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Alert in the App Store and Google Play Store for fake ChatGPT applications

The App Store and Google Play Store have fake apps that ask for money by impersonating artificial intelligence.

ChatGPT It is the artificial intelligence that many talk about because it is capable of coherently responding to questions and queries from users. A fame that has led cybercriminals to create fake mobile platforms looking for money.

In Apple Store and Google Play Store applications are already appearing copy of the tool created by Open AI offering the same options as the real one, but with premium plans that do not exist.

It is important to note that ChatGPT does not have an app for mobile devices and that its access is free for anyone just by entering its website.

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The App Store and Google Play Store have fake apps that ask for money by impersonating artificial intelligence.
The App Store and Google Play Store have fake apps that ask for money by impersonating artificial intelligence.

Fake ChatGPT apps

An example of this situation is the platform called ‘ChatGPT Chat GPT AI With GPT-3′that users are confused by its name and have downloaded it several times, to the point of placing it in the first places of the productivity category of the App Store.

Although it is an application that works, the responses it generates are generic, inconsistent, and not very relevant to what the user requests, something different from what happens with the official one, which always responds differently.

Although the download is free, once inside people will find paid functions for weekly packages at $7.99 and monthly at $49.99 to have unlimited chats with the AI ​​bot.

Despite the suspicions it generates and the negative comments from the community in the store, the fake application has passed the review filters of app store on three occasions.

The developer of this scam is Social Media Apps & Game Sports health Run Hiking Runing fitness tracking and it has more incomplete apps in the Apple store such as ‘Activity Lock Screen Widget 16′ and ‘BetterTrack Ride Hike Run Swim’.

But this situation also extends to Play Storewhere there are applications with the name of the tool Open AI accumulating thousands of downloads without offering the official functions or any of value to people, but only replace it by seeking to position themselves in the store and attract attention.

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The App Store and Google Play Store have fake apps that ask for money by impersonating artificial intelligence.
The App Store and Google Play Store have fake apps that ask for money by impersonating artificial intelligence.

How much does it cost to publish an app on the App Store and Google Play Store

These are the most important stores on mobile devices to download and buy applications, so developers always aim to be there and monetize their projects, although they need an investment to start with.

The platform for devices with operating system Androidwhether cell phones, smart watches and tablets, requires developers to create a profile on Google Play Console.

From there they will have the option to upload their apps and have a personal account or be part of an organization. The payment to register on this platform is 25 dollars, which is done only when registering and then there is unlimited access to all the functions to publish the number of products that you want.

As in the previous case, for those who want to take their platform to iPhone, iPad and Apple Watchit is necessary to have a developer account and meet the requirements that are much stronger than with Google. The cost for having a profile that allows you to publish applications is $100 per year.

After this it is necessary to configure an application ID and create a distribution certificatethere must be guaranteed the care of user data, support, content limits and more.

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