Archive for January 8, 2015

Thursday, January 8, 2015

We Love This Stuff Too, and Honor What You Do

Brenden Mulligan:

Our iOS app was rejected from the App Store because a support link goes to a web based FAQ where we mention having an Android app available.

App Store Review Guidelines:

Lastly, we love this stuff too, and honor what you do. We’re really trying our best to create the best platform in the world for you to express your talents and make a living too. If it sounds like we’re control freaks, well, maybe it’s because we’re so committed to our users and making sure they have a quality experience with our products. Just like almost all of you are, too.

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3.1 Apps or metadata that mentions the name of any other mobile platform will be rejected

Update (2015-01-10): Tyler Hall:

My iOS app was rejected because I linked to an FAQ which had a header which linked to my site which had a non-MAS OS X App.

Update (2016-04-20): Avatron:

Air Display 3 Upgrade submission rejected AGAIN for “mentioning third-party platforms.” This said, “Only compatible with Mac-based hosts.”