same here, I highly believe my App's feature set is unique but still get the 4.3 spam rejection. Really have no idea how the review works, and they never give reason but copy of 4.3 guidline. Also no reply from the appeal.
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Hi, What does your app do, that you got flagged for SPAM? Guideline 4.3 - Design 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.
They rejected and reviewed it twice ( I did not submit anything). This is what I got after the status was changed several times: Hello, Thank you for your continued patience. We are writing to let you know that we have completed our evaluation of your app and account. Upon further review, we found that your app does not comply with the following guidelines: Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam Your app has similar features to others. As such, it duplicates the content and functionality of many other similar apps currently available on the App Store. While these app features may be useful, informative or entertaining, we simply have enough of these types of apps on the App Store, and they are considered a form of spam. Next Steps We encourage you to review your app concept and incorporate different content and features that are in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines. You can avoid delays to future submissions by ensuring your apps don’t attempt to mislead or harm customers or undermine the review
update Ok so i received another notice saying im violation the spam policy i deleted the duplicate submission, im not sure what the problem is now. maybe they didnt see the duplicate was deleted i replied back on the app store connect site clarifying Guideline 4.3 - Design 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. app id 1665868224
struct TideForecastInfoView: View { var geometryProxy: GeometryProxy var body: some View { VStack { getHeaders(geometryProxy) TideForecastEntryView(geometryProxy: geometryProxy) .padding(2) } .background(.white) .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 14)) .shadow(radius: 8) } @ViewBuilder func getHeaders(_ geometryProxy: GeometryProxy) -> some View { HStack { HStack { Text(tide) .frame(maxWidth: geometryProxy.size.width * 0.25) Text(time) .frame(maxWidth: geometryProxy.size.width * 0.5) Text(height) .frame(maxWidth: geometryProxy.size.width * 0.25) } .padding(8) } .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) .background(.gray) } } struct TideForecastEntryView: View { var geometryProxy: GeometryProxy var body: some View { HStack { Text(High Tide) .frame(maxWidth: geometryProxy.size.width * 0.25) Text(1:08 AM (Tue 03) January) .frame(maxWidth: geometryProxy.size.width * 0.5, alignment: .leading) Text(1.31 m (4.3 ft)) .frame(maxWidth: geometryProxy.size.width * 0.25) } } } Result looks like this 03 should be on th
I could not get it wrapping at the right place. It looks like SwiftUI wraps to balance as much as possible to have same length text on both lines. No way to directly ask for a lineBreakMode, unless you go through UIViewRepresentable https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58469001/how-can-i-get-text-to-wrap-in-a-uilabel-via-uiviewrepresentable-without-having/58474880#58474880 . how to vertical align top for text High Tide Declare in the HStack (see below) I tested with a longer text just to check Text(1:08 AM (Tue 03) January and more) Why do you define explicit GeometryProxy var ? How to you call to initialise (in SceneDelegate for instance). I changed as follows to be able to test struct TideForecastInfoView: View { // var geometryProxy: GeometryProxy var body: some View { GeometryReader { geometryProxy in VStack { getHeaders(geometryProxy) TideForecastEntryView() // geometryProxy: geometryProxy) .padding(2) } .background(.white) .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 14)) .shadow(radius: 8) } } @ViewBuilder
Hi, I've built my own Collaboration/Messenger App based on Rocket.Chat from the open source, bound to my server and necessary to receive push notifications from my server. My app was refused today with: Guideline 4.3 - Design 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. 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. Guideline 4.2 - Design - Minimum Functionality We found that the usefulness of your app is limited because it seems to be intended for a small, or niche, set of users. I'm pretty puzzled. Regarding 4.2, how should I deploy an app to potential 250 users of my sports club if not via the AppStore. This is not a company where BusinessManager etc. can be used, I have no control over any devices. But finally 4.3 ... what I read my understanding of Spam i
Our app serial, TaxFreeway, is a Canadian T1 tax return preparing app approved by Canada Revenue Agency. There is a new app release each year for the corresponding year's tax return. We have more than 10 existing Apps (for every previous years) listed on App Store. The App for tax year 2021, TaxFreeway 2021, is listed at Canada government website below. https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/e-services/e-services-individuals/netfile-overview/certified-software-netfile-program/detailed-information-taxfreeway.html Apple App Store has accepted the App since December 2021. We recently send a new app update to Apple App Store based on Canada Revenue Agency's latest requirements. The update is rejected by App Store review by following reason: Thank you for your resubmission. However, upon further review, we found that your app is out of compliance with the following guideline(s): Guideline 4.3 - Design We noticed that your app provides the same feature set as other apps submitted to the App Store
Could it be the size of the zip? I think that’s it. Historically there have been 32-bit limits on zip archives. These were fixed with ZIP64 but it’s possible that notarytool didn’t get the memo. To test this I created a 4.3 GB file full of random numbers: % dd if=/dev/random of=random.dat bs=1024 count=4199218 I added it to my app and then resigned it. % mv random.dat Test718887.app/Contents/Resources % codesign -s Developer ID Application -f -o runtime Test718887.app I then zipped and notarised it as above. This time around, I saw the error you’re seeing: % notarytool-submit Test718887.zip Conducting pre-submission checks for Test718887.zip and initiating connection to the Apple notary service... Error: Test718887.zip must be a zip archive (.zip), flat installer package (.pkg), or UDIF disk image (.dmg) Note notarytool-submit is an alias that expands to xcrun notarytool submit CREDENTIALS. That seems kinda wonky to me and I recommend that you file a bug about it. Please post your bug number, just fo
I have recently made an app whose name is 'campus date'. As you can find on its name, it is dating app. And that app got rejected because dating app is already satuated and my app seems like existing apps. However, my app is rooted in unique intention that is matching from certain university. Especially, in my country (South Korea), there is no dating app that matches users in the same university. I think that makes differences enough but Apple doesn't think that is enough. I have no idea to resolve this situation, what should I do? what feature could be in dating app and make Apple feel different. One of my small ideas is 'recommendation for dating place'. This dating app has users that are in same university, so I would like to recommend some dating place which is located near that university. Do you think this kind of approach is correct? or should I focus on different thing? Any ideas or your experiences, please comment, thank you
What process can be successfully modified? Can I remove the old app from the shelf and use the new BundleID to re launch it? If so, how to deal with the problems related to 4.3 Spam in the new application audit?
We are not able to provide feedback on app concepts or features, but we recommend evaluating your app against the App Store Review Guidelines, as well as the iOS Developer Program License Agreement (PLA), and the Human Interface Guidelines. ¿Es el único comentario que hacen los revisores de la Appstore? ¿No dice nada sobre la aplicación, qué hace? Las directrices de la Appstore no son tan largas de leer. Y podrías centrarte en unas pocas: 4.1 Copias: ¿es tu aplicación similar a una ya existente? 4.2 funcionalidad mínima: ¿hace tu aplicación un buen uso de las capacidades de iOS? 4.3 Spam: ¿responde a una necesidad ya cubierta por muchas aplicaciones? 5.6.4 Calidad de la aplicación En tu próximo envío a Appstore, explica al revisor en los comentarios lo que has hecho para solucionar los problemas planteados en las revisiones anteriores. Eso suele ayudar. Is it the only comment made by Appstore reviewers ? You do not tell anything about the app, what it is doing ? Appstore guidelines are not that long
That stinks. I got a 4.3 just a short while ago and feel super stuck on figuring out how to solve it. My content is unique but apple is claiming the same things they did for you. Did you have any luck figuring this out seeing how it's been years? Thx
I have submitted my app. It is a unique app. But it was rejected due to this ; We are writing to let you know that we have completed our evaluation of your app and account. Upon further review, we found that your app does not comply with the following guidelines: 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 a category that is already saturated; the App Store has enough fart, burp, flashlight, fortune telling, dating, drinking games, and Kama Sutra apps, etc. already. We will reject these apps unless they provide a unique, high-quality experience. Spamming the store may lead to your removal from the Apple Developer Program. I have submitted same app before with different bundle ID and different app ID. It was rejected because of a coding problem. But I have deleted that submission already. I
Hello. They told me this: We are not able to provide feedback on app concepts or features, but we recommend evaluating your suggestions against the App Store Review Guidelines, as well as the iOS Developer Program License Agreement (PLA), and the Human Interface Guidelines. Additionally, if you are considering implementing any of the following functionality, we recommend reviewing all associated reference material and other resources available on Apple Developer for any additional requirements. I'm trying to add a card game to the app store, but it's being rejected. I can't understand why, apparently it would be because there is another card game like it. Is that possible ? There are many poker games for example. I need help ! Thanks. Greetings.