should be reported. It’s cuz ppl PAID FOR THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY, and now we’re not only expected to REPAY TO GET THE BOOK CONTENT ITSELF, BUT THEY REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION!! That’s right, you are charged as if you are making a loan payment, because they claim that it is continuously updated w/new content for your young children to be ‘enjoy’, because you know, to teach a child a SPECIFIC way of life, they need to have it continuously pounded into their little brains.
I also looked at the VERSION HISTORY. Since introducing this unheard of SUBSCRIPTION BASED SINGLE STORY BOOK 2 yrs ago, they’ve made about THREE UPDATES, and they were to introduce the new “you no longer own this book, and must SUBSCRIBE” update, and subsequent BUG FIXES!!!
There has been ZERO UPDATES IN OVER A YEAR!!! How many ppl have subscribed and unwittingly never realized that they’re still being charged, or don’t know how to get charges to stop?! I subscribed to an app once, n when I both unsubscribed thru my subscriptions in my iPhone settings, as well as by email, with a confirmation FROM THEM THAT I WOULD NO LONGER BE CHARGED. I even changed my bank’s CREDIT/DEBIT card w/a new number, and they managed to get ahold of my actual bank acct number and continued taking $6.99 a month for over 2 and a half yrs. Yes, I knew n no, they didn’t stop. My bank recommended I close the acct n open another but I have a 6 number one memorized as opposed to a 12 or longer now digit one w/this bank, because it is my first bank acct from a local bank I opened in high school back in 1986. I stayed with repeated buyouts, so I could have such a short number. A determined person at my bank thankfully didn’t give up n understood my reason to not close acct cuz one crooked company, n FINALLY got em to stop w/threat to sue. FYI, the scammers were Big Fish - who any gamer of escape n point n click adventures will not be surprised to hear this. They too made you repay for games you already owned, made titles intentionally no longer available, or else took an old game you’d paid for under another title, and literally just slapped on a new title, so you no longer owned it forever (per their claim), you’d have to repay $7, as they called it a ‘new game’.
I only got into my whole Big Fish ‘saga’, because it seems that with the overload of apps, ppl stealing other devs apps n claiming them as their own, and SO MANY games n apps going with this ridiculous subscription-based model, many ppl are unaware they are still being charged, or they may try to stop the payments n the company continues to charge you, and you end up paying MAJORLY for what was to be for enjoyment.
PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP!!
ANY DEV (apparently original company sold this to whomever the greedy current owners are) WHO WOULD DO NOT ONLY TRY TO ‘TRAIN’ YOUR CHILD IN A DEMEANING WAY... being vegan and/or yoga is great, IF it’s your choice, but essentially brainwashing young children is not ok!!!
And ANY DEV WHO WOULD DO ALL THE SHADY THINGS GOING ON HERE, sounds like a UNTRUSTWORTHY company WHO WILL GIVE YOU PROBLEMS IF YOU DID INTENTIONALLY OR ACCIDENTALLY SUBSCRIBE, AND YOU’LL LITERALLY PAY FOR IT. THERE’S A PLETHORA OF INTERACTIVE STORYBOOKS AND COMPANIES/DEVS WHO ARE TRUSTWORTHY. JUST DO NOT CHOOSE THIS ONE!!
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I know that I paid for this app a few years ago, but I also understand that companies change hands. To the New Developer, can you please explain to me and other prospective buyers what new features would be received with the new $9.99/month subscription?
It seems that this is a scam. Don’t download!!!
I’ll include my original review here, when I purchased it back in 2015 for the full price, and I loved it:
(What an awesome app!
Really like the style, animation and the message of the app!)
And then, the app “updated” and now in order to access the content (that I’ve originally purchased) I need to buy a subscription? What a shame! It’s sad that an app as awesome as the original one got completely destroyed by the new updates (as far as I know the original developer Bobaka sold it to the current greedy folks)
Spent money to buy the app then a year later no longer have access and require an exorbitant subscription fee for a story. What a rip off.
I was paid for this app already by this account bot when i reload, it request to pay monthly? So what is the meaning of my payment?
Developer Response
Dear Huydihn83,
Please make yourself sure that you have restored your previous purchase once you reload the app, if that won't fix the We are happy to help. The quickest way is to contact our support service via email (support@huracanapps.com) with a more detailed description of the issue so that we could try to resolve it for you. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!This app and story were so cute. I paid for the app a couple of years ago but the new updates now want me to pay a large monthly subscription!?! WTH?!
Developer Response
Dear Primitive one,
Thank you for sharing the comments. We improve the app on monthly basis and sometimes need to upgrade subscription plans also (unfortunately, sometimes new content needs new plan of subscription). Of course all the content you have bought previously is available for you any time.
Please keep in mind that you can manage your subscription at any moment in your device's Settings (Settings / iTunes & App Store / Apple ID / View Apple ID / Subscripitons / Manage).Used to be really good and my kid loved it. After the update the app asks to pay the fee even though I've already bought the app. Thanks for such a ridiculous update !
Developer Response
Dear SMS_explorer,
Thank you for the feedback. Our goal is to provide our users with ongoing product value and satisfaction. You can get a taste of new version of the app by trying out the free version or activating a trial. The free version has all the core features you may need. You may want to try the free trial as well, just make sure to cancel it before the subscription is activated if you don't intend to use the product.My grandkids love the story and animation. I paid for the app, now, after an update they want to add a monthly fee! No thanks.
Developer Response
Dear DeCommissaris,
Thank you for the feedback. Our goal is to provide our users with ongoing product value and satisfaction, with new fresh content. You can get a taste of the app and by trying out the free version or activating a trial. The free version has all the core features you may need. You may want to try the free trial as well, just make sure to cancel it before the subscription is activated if you don't intend to use the product.Couldn’t get one click past the opening screen before it asked for $9.99 per month subscription to access this app. I have no idea whether or not this app is worth $9.99 per month, though I suspect it is not, no way that I would pay that for an app which I cannot even check out.
Should not be offered as a free app in the App Store at all, I would consider that to be a bait and switch scam. I would give this app less than one star if I could.
Developer Response
Dear SharingDietRecipes.com,
Thank you for the feedback. Our goal is to provide our users with ongoing product value and satisfaction. You can get a taste of the app by trying out the free version or activating a trial. The free version has all the core features you may need. You may want to try the free trial as well, just make sure to cancel it before the subscription is activated if you don't intend to use the product.
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