Apple’s App Store is hosting multi-million dollar scams, says this iOS developer

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Author: Nick Statt

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Mobile app developer Kosta Eleftheriou has a new calling that goes beyond software development: taking on what he sees as a rampant scam problem ruining the integrity of Apple’s App Store.

Eleftheriou, who created the successful Apple Watch keyboard app FlickType, has for the last two weeks been publicly criticizing Apple for lax enforcement of its App Store rules that have allowed scam apps, as well as apps that clone popular software from other developers, to run rampant. These apps enjoy top billing in the iPhone marketplace, all thanks to glowing reviews and sterling five-star ratings that are largely fabricated, he says.

Up to now, I've been in the "Apple *wants* to do the right thing" camp. My viewpoint is starting to change.

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