I Got Conned and Wasted $0.99 on a Chinese Health App

Cute? But the content isn't!

So, I was interested to find out more about Chinese health apps. And I came across one called Jian Kang Guan Jia, which literally means health management tool. But the app, (let’s call it OKJK because of its domain) has been a great disappointment. The description on the site promises a lot but the actual content doesn’t at all live up to the hype.

OKJK is built to help health fanatics and professionals to understand key topics in the industry, which include slimming, food, and other trending issues. It is essentially a content app focusing on health. Most importantly, the site claims to have more than 4.5 million downloads on iOS. That’s quite remarkable and so I tapped on the install button and keyed in my password. $0.99 was deducted but I remained optimistic.

I launch the app but nothing came through. The app loaded very slowly. The content reads okay but I do have doubts about who wrote these articles. There isn’t any author listed on any of the health tips. And I can’t track where the sources of the information come from. As a reader, how am I supposed to practice health tips from an anonymous source? That’s way too fishy and risky.

I also don’t see much activity on the discussion board which is kinda strange for an app which has over 4 million downloads. So I went back to the website thinking that I might have missed its key feature. No I didn’t.

Perhaps I’m overly tired this week — It was only through my second check that I realized the download figures for its iOS and Android apps are the same — 4,557,575. How can that be? Now I get it. I got conned. I should have gotten the hint on iTunes earlier. It has zero ratings and no comments. Again, that’s impossible for an app that supposedly have over 4 million downloads.

I must say OKJK has a pretty neat user interface. But it is obviously a wolf in sheep’s clothing. C’mon, if you wanna cheat, at least make an effort to make the download figures different. I’m disappointed because I have never ever felt so pissed after buying an app on iTunes before. How can Apple approve such an app, especially when the topic is health? And the developer for OKJK should really be more responsible. After all, this isn’t a game app, it’s about health. Our life.