Can someone help me understand: The weight loss app "Noom" [1] asks for your credit card info, in the app itself, when you start using it. They even include a 15 minute countdown timer to pressure you into quickly taking advantage of an "offer". You're charged some small amount of money for a trial, which is automatically converted to a fairly expensive subscription after two weeks.

This is a completely digital service, and they're just ignoring in-app purchases completely. How do they get away with that? Are there exceptions for subscriptions? The app comes across as a scam to me, but it's not exactly an obscure product.

Or maybe they use AB tests or something that hides this from the app review team?

[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/noom/id634598719

Addendum for reference... I did screenshot the credit card form. This is in the app it self, not on a separate website. [2]

[2] https://imgur.com/a/756LXwQ