iOS apps are preferred over native MacOS apps in App Store searches on the macOS?

Hi there,

I just tried searching the App Store on Macbook Pro (M2 Pro, macOS Sonoma) and was surprised to see that iOS apps are favoured in the App Store search.

We have both iOS and macOS apps. And we are disqualified because the App Store search shows iOS apps by default. Because we have a macOS version of the app, our iOS app does not show up.

As you can see in the video, the "second class" apps are displayed there - because the "first class" app developers in this example took the extra step of developing a native MacOS version.

Video that shows the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clne5RKHJU0

Are you experiencing a similar problem, is there a reason for this?

Jindrich

iOS apps are preferred over native MacOS apps in App Store searches on the macOS?
 
 
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