Security News > 2020 > April > Fleeceware on your iPhone? Don’t get caught out while penned up at home
One of the Android apps we identified last year, for example, was a QR code reader that was little different from the one already built into your phone's camera app that went for a whopping €104.99 even if you uninstalled the app straight after trying it and never used it again.
Many of the fleeceware apps we see are advertised within the App Store as "Free" apps, which puts the apps at odds with section 2.3.2 of the App Store Review Guidelines, which require developers to make sure their "App description, screenshots, and previews clearly indicate whether any featured items, levels, subscriptions, etc. require additional purchases."
If you think one of these apps is free and install it, the app presents you with a "Free trial" notification immediately upon launching the app for the first time.
Zodiac Master Plus, one of the apps on our list of fleeceware, is listed as the 11th highest revenue-generating app.
Deleting the app will leave you still signed up and still paying the fees.