TLDR at the bottom.
If you’ve ever searched “AppTesters” on this subreddit, you’ve probably seen the warnings: “Stay away,” “Scam,” “Don’t buy.” I’m here to add my own experience to the pile, and to hammer home the point: DO NOT buy from them/him, and do not SELL ANY CERTIFICATES to them/him either.
A little background: AppTesters used to be a half-decent service. A couple years back, you could actually buy a “Lifetime Certificate” and get new certs year after year until you changed devices. Sure, there were occasional delays, but the price was fair and the service worked, until the revoke waves hit. That’s when their house of cards they have of a service came crashing down.
Now their Telegram channel is just people asking when they'll get their certificates, whether they just bought one or got theirs revoked. The average wait time seems to be several months and counting, with no one getting any new certificates.
But here’s where it gets personal for me.
I’ve bought from AppTesters in the past. I thought I knew what I was getting into. Then the guy behind it, Manpreet Singh by his telegram name, personally DM’d me asking to buy an Apple Developer account from me (dude even has a page on their site for this: apptesters.org/developers). The deal was that I’d hand over the cert, and he’d pay me in a month.
Foolishly, I thought I had the upper hand. I figured, worst case if he decides to not pay me, I’d just reset the password and kick his devices off. Turns out, he pulled an even better joke.
He added so many UDIDs to the account that Apple banned it for a year (by his own admission). I asked him if he was going to pay since my bank rejected the chargeback (due to me placing it on debit instead of a credit) and it was his fault for getting the account removed. Also, since I held up my end of the deal, I should get paid no? I even kindly offered for him to not pay the full amount he promised and just the amount I lost.
He said via telegram shortly after the ban "Yes" "will send money". Guess what happened when the payment deadline of 1 month came and went? Surprise!Silence. I’ve sent polite follow-ups, blue ticks. Pinged him in his telegram, more silence. Until about 2 weeks ago, he threatened to ban me off his telegram and block me for accusing him of doing exactly what he was doing.
End of the day, AppTesters is not just unreliable, now its straight up predatory. They’ll take your money and leave you hanging indefinitely. I hope this post serves as a warning to not make the same mistake I did. No matter if you’re buying or selling, stay far far away from AppTesters.
TLDR: AppTesters doesn't just fleece buyers, they even fleece those that sell certificates to them. Wanted to put this out there so no one else gets burned by buying and never getting anything or even your money back. REFUND IF YOUVE PURCHASED!!
I have screenshots of everything if AppTesters says I have no proof, like what they've already done to others accusing them.
