Apple App Store Policies

The cluster centers on discussions about Apple's App Store guidelines, arbitrary enforcement, potential rejections or removals of apps, and criticisms of censorship or double standards.

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kennywinker Apr 27, 2020 View on HN

This app is in the app store, so apple isn't actively blocking this kind of thing anymore, which is an improvement!

jzl Nov 22, 2020 View on HN

Because the app store rules are arbitrarily enforced at Apple's whim?

jacquesm Jul 29, 2019 View on HN

Could that be reason enough for Apple to toss it out of the appstore?

rmc Aug 6, 2010 View on HN

This is worrying. Apple have a history of treating developers badly with the App Store. They might start enforcing that rule someday.

alacombe Feb 12, 2019 View on HN

Counterpoint: Apple has been censoring apps it morally disagree with here in the US.

alienreborn May 29, 2019 View on HN

Relevant article by former App Approval Chief at Apple: https://medium.com/@phillipshoemaker/apple-v-everybody-59030...

saagarjha Aug 14, 2021 View on HN

Unfortunately, this is not an accurate description of how Apple enforces that particular rule against apps.

fpgeek Nov 4, 2011 View on HN

Wouldn't Apple remove it from the App Store for non-compliance at some point? That's what they do on the iOS side.

latexr Mar 25, 2024 View on HN

Apple was trying to protect users from an app they allowed in their own App Store? If that were true they would simply have rejected the submission or removed it after the fact.

RavlaAvlar Nov 12, 2018 View on HN

I thought apple disallow apps like these?