Ape Apps

Update 20210420
Google Play support representatives are still directing scammed customers to contact my e-mail over this fraudulent PDF Document Scanner app by ViewAI Lab. I have tried repeatedly to contact Google about this, but it is impossible to get in touch with a real human at Google. Please remember that Ape Apps has never and will never charge insane subscription prices for anything.

I have just been made aware of a scam PDF Document Scanner app that was recently added to Google Play that is duping customers into a $70/year IAP annual subscription. The reason I was made aware of this is I was just contacted by a user wishing to cancel their subscription, and Google Play referred the user to me, telling her that this was my app!

The scam app in question is developed by some outfit called ViewAI Lab and can be found here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pdf.document.scanner

Just to be clear, this app is not developed by me, and has no affiliation with Ape Apps whatsoever. As near as I can tell, this app is just a scam in order to trick users into buying an expensive annual subscription.

If you are interested in a real PDF Document Scanner app that will not try to scam you with outlandish charges, mine can also be found on the Play Store under the EZ Office brand: PDF Document Scanner by Ape Apps. Mine has been on the market for years and has no subscriptions of any kind, and certainly no $70 IAP.

I am just putting this out there as sort of a PSA, since it seems Google Play is now referring duped customers over to me. I just want to make it clear that I have no involvement whatsoever in this pricing scam.

#pdfdocumentscanner

Ape Apps have been available on the Windows Store since all the way back when Windows Phone 7 first came out back in 2010, and indeed pretty much the entire Ape Apps catalog is available to download from the Windows Store. That said, if you are a Windows 10 user, I would suggest that the Windows Store versions of my apps are your worst option, and would instead suggest three superior alternatives.

Anyone who has been to the site over the last week has surely noticed the significant changes that have been occurring on a near hourly basis, as well as a whole host of issues and errors. This is because I have decided to do a complete overhaul of the Ape Apps website, bringing the design and functionality closer in line with other games, apps, and products in the Ape Apps ecosystem. And while the redesign is still not 100% complete, the site is now mostly functional again, so I thought I would take the time to go over what has changed (and why), what is new, and what is coming down the pike.

Today I am announcing that I am dropping support for the Xbox console series for all current and future Ape Apps releases. Now, it's not that I particularly have anything against the Xbox console, but the time and effort it takes to support and maintain the Xbox editions of the apps and games just is not worth the return.

Current titles on the Xbox console will not be removed by myself manually, but they will no longer receive any future updates. I do not know if Microsoft will take them down eventually or not, that will be up to them.

From now until January 5th, Ape Apps is participating in the Steam winter sale promotion, which means all Ape Apps on Steam are currently 20% off. If you are interested in getting any of these titles on Steam, now is a good time before the Steam event runs out. Here are the links to all of the Ape Apps steam titles:

My Colony
https://store.steampowered.com/app/964130/My_Colony/

Antiquitas
https://store.steampowered.com/app/935750/Antiquitas/

My Empire
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1434160/My_Empire/