Indie developer refunds a subscription complaint from a fellow iOS dev, argues to go global
yihui_indie · x · 2026-10-07
Indie developer yihuiindie shares why he ships globally: a Xiaohongshu creator with a decent following forgot to cancel after a 3-day free trial, got charged 100+ RMB for a weekly subscription, and wrote a long refund request — despite being an iOS indie developer herself. He refunded via WeChat red packet and cites cases like this as evidence of China's unfriendly payment environment for subscription apps.
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