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Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by Shaanie on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @01:09AM (#44295928)
There's no problem getting a refund for apps in my experience, I've done it a handful of times when I've changed my mind and it was easy and fully automated.
Re:WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App by latexr on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @05:26AM (#44297204)
Anecdotally, as a counterpoint, I asked for refunds on the iOS App Store maybe twice in a row and since then every purchase was met with a dialog where I had to confirm I waved my right to a refund.

This was over a decade ago, so may be very outdated. I don’t even think in-app purchases were yet a thing. I wasn’t trying to abuse the apps (I pay for software) and was in fact trying to use the refund policy to allow me to buy more apps because I could test without the fear of paying for duds. Their policy had the opposite effect and I basically stopped buying on the App Store.