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After realizing this, I deleted my account and stopped using the app. However, I was still charged $54, and the charge was processed externally rather than through the App Store, making it difficult to manage or dispute through Apple.
I strongly recommend being very careful before subscribing. The advertising was misleading, and my experience with the billing process was extremely disappointing. I would advise others to stay away from this app.
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It’s not a meter nor scanner
No scientific basis, and billing outside the App Store
GluLife markets itself as a blood glucose monitor for Apple Watch. No Apple Watch model contains a blood glucose sensor. There is no hardware in any current or past Apple Watch capable of measuring glucose, invasively or non-invasively — this is publicly documented by Apple. Whatever number this app displays is not a measurement; it is an estimate produced from unrelated signals, with nothing behind it.
The app provides no peer-reviewed validation, no regulatory clearance (FDA, CE, or ANVISA), and no description of its methodology. For a product presenting itself as a health monitoring tool, that absence is the whole story.
This is not a harmless novelty. Someone with diabetes who trusts these numbers — adjusting insulin, or skipping an actual test because the app "looked fine" — is exposed to real danger.
The billing is a separate problem. The subscription is not processed through Apple's in-app purchase system; it goes through an external payment processor. That means no purchase history in your Apple ID, no Report a Problem, no Apple-managed cancellation. In my case: the amount charged was substantially higher than what was presented at sign-up, and I was charged again after deleting my account. Getting that reversed has required contacting the developer directly and disputing with my card issuer.
If you need glucose data, use a regulator-cleared CGM prescribed by your doctor. Do not download this.
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Déception
Etre malade depuis des années est suffisamment pénible pour subir ce genre de racket injustifié.
Response from developer
Merci pour votre retour. Nous comprenons votre frustration. Tous les tarifs et conditions d'abonnement, y compris les renouvellements, sont clairement indiqués lors de l'achat. Les prélèvements sont automatiques comme convenu. Pour toute clarification ou demande d'assistance, veuillez contacter help@gluwell.com. Nous sommes là pour vous aider.
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Abonnement d’essai … Fonctionnement frauduleux et l’opérateur se cache derrière des conditions complexes, rédigées en Anglais .
Dénonciation sur le site Perceval et auprès de la banque.
Response from developer
Merci de nous avoir fait part de vos préoccupations. Je comprends votre frustration concernant les frais. Toutes les conditions d'abonnement, y compris les prix et les dates de facturation, sont clairement indiquées lors du paiement. Notre facturation est conforme au forfait choisi et ne comporte aucune erreur. Pour une assistance immédiate ou des précisions, veuillez contacter notre équipe à l'adresse help@gluwell.com. Nous sommes là pour vous aider à résoudre votre problème en toute transparence.
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Response from developer
Agradecemos seu feedback. Lamentamos a frustração e o mal-entendido. Entre em contato com help@gluwell.com para que possamos investigar e ajudá-lo(a) melhor.
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If you download this app, check very carefully whether a subscription has been activated before completing the setup.
Based on my experience, I would not recommend this app and would give it zero stars.
Doesn’t work!
Doesn’t do what it says
Blood Sugar
Glicose
Charging after canceling
To be refunded of this charges
