fairapps
◆ editor's selection

Apps that are
straight about pricing.

The picks are ours; the numbers on each app's page are not. Every app here went through AppCheck first, and anything that billed weekly above the threshold or sat above the normal billing-complaint rate was left out.

63 apps in 12 categories

Focus & productivity

9 Open →

Health & fitness

8 Open →

Mind & sleep

3 Open →

Learning

5 Open →

Photo & video

5 Open →

Money

3 Open →

Music & audio

7 Open →

Reading

5 Open →

Travel & maps

4 Open →

Food & drink

3 Open →

Work & developer

4 Open →

Privacy & utilities

7 Open →
how this list is filtered

Checked on 2026-08-21 against the US storefront. An app is only listed if none of its in-app purchases bills weekly above $4.99 and fewer than 7% of its negative reviews mention being charged or call it a scam — apps without billing complaints normally sit near 1–3%. 10 candidates were dropped by that rule: Evernote: AI Notes & Notebook (8.4%), Balance: Meditation & Sleep (13.6%), Busuu: Language Learning App (11.1%), Coursera: Grow your career (17.6%), Sololearn: Learn to Code (12.5%), Lightroom: AI Photo Editor (1.9%), Picsart AI Photo Editor, Video (11.9%), Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily (18%), Airbnb (9.7%), Booking.com: Hotels & Travel (10.1%). Figures are a snapshot, not a guarantee — run any app yourself for a live reading.