“copycat”

They refer to this guideline5.2.1 Generally: Don’t use protected third party material such as trademarks, copyrighted works, or patented ideas in your app without permission, and don’t include misleading, false, or copycat representations, names, or metadata in your app bundle or developer name. Apps should be submitted by the person or legal entity that owns or has licensed the intellectual property and other relevant rights and is responsible for offering any services provided by the app.You should go to fifa site and see what resembles your app. May be the set up to present the result trees (copycat representation) ? Or the names along the countries flags.

Seriously bro, this is what gets me mad and upset because my game doesn't even look like any of the games on the market and it gets rejected because of guideline 4.3, and on the other hand there are thousands of apps already on the app store that are spams and copycats of other hit games. This is seriously terrible!

All I was doing was referencing your original post. You specifically said 'live video/audio teaching tutorials of a real teacher'. I don't know what that entails. But if someone posts your video on YouTube, you can have that video removed because it is your property. I can't comment on any material that might be portrayed in your video and what the legal implications of that might be. If you have the right to convey the material in that video, then you don't have to worry about someone posting the video on YouTube. You can have said video removed. A copyright violation of your video would not put you in violation of any rights you legally exercised when making and distributing the video via your own, authorized channels. All you have to do is make a good faith effort to remove any such copyright violations when they occur.I can't comment on the actions of other developers. Clearly, there are many developers in many places who are about to push out a tremendous amount of content in little or no time. Maybe it

I would disagree with KMT on his first reply. If Apple felt your app was too similar to existing apps that would have rejected it with 4.1 Copycats. I would just keep following up with them. It might not be clear to the reviewer that there are multiple levels depending how the user progresses through the game. I had 4.2 rejection for a simple utility app and I just kept adding features until they finally approved it.

most likely your app reviewer thinks that it is a spam game or a copycat game or has hidden features which turns into some other app if they approve it.

Apple will allow an app with a slightly different name and similar function. The fight is between you and that “copycat”. Apple will facilitate a communication between them and you but you need to assert either contract or ip law to get them to stop. Do you have a trademark on the name that is damaged by their use of a similar name?; Do you have any patents on inventions necessary for the app to function?; Did they agree to not copy the idea before you included them in TestFlight? If not, your only hope is that they don’t and you can outperform or outmarket them.

>I am worried about someone making a copycat app with the exact name and getting approved by Apple.Exact name (Liquid - Dynamic Workout) is one thing...variants such as Liquid Workout are another. Exact names can't be used in the same country.Who knows how app review will react to a same-only-different name, which may be only one factor during review.I woudn't count on every variation of your app you can think of running afoul/being spotted/actionable during review.

>The copycat section seems the most relevant.Seems not.From your comment, tho., it appears you've heard the recent chatter about which guideline is more likely to apply. Search here on: 4.3