Fabulous SAS - Unethical app, please delete from App Store.

I received charges for Fabulous SAS onto my banks debit card. My wife signed up for a free trial through her IPhone, but she canceled and deleted it. I can not even find this app listed amongst her or my subscriptions at all.

The charge to my card is NOT from Apple.com, but from “Fabulous SAS”.

More alarming is that after the charge was declined by my bank, charges came in on A DIFFERENT DEBIT CARD to the same bank account. This was also declined.

A quick search online shows many complaints about this app being a scam and charging inappropriately. Yet it’s featured in the App Store as getting the “Editors Choice” award and I am unable to leave a review!!

What is going on here? Why is Apple not addressing this issue? The charge does not appear in our Apple account, so it is impossible to Report, as you are only allowed feedback on apps where a charge is listed.

Please delete this app from your store immediately as it is preying upon your customers and it’s not hard to find that this was brought to your attention many times before.

iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Nov 28, 2025 6:54 AM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2025 7:31 AM

You made a website subscription so Apple is not involved in the purchase which is why you do not see it in your Apple Account. Cancelling the website subscription made directly with Fabulous is done here:

https://help.thefabulous.co/en/support/solutions/articles/101000405804-how-to-manage-a-premium-subscription


Many companies offer the ability to manage their own subscriptions and Apple is required to allow it. Years ago, Apple was sued for preventing an outside purchase and forced to pay fines and also fined again because they warned users about making an outside purchase. Apple would prefer that to not be the case, but they also cannot punish a developer by removing an app from the store because they allow outside purchases. For example, you can also have subscriptions with Amazon, Hulu, Walmart, Netflix, YouTube, TikTok, SnapChat, etc and they also have apps that can be used, but that does not mean Apple is managing the subscription.


Actually the Fabulous apps work just fine when downloaded from the App Store and the in-app purchase is made where it is managed by Apple and also easily cancelled by Apple. Some have found a link to their website on Social Media to create a subscription/free trial directly with Fabulous and just did not realize that meant they also have to cancel the subscription with Fabulous. You can still dispute the charge with your credit card as Apple is not involved in the purchase. In the future, stick to the in-app purchase for a subscription managed by Apple. Just because you can navigate to a web page and start a subscription does not make that an in-app purchase.

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Nov 28, 2025 7:31 AM in response to Blues57

You made a website subscription so Apple is not involved in the purchase which is why you do not see it in your Apple Account. Cancelling the website subscription made directly with Fabulous is done here:

https://help.thefabulous.co/en/support/solutions/articles/101000405804-how-to-manage-a-premium-subscription


Many companies offer the ability to manage their own subscriptions and Apple is required to allow it. Years ago, Apple was sued for preventing an outside purchase and forced to pay fines and also fined again because they warned users about making an outside purchase. Apple would prefer that to not be the case, but they also cannot punish a developer by removing an app from the store because they allow outside purchases. For example, you can also have subscriptions with Amazon, Hulu, Walmart, Netflix, YouTube, TikTok, SnapChat, etc and they also have apps that can be used, but that does not mean Apple is managing the subscription.


Actually the Fabulous apps work just fine when downloaded from the App Store and the in-app purchase is made where it is managed by Apple and also easily cancelled by Apple. Some have found a link to their website on Social Media to create a subscription/free trial directly with Fabulous and just did not realize that meant they also have to cancel the subscription with Fabulous. You can still dispute the charge with your credit card as Apple is not involved in the purchase. In the future, stick to the in-app purchase for a subscription managed by Apple. Just because you can navigate to a web page and start a subscription does not make that an in-app purchase.

Dec 3, 2025 8:43 AM in response to Mnky3377

Mnky3377 wrote:

I totally agree with the guy above. I signed on with a 2 week free trial. I canceled the day it was to renew.

If your case is the same as the OP, they did not make an in-app purchase managed by Apple and the free trial was started directly with Fabulous. They would be attempting to bill you directly and it is not Apple as identified by the description of the charge attempting to be billed to your card. As in all cases such as that where Apple is not involved, you must first attempt to resolve the issue with the merchant and if unsuccessful then dispute the charge with the card being billed.


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