Well you also have 'cracked versions' of these apps! For instance, in Android you can download an APK file, the equivalent of Windows EXE and install the app's full version. If this is an app which doesn't require subscription etc, you are all good to go!
Waltair_Boy t1_j9u04h4 wrote
Reply to ELI5 : How come that the biggest tech company products, like Windows OS can be cracked and used for free while apps made by small companies have a strict paywall impossible to break? by [deleted]
Well you also have 'cracked versions' of these apps! For instance, in Android you can download an APK file, the equivalent of Windows EXE and install the app's full version. If this is an app which doesn't require subscription etc, you are all good to go!