>Wanted to check if there's really a issue - with different bundle idAs that example is specifically called out in 4.3 Spam,my opinion is yes, issue.An while we're on the subject, you are also at risk of violating 4.2.2Minimum Functionality
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Wanted to check if there's really a issue for a genuine company going to release a white label solution( with different branding, logo, look and feel) for their product using same apple store account, app template but with different bundle id?
Good afternoon, I will tell you my case, 2 years ago I uploaded applications to the store without any problem, I even uploaded my first application that was an application to download wallpapers, after that I was developing games, of which I went up to the store without problems, now I have been developing applications by hobby, but in all the cases that I have tried to publish them I find myself with the same copy / paste of 4.3 - Design spam, which always leaves me in them, I don't know what to add or remove for that my application is not considered spam, sometimes it seems that they do not even review it, there are occasions that the review does not last 5 minutes. What would you recommend me to do? Thanks
Because 4.3 is as you note about spam*, not branding per se, first things first**...Did you appeal?If so, what did you say?How many times?How many rejections?What did each rejection say?Were you told to make changes to meta data and not re-submit another build?Were you told to resubmit?And, since this might be about you/your account, and not simply this app, this time.How many apps of this general type have you put in the store so far that are yours for your product?How many apps of this general type have you put in the store so far that are for clients w/their own accounts and their own products?** Note these are simply questions to learn more details about what’s transpired to this point, not suggestions on what you should do next.* • 4.3 Spam Don’t create multiple Bundle IDs of the same app. If your app has different versions for specific locations, sports teams, universities, etc., consider submitting a single app and provide the variations using in-app purchase. Also avoid piling on to
Let me try to understand what you are writing. Your app and device is on the market (#1 above) . Now you are trying to get approval for an additional app that interfaces with a similar device marketed by a different company (#2 above where with our own should be with their own). And the additional app has now been rejected under the guideline 4.3. Is that correct?You have two avenues forward -1) create a separate developer account under your clients name and submit the additional app under that account. Be sure that the additional app is really different from the user's perspective.2) (better IMHO) update your current app so that it is a generic app that can be used by either your device or your client's device (or future clients). Under that generic app create two branded options that the user selects. Advertise your device (and have your client advertise their device) as using the well-known generic controller for photo frames.
Our team members are so upset and exhuasted about the guideline 4.3. We have spent 60 days on the app submission but still get no luck to be approved and no black and white instruction to improve. We post here for intelligent solution.This is our situation -We are developing an IOT project ( a digital photo frame ), the end-products of this project is: a digital photo frame and the APP.The APP is simply a photo/video transmission tool which transmit the media on the phone to users' digital photo frame.Here comes the issue:1. We have our own branding digital photo frames products and our own app on the market.2. We are also the OEM of other digital photo frames products which have different brands from us. Our clients need the full solution - their own branding app which have very similar functions with our own branding app( this breaches the annoying and irrational guideline 4.3)What we have done:1. Completely new design of home page / splashscreen / app icon / app description / app name.2.
Hi,I have 50+ stickers pack for iMessage. In 2018 years I tried publish stickers for WhatsApp and got reject 4.3 SPAM. After it all my new stickers packs for iMessage got reject with same description too. In description was said that I can create container app where I can include all my stickers.In January 2019 I published container app. It was approved.After it each my new updates for this app got reject as 4.3 Spam with suggesion to create container app. Each time I wrote in Resolution center, that this app is container app and all updates always was aproved.Now I created 3 brand new apps which have different functionality, not contain any stickers, and even not for iMessage. But for all apps I still got reject 4.3 SPAM with suggesion to create container app.After I wrote in Resolution center, 2 of 3 apps was approved, but for last one (app for Yoga) I got message that I should provide some evidents for my bussines,To help us proceed with the review of your app, please provide doc
Today I received the message from the appstoreMy app is random chatting app between the users.Guideline 4.3 - DesignWe noticed that your app provides the same feature set as other apps submitted to the App Store; it simply varies in content or language, which is considered a form of spam.The next submission of this app may require a longer review time, and this app will not be eligible for an expedited review until this issue is resolved.What can I do in this case?I don't know what to do....Thank you for your time.
Hi. i am trying to publish my new drag racing game, i already have 2 other kind drag racing game,but this new one is totally different, all UIs. gameplay, tracks etc are new...But they wont let me publish it, what should i do?
I've had an app on the App Store since 2011'ish with a Pro and Lite version.This week, updates to both apps were rejected for 4.3 Spam. My guess from searching forums is that this is not allowed anymore.How have you guys been able to resolve this issue? Do I have to delete 1 app so the other can be updated?This is really a bad catch-22 situation for me. If I delete Pro version, then lots of users are hurt. If I delete Lite version, then upgrade users are hurt and leaves users with no way to try out the full app.I don't want to do anything rash/permanent so please let me know your experiences.Thanks,Robert
Regarding different versions of the app for different country App Stores - you choose the countries in which each app is listed for sale. So you could use a different app for different countries. Each different app would actually be just a different version of the same app. But here you would run up against being rejected for '4.3 Spam' https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#spam A better solution would be to have the app detect the country App Store from which it is purchased. I do not know a straightforward way of doing that because currentLocale is set by the user's preference not the user's App Store country. But another way is to make an SKProductRequest for an IAP - any IAP. During the response to that SKProductRequest you would examine the SKProduct's priceLocale.countryCode and that would reveal the counry of the App Store. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/storekit/skproduct/1506145-pricelocale?language=objcIn this process there is no need to actually make the purch
Our application was developed and designed entirely independently, and we made adjustments after it was rejected at first.Apple audits have always been a mechanical response, and do not specify specific violations.It's a headache to reply to their email and give 2.1 big gift package question.We examined App carefully and found that none of these problems existed.They didn't respond in time.App audits have now been resubmitted and are awaiting review. What should I do?
With two apps having the same functionality but different branding, you're more likely to have problems with 4.3 (Spam). Apple has been pretty rigorous enforcing that rule over the past few years.
Hello, we have been having huge problems with guideline 4.3- Spam. We submitted our App just fine and it has been rejected on the update. We have responded multiples time with no help.Their original response was:“We noticed that your app provides the same feature set as other apps submitted to the App Store; it simply varies in content or language, which is considered a form of spam” and ”When creating multiple apps where content is the only varying element, you should offer a single app to deliver differing content to customers. If you would like to offer this content for purchase, it would be appropriate to use the in-app purchase API”.We kindly explained to them our app has been created in-house with a team of over 15 developers. We did not use a template. We also attached our copyright for them. Not only this, but we only have 1 APP in our developer account. We have heard of developers being rejected with tons of APPS but we only have 1! We have double checked our description and keywords too and
Search here on white label, container, branded apps.Example: https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/46910Also see the ASRGs, example 4.3 Spam