A long time ago, Apple introduced the possibility of refunds in paid apps.
It is a good way for you to test the application and, if you are not satisfied, return it within 14 days. By doing this, they refund the amount paid.
Despite this, many users were not completely satisfied with the measure, since it forces them to first pay the amount of said application before knowing if it is to your liking.
Also, it's not an easy option to find, as it's hidden inside the “report a problem within the Apple Store” option.
It can even be a problematic option, if the application had a subscription. Since once the subscription amount was paid, it was not returned. You could only unsubscribe so that the next invoice would not be charged.
What improvements has Apple made to the App Store?
All users of iOS have been asking for some time to try applications before buying them, . And it seems that they start to pay attention to us.
For some time now, Apple has tried to boost those with subscription, giving them greater visibility in the store.
New App Store interface with iOS 11
Now, taking advantage of the new design of the App Store, those of the bitten apple have given visibility to some paid applications that previously you can acquire them for free, through a trial period, thus avoiding the problems mentioned above.
Finally, it has allowed the “demos” format in the paid apps.
This new section favors that the user can test it with all the options, by means of a free subscription that marks the remaining time of the test.
This way, we can see if it's useful to us without spending any money. And if it is, you can buy it or subscribe, depending on the options. So you will have paid apps for free, at least for a limited time.
This has been a huge improvement. Well, until now, despite having a trial period, you couldn't access all the available options.
So you didn't have enough data to decide if it was useful or not. And sometimes you didn't buy it thinking that it didn't meet your needs.
Which apps are available in demo mode?
They are usually apps that work on a subscription basis.
To see what apps there are, you can go to this section of the App Store and you will be able to check that there are some of the most downloaded ones: Netflix, movie, sleep cycle, Marvel,
Pros and cons of these free paid apps:
Although everything seems to be improvements, let's be cautious.
Some of these applications have a free trial period, in subscription format. So if you don't like it and don't cancel the subscription, it will be charged automatically on your next bill.
Active subscriptions
To prevent that from happening, here's how to prevent being charged for an app subscription.
On the other hand, it's true that you can fully test the application. Without restrictions and decide if you are really interested or not.
In addition, the developer can launch the applications to the market and see that feedback has all the news that he publishes.
By empowering Apple these apps, you encourage developers to copy this behavior within the app.
So we hope that, in a short time, this type of trial period within apps will become more and more common.
What do you think of the idea?
