Did you know Beware iOS and Android users, these shady apps have costed Apple App Store and Google Play users more than $400 million with around a billion downloads from all over the world

You may know some popular and authentic apps on App Store and Google play having a large number of downloads and earning a lot of money. Well, there are fair apps and developers that you can trust and enjoy on the internet, but, unfortunately not all of them are trustworthy, there are around 204 scam apps on Apple Store and Google play that have made more than $400 million according to the security researchers from Avast. Now the question is how these scam apps which are also called fleeceware make a lot of money from the App Store or Google, they actually, attract people by giving them free trials but then they change it to high recurring subscription services. These fleeceware apps mostly include musical instruments apps, palm readers, media editors, PDF readers, QR code scanners, camera filters which now a days people like to use.

According to the security researchers, more than 71 percent of detected fleeceware apps are on the App Store because the iOS users have to pay for most of the apps they use, but recently Apple took some serious actions against those developers who charge a high subscription but in return, they do not provide any quality services. The Apple Company decided to remove such apps from App Store. There are still around 134 scam apps on App Store with more than 500 million downloads and Sensor Tower made an estimate of the earnings of these apps that these apps made more than $365 million in revenue. However, Google Play has fewer scam apps but still; there are around 70 apps that have earned more than $38.5 million with same number of downloads as they have on the App Store.

These scam apps mostly target youngsters because they attract more to the catchy advertisements, some relaxing and playful themes on social media networks and these fleeceware apps promise them the free installation at the beginning or free download but in the end when they download such apps for free, these apps charge a lot of money. According to Avast, these apps have charged more than $3,432 monthly from an individual when their parents noticed the payment records from their credit cards. You cannot mark these fleeceware apps as malware and they have a place on App Store and Google play and these apps even have access to the official advertisement channels and for showing a genuine image of the app, the developer of these app rely on fake reviews.

In February, one developer of Apple sued the company for giving a place to these apps on App Store, but App Store and Google play are taking some strict actions against these fleeceware apps by providing more transparency in the in-app purchase and the subscription of such apps will be decided according to the quality of services they provide to the users. However, users should be also aware of such apps which provide a free trial in the beginning and latterly charge such a high cost. Here are the lists of all those fleeceware apps users should avoid or delete from their device to stay on the safe side.

Scam apps on Apple App Store, iOS Users Should Avoid

AppStore ID	App Name	Weekly Charge	Mothly Charge	Annual Charge	Max Annual total
id951704333 id536422900	Filterra - Photo Editor Frames - Picture Collage Maker	$4.99 $6.99	$6.99	$30.99	$259.48 $363.48
id1361012099	Facelab - Face Editor & Beauty	$5.99			$311.48
id1439312630	TeasEar: ASMR Slime Antistress	$7.99	$24.99		$415.48
id1338755035 id417582128	StoryChic - IG Story Templates Photo Splash - photo editor	$1.99 $2.99	$14.99 $6.99	$29.99 $30.99	$179.88 $155.48
id1459969523	Nebula: Horoscope & Astrology	$9.99	$14.99	$29.99	$519.48
id1085015907	Sweet Selfie:Photo Editor, Cam	$4.99	$7.99	$24.99	$259.48
id454172632 id1448364002	Cartoon yourself & caricature Astroline: The Daily Horoscope	$9.99 $8.99	$9.99 $9.99	$29.99	$519.48 $467.48
id1099718747	FLMX - Video Editor	$4.99	$6.99	$29.99	$259.48
id1466604853	Stickerfy: Sticker Maker	$6.99	$9.99	$59.99	$363.48
id1332651082 id939421784	Pixomatic - Background eraser SpeedPro Slow speed video edit	$2.99 $2.99	$7.99 $6.99	$29.99 $30.99	$155.48 $155.48
id1425742487	Fortunescope: Palm Reader	$9.99			$519.48
id1435584540	Music Zen - Relaxing Sounds	$7.99		$89.99	$415.48
id1457046754 id1488900664	Sticker Maker - BeSticky Picsjoy: Photo Editor & Cutout	$4.99 $4.99	$9.99 $14.99	$29.99 $49.99	$259.48 $259.48
id421785759	Photo To Sketch - Drawing book	$3.99	$6.99	$30.99	$207.48
id1509656049	FX Master	$9.99		$29.99	$519.48
id1471631164 id1490818231	Mood Balance: Journal, Tracker Presets for Lightroom - Vidl	$6.99 $3.99	$29.99 $9.99	$59.99 $29.99	$363.48 $207.48
id779522558	Jigsaw Puzzle - Brain Games	$7.99		$99.99	$415.48
id1505322988	Lift: Story Maker	$4.99		$59.99	$259.48
id1466069710 id1122479790	Dazzle - Insta stories editor Baby Sticker- Track Milestones	$7.99	$9.99 $4.99	$39.99 $39.99	$119.88 $415.48
id1477300670	Life Palmistry - AI Palm & Tag	$8.99	$14.99	$79.99	$467.48
id1397274369	Girl Games & Fun Cooking Games	$8.99		$47.99	$467.48
id1510762680 id1490238689	Photoly Remove Object & Editor Facetory: Face Yoga & Exercise	$8.99 $9.99	$14.99 $39.99	$24.99 $29.99	$467.48 $519.48
id1477897886	VOCHI Cool Video Effects Maker	$7.99	$9.99	$89.99	$415.48
id1477300425	Lucky Life - Future Seer	$7.99	$24.99	$59.99	$415.48
id1466730381	Voice Changer - Avatar	$9.99	$14.99	$59.99	$519.48
id1462734018	Face Seer -Time Traces	$8.99	$25.99	$59.99	$467.48
id1138339822 id1482730806	Dazz Cam- D3D Photo Effect Translator -AI & Real time	$7.99	$5.99 $19.99	$29.99	$415.48 $239.88
id1519375722	Picsloop-Cartoon & D3D Effect	$7.99	$19.99	$79.99	$415.48
id1528112173	Beat.ly Music Video Maker	$7.99		$29.99	$415.48
id1418599707 id1324079403	Funny Clip Maker Pixel - Color by Number	$9.99	$19.99 $8.99	$69.99 $49.99	$519.48 $107.88
id1287078595	Cartoon Photo Editor-Comic Art	$4.99		$29.99	$259.48
id1458322572	Youni – Photo Effects, Presets	$7.99	$7.99	$54.99	$415.48
id1519401508 id1448228271	UltraFX - Effect Video Maker Girl Games: Unicorn Slime	$9.99 $9.99		$29.99 $69.99	$519.48 $519.48
id1460654148	Everbloom – Stories Editor		$9.99	$39.99	$119.88
id1330592794	Impresso - Insta Story Editor		$14.99	$49.99	$179.88
id1450250541 id769940884	PDF Scanner: Document Scan Zodianic Astrology & Horoscope	$7.99 $9.99	$19.99 $14.99	$19.99 $49.99	$415.48 $519.48
id1502064586	Beat.ly - Music Video Maker	$6.99		$19.99	$363.48
id1479390854	Dizzi - Photo & Video Effects	$7.99		$29.99	$415.48
id1505783237 id1514366072	TikCut - Video Editor Tempo MV Hyper Cleaner: Clean Phone	$4.99 $4.99	$9.99	$69.99 $29.99	$259.48 $259.48
id1484108330	Photic - Pic & Photo Editor	$6.99		$29.99	$363.48
id1450598373	Highlight Story Cover Maker!	$2.99		$19.99	$155.48
id1527268679 id1491645007	Cartoonify Photo Editor Camera PicMagic- Cartoon Photo Editor	$7.99 $8.99	$49.99	$59.99 $95.99	$415.48 $467.48
id1528176190	Cartoons Me - Photo Art Editor	$8.99		$24.99	$467.48
id1488890984	Vidos - Music Video Maker	$4.99	$8.99	$24.99	$259.48
id1479502509 id1198635925	Camera+: Photo Video&Cutout Piconic - Photo Editor&Collage	$8.99 $3.99	$19.99 $11.99	$69.99 $17.99	$467.48 $207.48
id1435294929	Sweet Pics - Baby Photo Editor	$4.99		$29.99	$259.48
id1527261695	FX Mage - Magic Video Effects	$1.99	$6.99	$49.99	$103.48
id1522502107	Slimy: Anxiety Relief Slime 3D	$7.99	$24.99		$415.48
id1523277919	Frame - Slideshow Video Maker	$4.99		$34.99	$259.48
id1508129645	Auto Sticker Maker Studio	$8.99		$24.99	$467.48
id1533947078 id1540719743	iCons - Icon Changer App + ToonApp Cartoon Photo Editor	$4.99 $4.99	$9.99 $8.99	$29.99 $54.99	$259.48 $259.48
id1512758709	MagicFX - Magic Video Effects	$9.99	$12.99	$59.99	$519.48
id1450162608	Horoscope 2019 and Palm Reader	$9.99	$14.99	$69.99	$519.48
id1350788155 id1529624492	PolyColor - Color by Polygon Famous: Celebrity Look Alike	$7.99 $5.99	$29.99 $9.99	$69.99 $69.99	$415.48 $311.48
id1524428025	BoomArt - Auto Cutout	$6.99	$24.99	$79.99	$363.48
id1460128812	Slime Boutique by TeasEar	$4.99	$14.99		$259.48
id1372445149 id1316038532	Handset - Second Phone Number Pixpic Color by Number	$7.99 $7.99	$29.99 $19.99	$39.99	$415.48 $415.48
id1456747929	SlidePic - Slideshow Maker	$4.99		$24.99	$259.48
id1534301239	Widja - Photo Widgets	$2.99			$155.48
id447709673 id1438851903	Astro+ Horoscope & Astrology FaceMe－Fun Personality Tests	$9.99 $9.99	$14.99 $19.99	$49.99 $49.99	$519.48 $519.48
id1264068926	Watercolor Effect Oil Painting	$4.99		$29.99	$259.48
id1534297276	Widget PLUS+ - Photo & Weather	$4.99	$14.99	$39.99	$259.48
id1358312640 id1441792214	Wordy - Word Search Adventure KeyTune - Custom keyboard	$4.99 $5.99	$9.99	$24.99	$259.48 $311.48
id1457371162	aipic - Magic Photo Editor	$4.99	$6.99	$19.99	$259.48
id1499292615	PicsFX:Photo&Video Editor	$9.99	$18.99		$519.48
id1446001957 id1525529573	Path - Horoscope & Astrology Magic Makeup - Tattoo Design	$9.99 $5.99	$29.99 $9.99	$69.99	$519.48 $311.48
id1312869367	tmm - Chat Fiction Stories	$7.99		$39.99	$415.48
id1085652055	Photo Collage - Collageable	$7.99			$415.48
id1486555861 id1501366665	Followers+-My Ins Reports Hub - Story Templates Maker	$8.99 $3.99	$19.99 $9.99	$35.99 $29.99	$467.48 $207.48
id1532864216	iWidget Pro : Custom widgets	$5.99	$9.99	$19.99	$311.48
id1532725951	VidTempo - Music Video Maker	$4.99		$29.99	$259.48
id1468905210	Video Puzzles - Magic Puzzle	$7.99			$415.48
id1532236315	Funny Face Swap Me - GIF Maker	$8.99	$9.99	$39.99	$467.48
id1503641889	Body Editor : Manly Body&Hair	$4.99	$7.99	$19.99	$259.48
id1485065362 id1545086676	Flame: Smart Online App Menu Maker!	$14.99 $3.99	$39.99	$119.99 $49.99	$779.48 $207.48
id1471625272	Fortunescan: Palmistry Online	$7.99			$415.48
id1523267093	Video Maker - Photo Effects		$19.99		$239.88
id493226494 id426912243	edjing Mix - dj app Guitar - Chords, Tabs & Games	$7.99 $7.99	$12.99	$59.99 $49.99	$415.48 $415.48
id694133630	Piano - Lessons & Tiles Games	$7.99	$19.99	$49.99	$415.48
id1141835258	Beat Maker Go - Make Music	$7.99	$14.99	$39.99	$415.48
id474286241 id559798172	WeDrum: Drums, Real Drum Games Metronome - Tap Tempo & Rhythm	$7.99 $9.99	$12.99 $19.99	$79.99	$415.48 $519.48
id662890455	Guitar Tuner - Ukulele & Bass	$7.99		$79.99	$415.48
id1365011081	Guitar - real games & lessons	$9.49	$18.99	$75.99	$493.48
id1381436705 id1360309966	Drums: Play Beats & Drum Games Piano - Music & keyboard game	$9.49 $8.99	$18.99 $19.99	$75.99 $89.99	$493.48 $467.48
id1438248122	Guitar Tuner Pro, Bass,Ukulele	$9.99	$19.99	$59.99	$519.48
id1362013798	Beat maker pro - DJ Drum Pad	$7.99	$14.99	$59.99	$415.48
id1235472374 id1392338617	Karaoke Songs - Voice Singing Piano Crush - Keyboard Games	$9.99 $9.99	$24.99 $19.99	$89.99 $49.99	$519.48 $519.48
id1022000001	edjing Pro - music remix maker	$9.99	$19.99	$69.99	$519.48
id1470224073	DJ it! - Music Mixer Pad	$9.99	$19.99	$39.99	$519.48
id1125826534 id1388274732	Jambl: DJ Band & Beat Maker Guitar Play - Games & Songs	$7.99 $9.99	$19.49 $12.99	$45.99 $99.99	$415.48 $519.48
id1477199570	Memoristo: Brain Test, IQ Game	$9.99		$49.99	$519.48
id1515251400	Loop Maker Pro - Music Maker	$7.99			$415.48
id1439767245 id777191669	Metronome Pro - Beat & Tempo Equalizer+ HD music player	$7.99 $7.99	$19.99	$69.99 $49.99	$415.48 $415.48
id927920917	Bass Booster Volume Power Amp	$8.99	$18.99	$75.99	$467.48
id1084228340	Equalizer Fx: Bass Booster App	$7.99	$11.99	$49.99	$415.48
id1040149161	ScanGuru: PDF Document Scanner	$6.99	$19.99	$69.99	$363.48
id1056210011	Drink Water ∙ Daily Reminder	$7.99	$4.99	$29.99	$415.48
id1464513090	Password Manager - Lock Apps	$8.99		$49.99	$467.48
id1462763762 id1364842664	Live Wallpaper Maker: 4K Theme RECOLLECT: Color by Number	$7.99 $5.99	$15.99	$49.99 $69.99	$415.48 $311.48
id1459119812	Avatar Maker Character Creator	$4.99		$39.99	$259.48
id1458104794	Translator Guru: Voice & Text	$7.99		$59.99	$415.48
id1468282792 id1450144832	Ringtones HD ∙ Ringtone Maker Scanner App ∙ Scan & Sign PDF	$7.99 $7.99	$9.99	$59.99 $59.99	$415.48 $415.48
id1403169042	Translate Camera - Speak On	$7.99		$47.99	$415.48
SensorTower Estimated Download Total					500,000,000
SensorTower Estimated Revenue Total					$365,000,000

Scam apps on Google Play Store Android Users Should Avoid

PlayStore ID	App Name	In-App Purchases	Downloads
com.gismart.realpianofree	Piano Free - Keyboard with Magic Tiles Music Games	$1.49 - $89.99 per item	100,000,000
com.edjing.edjingdjturntable	edjing Mix - Free Music DJ app	$0.99 - $114.99 per item	50,000,000
com.gismart.guitar	Real Guitar Free - Chords, Tabs & Simulator Games	$1.99 - $89.99 per item	50,000,000
com.playland.fancyslime	Fancy Slime	$9.99 - $59.99 per item	10,000,000
com.fortunescope	FortuneScope: live palm reader and fortune teller	$1.99 - $49.99 per item	10,000,000
com.vicman.toonmeapp	ToonMe - Cartoon yourself photo editor	$4.99 - $34.99 per item	10,000,000
com.mwm.guitar	Guitar - play music games, pro tabs and chords!	$5.49 - $114.99 per item	10,000,000
com.mwm.drum	Drums: real drum set music games to play and learn	$5.49 - $114.99 per item	10,000,000
com.gismart.realdrum2free	Drum Set Music Games & Drums Kit Simulator	$1.49 - $89.99 per item	10,000,000
com.gismart.drum.pads.machine	Drum Pads - Beat Maker Go	$0.99 - $69.99 per item	10,000,000
com.gismart.piano.games.music.keyboard	Piano - Play & Learn Music	$1.99 - $89.99 per item	10,000,000
com.mwm.sampler	Beat Maker Pro - music maker drum pad	$0.99 - $79.99 per item	10,000,000
faceapp.aging.young.ai.face	Magic Face:face aging, young camera, fantastic app	$28.99 - $99.99 per item	5,000,000
com.lyrebirdstudio.cartoon	ToonApp: AI Cartoon Photo Editor, Cartoon Yourself	$1.99 - $54.99 per item	5,000,000
com.palmsecret.horoscope	Palm Secret - Palm Reader, Cartoon Photo, Fun	$25.99 - $96.99 per item	5,000,000
com.academy.soular.star	Palmistry	$24.99 - $94.99 per item	5,000,000
com.horoastroline	Daily horoscope, palmistry, numerology - Astroline	$3.99 - $69.99 per item	5,000,000
instagramstory.maker.unfold	Insta Story Art Maker for Instagram - StoryChic	$0.99 - $29.99 per item	5,000,000
com.video.fxmaster	FX Master	$14.99 - $59.99 per item	5,000,000
com.gismart.karaoke	Karaoke - Sing Songs!	$7.99 - $64.99 per item	5,000,000
com.meditation.deepsleep.relax	Relax - Daily Palmistry, future baby, palm Scanner	$9.99 - $94.99 per item	1,000,000
com.lifeadvisor.pro	Life Advisor: Baby predict, Palm Reader&Face aging	$9.99 - $99.99 per item	1,000,000
com.appland.qrscanner	QR & Barcode Scanner	$2.49 - $94.99 per item	1,000,000
com.orionhoroscope.daily.horoscope	Palm reader - horoscope, palmistry and divinations	$0.99 - $33.99 per item	1,000,000
com.palm.reading.predict.palmistry	Palmistry: Predict Future by Palm Reading	$9.99 - $89.99 per item	1,000,000
genesis.nebula	Nebula: Horoscope & Astrology	$9.99 - $119.99 per item	1,000,000
com.life.palm	Life Palmistry - AI Palm&Gender&Prediction	$7.99 - $89.99 per item	1,000,000
com.spider.black.hole.rope.hero.ninja.frog.crime.city.miami	Miami Rope Hero -Light Speed Frog Black Ninja Hole	$32.99 - $184.99 per item	1,000,000
com.timuzsolutions.bikewheeling	Motorbike Games 2020 - New Bike Racing Game	$24.99 - $184.99 per item	1,000,000
com.beyondapps.play.slime.diy.slimy.simulator.time.asmr.smash	Sticky Slime - ASMR Slime Simulator	$9.99 - $129.99 per item	1,000,000
com.facemetrics.asmr	TeasEar - ASMR Meditation & Slime Simulator Games	$0.99 - $64.99 per item	1,000,000
com.twofinger.slimeplayer	Realistic ASMR Slime Simulator	$29.99 - $49.99 per item	1,000,000
com.lan.asmr.game	Slime Simulator - Super ASMR Game	$2.99 - $49.99 per item	1,000,000
com.exosmart.besticky	BeSticky - Sticker Maker for WhatsApp	$0.99 - $37.99 per item	1,000,000
dj.mixer.music.pro.sound.effects	DJ it! - Music Mixer	$16.99 - $49.99 per item	1,000,000
com.jambl.app	Jambl: Beat Maker & Dj Music Creator	$8.99 - $49.99 per item	1,000,000
pads.loops.dj.make.music.beat com.mwm.piano	Loop Maker Pro - Music Maker Piano - music games to play & learn songs for free	$6.49 - $49.99 per item $0.99 - $59.99 per item	1,000,000 1,000,000
com.mwm.guitartuner	Guitar Tuner Pro - Tune your Guitar, Bass, Ukulele	$1.99 - $49.99 per item	1,000,000
com.gismart.guitar.game.player	Guitar Play - Games & Songs	$11.99 - $64.99 per item	1,000,000
com.find.connect.family	Famio: Connect With Family	$7.99 - $79.99 per item	1,000,000
com.aiscan pdf.document.scanner	AiScan: All QR Code, Scanner & Barcode Reader PDF Document Scanner	$9.99 - $79.99 per item $9.99 - $69.99 per item	1,000,000 1,000,000
com.kooky	Photo Editor Pro - Kooky	$1.99 - $54.99 per item	1,000,000
oms.mmc.fortunetelling.gmpay.measuringtools.palmistrymasters	Palmistry — a Quick Chinese Palm Reading Guide	$1.00 - $59.99 per item	500,000
com.test.seekme	SeekMe - Palm Scan Cartoon Camera Baby Prediction	$0.99 - $79.99 per item	500,000
com.romancedawn.horoscope com.indexzero.jelly.slime.asmr.meditation.triggers	My Palmistry & Astrology: Face Aging & Palm Reader Jelly: Slimes & ASMR, antistress simulation games	$7.99 - $94.99 per item $9.99 per item	500,000 500,000
com.sticky.slime.time.asmr.smash.play.slime.diy.slimy.simulator	Sticky Slime - Fancy Slime Simulator ASMR	$8.99 - $99.99 per item	500,000
com.facemetrics.palmistry	Horoscope 2019 and Palmistry - Everyday Prediction	$0.99 - $64.99 per item	500,000
ahaha.squishy.slime	Slimes satisfy asmr. Make diy. Slime maker	$9.99 - $49.99 per item	500,000
app.plant.identification com.elteam.lightroompresets	Plant Lens - Plant & Flower Identification Light Presets	$1.99 - $99.99 per item $0.99 - $29.99 per item	500,000 500,000
com.horoscope.android	FortuneScan - Predict Future by Palm Reading	$59.99 per item	100,000
com.pixeland.eon.astrology.daily.horoscope	Eon - Astrology and Daily Horoscope	$39.99 per item	100,000
com.fortune.scan	Fortunescan - Palmistry, Palm Reader & Horoscope	$4.99 - $49.99 per item	100,000
com.stellium com.stellarpalmistry.app	Stellium Daily Horoscope PalmistryHD - Palm Reading & Daily Horoscope	$4.99 - $89.99 per item $4.99 - $59.99 per item	100,000 100,000
com.beyondapps.palmreader.horoscope.tarot.faceage.palmistry	Palm Expert - Palmistry, Horoscope & Tarot Reading	$49.99 - $89.99 per item	100,000
com.astrology.soular.star	Soular	$22.99 - $94.99 per item	100,000
com.palm.astrology	Astrology & Palm Master	$23.99 - $94.99 per item	100,000
face.yoga.skincare.app com.conceptivapps.blossom	Facetory: Face Yoga & Facial Exercises Blossom - Plant Identification app	$7.99 - $49.99 per item $6.99 - $19.99 per item	100,000 100,000
com.gismart.relax	Music Zen - Relaxing Sounds	$4.99 - $49.99 per item	100,000
pdf.document.reader	PDF Document Reader	$14.99 - $59.99 per item	100,000
com.facemetrics.daystress.relief com.pixeland.tarot.time.card.reading.daily.horoscope	DayStress Relief: Relaxation & Antistress app Tarot Numerology: card reading	$0.99 - $64.99 per item $39.99 per item	50,000 50,000
com.harmonybit.horoscope	Astrospot: horoscope matches, daily predictions	$9.99 - $89.99 per item	50,000
com.slime.simulator.games	Perfect Slime Simulator - ASMR & Satisfying game	$24.99 - $49.99 per item	50,000
horoscope.pro	Face Scan: Horoscope & Astrology	$19.99 - $74.99 per item	50,000
PlayStore Estimated Download Total			359,950,000
SensorTower Estimated Download Total			500,000,000
SensorTower Estimated Revenue Total			$38,500,000