Misleading Free-Trial-to-Paid Billing Disclosure in a Shopify App
A Shopify app user reports that an app advertised as a free 3-day trial began charging $1/month without clear upfront disclosure, prompting an immediate uninstall. The complaint reflects a recurring trust problem in app-store billing transparency around trial-to-paid conversions.
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