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Paywall before viewing personalized health results

💚 healthproduct problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A Calm app user reports that the app requires a payment before showing the results of a personalized health quiz, which they feel is a waste of time and deceptive.

Who's affected: A new user of the Calm app and possibly others who take the onboarding quiz.

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A browser-based tool that previews the type of content users will receive before they are asked to pay.
  2. A transparency-focused app directory that flags apps that gate personalized results behind a paywall.
  3. A policy recommendation requiring apps to disclose subscription requirements before users complete lengthy onboarding quizzes.
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Real voices

“Takes a long quiz promising help and asks for your money before your results.”

Source: App Store review: calm

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