Apple Shares 2024 App Store Data: Rejections, Removals, and More

[Seoras]

Just letting y'all know, I get rejected (Not my app being deleted) for this because Apple has strict guidelines on how an app should look.
One example is "The button cannot look like this, it has to look like this." it's so annoying...

Odd. In the 12+ years I've been writing apps I've never had this rejection from Apple review. I've had a wide spectrum of button styles in that time.

 

[germanbeer007]

“Your subscription icon is the same as your app icon”

Apple preventing customers from tapping on the icon that they're used to which may lead to unintentional subscribing? sounds reasonable to me.

 

[germanbeer007]

I have never heard a single case of a retailer refusing to stock an item because of the way it looks.

I don’t mind if Apple lay down some standards regarding the way apps look so long as it doesn’t stifle innovation. Not everything in life has to look the same. If Tim Cook doesn’t like it then maybe Apple should build more of their own bland looking apps.

Oh please.

Amazon rejects submissions that don't follow their content policy just as much as Apple rejecting apps for not following their content policy https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/G1881?locale=en-US

 

[surferfb]

I have never heard a single case of a retailer refusing to stock an item because of the way it looks.

Walmart famously has refused to stock bulky products because it doesn’t meet size to value ratio. Here’s a link to their packaging standards - page #216 (page 41 of the PDF) has an example of packing that isn’t allowed for toys.


Whole Foods has strict environmental packaging requirements. They also require that they get approve any packing changes (link)

All the major stores have standards for being on their shelves, and packaging is designed to meet those standards. In addition, companies can choose not to sell a product for any reason at all - there’s no “right to be in the store”.

This isn’t odd or strange.

 

[I7guy]

We have no way of knowing if these figures are correct or not. Apple have lied in court before.

Apple referred for possible criminal contempt investigation - BBC News

The tech giant had been ordered in 2021 to allow greater competition and open the App Store up to outside payment options.

www.bbc.co.uk

We, those who believe apple we, will assume the figures are accurate. Those who don’t believe apple are free to cast shade. Makes no difference to the outcomes of these things.

 

[splifingate]

I guess my idea of a fart flashlight app with ads will be rejected.

As long as the fart button is clearly labeled, and doesn't leave the User going "What the?!?"

Obligatory misternicehands

 

[CarlJ]

but this means apps with malicious behavior and malware hav 90% success of getting in the app store.

It could mean that, if it were true. To my knowledge, they haven't provided any evidence to back up that accusation.

 

[frownface]

Apple has shared ‌App Store‌ Transparency Reports since 2023, because it agreed to do so as part of a 2021 class action lawsuit settlement with developers

oh

So this really isn’t something they were doing by choice.

Seems like Tim Cook Apple has to be forced by legislation and court judgments to do anything in anyone else’s interest.

Honestly, i always thoguht they did it strategically to justify their walled garden.