While ‘Free’ apps are now labeled with a ‘Get’ button for downloading, paid apps continue to list the price for purchasing the app, and previously downloaded apps display the cloud icon. Apple previously agreed to offer credit or refunds to customers as part of the class action lawsuit. The new ‘Get’ labels seem to address such a use case where previously ‘Free’ could be misleading.Īpple CEO Tim Cook announced earlier this year that the company had settled with the Federal Trade Commission over a dispute involving in-app purchases, although he insisted “the consent decree the FTC proposed does not require us to do anything we weren’t already going to do.”Ī class action lawsuit in which Apple settled during 2013 previously lead to the company to add an “offers in-app purchases” label to apps on the App Store that offer paid content within the app. JUMP TO KEY SECTIONS How to update the Google Play Store How to download and install the Google Play Store Alternate method for pre-Android 8. For example, a developer may make an app free to download, but require an in-app purchase to unlock the app’s full functionality. The freemium model has been used in some cases to circumvent the lack of app trials on the App Store. While the reason for the change in how Apple is presenting non-paid apps isn’t clear, it’s likely due to the popularity of ‘freemium’ apps and in-app purchases, something that has been the source of controversy for Apple in the past…Īpple has taken a great deal of flack from customers and consumer protection groups through the years over apps marketed as free that push in-app purchases.
As you can see in the screenshot above, non-paid apps are now presented with the word ‘GET’ rather than ‘FREE’. Apple has introduced a small but interesting tweak to the way it markets apps on the App Store.
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