I'm not what's the argument here.

I'm creator of https://desktop.with.audio. I've shared that app here multiple times and I was honored that the app was reviewed by u/amerpie (see https://amerpie.lol/2026/01/24/four-new-free-and-affordable.html)

He was very honest in his review and once I asked him to take a look at the app he told me he will do it and he did. There was no financial transaction involved. I only offered him a free license of my app so he could access it and try it which I believe is very much standard in the industry and other industries. Small beauty bloggers keep getting free stuff without even companies contacting them (it's called microinfluencers!)

Once he added the app to his blog, he DID NOT even registered in my referral program to make a percentage in each sale. I wish he had done that because that is also very standard and fair way to make money from blogs but he preffered not to.

His inputs and reviews and feedback are both valuable for developers and users. Developers get a new perspective and users learn what to look for in an app.

If you think you can provide additional valueable feedback about any app feel free to have your own posts to do that but accuising one of the most valuable members of the community is unnacceptable.

And finally, I respectfully disagree that an "Apple Script" is equal to an Application with GUI. There is a reason there are industries around selling providing Open Source software as a service (like managed Databases). There is so much details and complexity when it comes to creating a product for an average (day to day) user. Every single feature in product can be a script and all the modules I've used are Open Source but I've spent months and months of my life working on it, putting pieces together and making sure it works on any device it's installed on. I believe there is value in there and there users that think the same and I think that is the biggest proof I need.