Major Drawback
Very useful app when navigating a new city with great filtered suggestions and non of the spam. Unfortunately some of the bara on here have been closed months or years ago and there is no way to report this to the developer.
Essential travel app
Absolutely beautiful. Love the human curation. I find myself depending on it with travel as well as locally. In a sea of sameness among travel apps, this has to be the best one.
Dark-Pattern App That Should Never Have Passed App Store Review
Yet another app on the App Store that should never have been approved.
You cannot use it unless you purchase an annual membership. You cannot even see a glimpse of what the service actually is.
And you only discover this after the app has already extracted most of your personal details.
This is a textbook example of a dark-pattern onboarding flow: force the user to surrender personal data first, reveal the paywall later.
Relevant rule (App Store Review Guidelines)
The practice conflicts with the spirit of:
• App Store Review Guideline 5.1.1 – Data Collection and Storage
Apps should only request user data that is necessary for the app’s functionality and should do so transparently.
• Guideline 3.1.2 – Subscriptions
The value of a subscription must be clearly explained before asking the user to subscribe.
Requiring personal information before showing the core service or its value proposition is generally considered misleading onboarding and a form of dark pattern design.
You cannot use it unless you purchase an annual membership. You cannot even see a glimpse of what the service actually is.
And you only discover this after the app has already extracted most of your personal details.
This is a textbook example of a dark-pattern onboarding flow: force the user to surrender personal data first, reveal the paywall later.
Relevant rule (App Store Review Guidelines)
The practice conflicts with the spirit of:
• App Store Review Guideline 5.1.1 – Data Collection and Storage
Apps should only request user data that is necessary for the app’s functionality and should do so transparently.
• Guideline 3.1.2 – Subscriptions
The value of a subscription must be clearly explained before asking the user to subscribe.
Requiring personal information before showing the core service or its value proposition is generally considered misleading onboarding and a form of dark pattern design.
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Gets sensitive info > hard paywall
They paid for the app to get built, now they want the money back from you.
Hmmm
Some really terrible selections, very awkward interface, way too long set up and no option to delete your profile.
