Carvia: Car Widgets

I just realized that I’ve been paying $10 a week for who knows how long, for this app that doesn’t even work. You can only download eight widgets at a time and all they do is sit on your dashboard like a picture. They don’t even take up the full screen. I’ve gone into the app multiple times and every time I click on my subscription or support, nothing happens. There is absolutely no way to cancel from the app. It’s also not in your subscriptions if you have an apple phone. I have likely spent over $100 for the 8 pictures that may or may not be there when or if I ever figure out how to cancel. Go directly to your credit card company and put a stop payment if you’re not able to cancel on your own. These are not like Apple face packages for a watch. You literally only get one picture from the entire set of, for example, Halloween. You don’t get all of them. Again, you can only have eight at a time. Update: I received an auto generated response. In typical scammer fashion, they have taken no responsibility.

I purchased this app after seeing its social media ads, which make it appear that you can easily customize CarPlay with all of the attractive widgets, layouts, and features they showcase. That’s simply not the experience you get. Within minutes of downloading the app, I realized that the $3.99 purchase was essentially just an entry fee. Most of the features prominently advertised require additional purchases or subscriptions that are not clearly disclosed before you buy. The marketing creates the impression that you’re purchasing the functionality shown in the ads, when in reality you’re paying just to discover that almost everything is locked behind more paywalls. I contacted customer support immediately, literally within minutes of the purchase, explained that the advertising was misleading, and requested a refund. After four separate email exchanges, they refused. I rarely leave negative reviews, but I genuinely believe this is a bait-and-switch marketing strategy. If you’re considering this app because of the social media ads, read everything very carefully before spending your money. I DO NOT recommend it at all.

Be aware that the initial charge is only for the trial. After that, you are automatically enrolled in a subscription-based membership for this app. That is not made clear in the ads. To the companies credit, they quickly canceled my subscription when I requested it. However, they should be more upfront about their fees.