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Reply to Similar app name with non-competitor, will review be successful?
Even if we knew what X is supposed to indicate, no one here can predict how App Review will react.My opinion is that 'similar' is a risk.See Section 4, Design,in the ASRGs:4.1 Copycats Come up with your own ideas. We know you have them, so make yours come to life. Don’t simply copy the latest popular app on the App Store, or make some minor changes to another app’s name or UI and pass it off as your own. In addition to risking an intellectual property infringement claim, it makes the App Store harder to navigate and just isn’t fair to your fellow developers.But if you haven't staged your app yet, for all you know, X is already taken...just because you don't see it in the store, doesn't mean it's up for grabs.
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Nov ’17
Reply to 4.3 Design Guidelines - Apple please reconsider how this is enforced.
Completely agree with you. We have an online ordering system for restaurants. We won 2 innovation startup awards. We have 100% native Obj-C and Java code. We use each OSs native components to make the apps look and feel native for each device. We customize ieach app for each restaurant to have it's own feeling and connect it to several 3rd party systems they are using like fleet management systems, POS etc. and we are now releasing apps only for google play. Our newest clients have a crippled product, even though we try to make bigger and bigger changes to each app in order to make it even more clear that they are not copycats, but apps that only share a minimum, logical amount of UX. Since we were always trying to be in par with HIGs and ASRGs we perfected our apps to have the best flow and usability for our users and we try to keep that in all our apps but Apple has different opinion on that, so it rejects every change we make. Good job Apple, thank you.
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Oct ’17
Rejected because app name is copycat
But which app i am copying, I don't know. I got this message: Your app or its metadata appears to contain misleading content. Specifically, your app’s name is leveraging another popular app on App Store.I did a search of my app name on the App Store and didn't find any popular app with a similar name. My app name is Decision Coin - Flip or Spin Random Choice Maker. If anyone can tell me wich app i am copying, let me know. I replied asking the reviewer this but no reply yet. Thank you so much.
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4.1 Copycat when use content from an API
Hi,I've build an app who uses content from Wikia Fandom API.The app display characters and episodes from Rick and Morty.Of course I do not own the rights from Rick and Morty characters, but I can have the rights to use content who comes from Wikia API.My App is free of charge and do note make any money of it.How can my app be rejected for copycat reason ?It's like IMDB was rejected because it's displaying movie poster and don't own the right of the show ?Here the content of the rejection reason :Your app or its metadata appears to contain misleading content.Specifically, your app includes content that resembles “Rick and Morty” without the necessary authorization. It would be appropriate to remove all resembling content from the metadata.What do you think about it ? How can can I change that ?To be clear, my app screenshots, are in app screenshot displaying Rick and Morty characters.
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Oct ’17
Reply to Fake Reviews
Hello Tomato,I would tell you to use the Report a concern button, but it doesn't work. This developer only has a couple dozen copycat apps. I checked some of the reviews. Mostly they look legitimate. Many were one-star but obviously wrong, blaming the developer because the user didn't know how to use the LaunchPad. That one reviewer only has 3 review and they are years apart.I hate to tell you this, but in the context of the Mac App Store, this developer is really top-tier - the cream of the crop. Most are much, much worse.
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Sep ’17
Reply to 4.3 Design Guidelines - Apple please reconsider how this is enforced.
>That is now being dictated by the Appstore, which I feel is very unfair toward developers who are not spamming or cloning games, but rather, providing a specific audience with the exact app they are looking for. After all, marketing is 100% of what makes an app successful these days. The gold rush days of the appstore are over, so if you don't have marketing, you don't have a specific target market in mind, then you don't have any reason to release an app in the first place. And that is what scares us the most as indie developers.How is this not spamming or cloning? Apple is going in right direction - App Store is flooded with copycat apps.
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Sep ’17
My Dancing Hotdog game was rejested... but Ketchapp and Nanovation released ones a week later
The discution :0} class=ng-scope style=-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);>From dev@barouch.fr (App Advisory)Hi,I don't have any news from you yet but I just noticed this (today) :Nanovation and Ketchapp just released games with Dancing Hotdog!I just try to understand: I'm a copycat for you, and not them?How is it possible?I just lose the possibility to have visibility, and I was right to try, because they do the same thing.Thanks a lot to review again my app.Best regards,ABInstagram.png_18__Facebook_Search.png0} class=ng-scope addLine style=-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; margin
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Jul ’17
Stickers rejected for 3rd party content
I created a sticker app that was rejected for Guideline 4.1 - Design - Copycats because it resembled my anime web site. That was intentional, obviously...so I explained that it's indeed my site and I have full rights to use its trademarks and copyrights. I even provided a URL where that site links to the app as proof that I'm not just some random person. I re-submitted the stickers unchanged...just with additional explaination.They got rejected AGAIN! This time, Apple says, Your app or its metadata appears to contain misleading content. Specifically, the application is still leveraging 3rd party content.There is absolutely no 3rd party content in the app. I think they are under the impression that the mascot character in the stickers is from some existing anime property, but the art is 100% original and merely drawn in the anime style. The art and character is not from any particular anime show. It's not even fan art. 100% original content.The screenshots included with the rejection are of the app ic
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May ’17
How to prove app for famous client is "official"
My app for a somewhat famous client was rejected under 4. 1 DESIGN: COPYCATS. What kind of materials is Apple expecting as proof that the client has authorized the app? The client has never published an app before. This is also my first time submitting to Apple, hence my asking questions hereI can put up a webpage on the client's official website identifying myself as the developer. I can also submit a signed and dated note from the client identifying myself as the authorized developer. Would these measures suffice?
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Jan ’17
Reply to Review Process for Search Ads
Thanks for your reply.There is an Introducing Search Ads session tomorrow. We should get more information about how they really work.However, so far in the first beta, search ads are much worse than I could have imagined. They are completely irrelevant most of the time and favor copycat or competitor apps over genuine ones:- searching for hotel or restaurant shows you... game ads 😐- searching for famous trademarked names like twitter or snapshat shows you... competitor ads 😮- searching for specific app name like monument valley shows you... a copycat app ad 😠I really hope this will be fixed soon, as this is bad both for developers and customers (and eventually Apple itself).
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Jun ’16
Reply to Similar app name with non-competitor, will review be successful?
Even if we knew what X is supposed to indicate, no one here can predict how App Review will react.My opinion is that 'similar' is a risk.See Section 4, Design,in the ASRGs:4.1 Copycats Come up with your own ideas. We know you have them, so make yours come to life. Don’t simply copy the latest popular app on the App Store, or make some minor changes to another app’s name or UI and pass it off as your own. In addition to risking an intellectual property infringement claim, it makes the App Store harder to navigate and just isn’t fair to your fellow developers.But if you haven't staged your app yet, for all you know, X is already taken...just because you don't see it in the store, doesn't mean it's up for grabs.
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Nov ’17
Reply to 4.3 Design Guidelines - Apple please reconsider how this is enforced.
Completely agree with you. We have an online ordering system for restaurants. We won 2 innovation startup awards. We have 100% native Obj-C and Java code. We use each OSs native components to make the apps look and feel native for each device. We customize ieach app for each restaurant to have it's own feeling and connect it to several 3rd party systems they are using like fleet management systems, POS etc. and we are now releasing apps only for google play. Our newest clients have a crippled product, even though we try to make bigger and bigger changes to each app in order to make it even more clear that they are not copycats, but apps that only share a minimum, logical amount of UX. Since we were always trying to be in par with HIGs and ASRGs we perfected our apps to have the best flow and usability for our users and we try to keep that in all our apps but Apple has different opinion on that, so it rejects every change we make. Good job Apple, thank you.
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Oct ’17
Rejected because app name is copycat
But which app i am copying, I don't know. I got this message: Your app or its metadata appears to contain misleading content. Specifically, your app’s name is leveraging another popular app on App Store.I did a search of my app name on the App Store and didn't find any popular app with a similar name. My app name is Decision Coin - Flip or Spin Random Choice Maker. If anyone can tell me wich app i am copying, let me know. I replied asking the reviewer this but no reply yet. Thank you so much.
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Apr ’17
4.1 Copycat when use content from an API
Hi,I've build an app who uses content from Wikia Fandom API.The app display characters and episodes from Rick and Morty.Of course I do not own the rights from Rick and Morty characters, but I can have the rights to use content who comes from Wikia API.My App is free of charge and do note make any money of it.How can my app be rejected for copycat reason ?It's like IMDB was rejected because it's displaying movie poster and don't own the right of the show ?Here the content of the rejection reason :Your app or its metadata appears to contain misleading content.Specifically, your app includes content that resembles “Rick and Morty” without the necessary authorization. It would be appropriate to remove all resembling content from the metadata.What do you think about it ? How can can I change that ?To be clear, my app screenshots, are in app screenshot displaying Rick and Morty characters.
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Oct ’17
Reply to Fake Reviews
Hello Tomato,I would tell you to use the Report a concern button, but it doesn't work. This developer only has a couple dozen copycat apps. I checked some of the reviews. Mostly they look legitimate. Many were one-star but obviously wrong, blaming the developer because the user didn't know how to use the LaunchPad. That one reviewer only has 3 review and they are years apart.I hate to tell you this, but in the context of the Mac App Store, this developer is really top-tier - the cream of the crop. Most are much, much worse.
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Sep ’17
Reply to 4.3 Design Guidelines - Apple please reconsider how this is enforced.
>That is now being dictated by the Appstore, which I feel is very unfair toward developers who are not spamming or cloning games, but rather, providing a specific audience with the exact app they are looking for. After all, marketing is 100% of what makes an app successful these days. The gold rush days of the appstore are over, so if you don't have marketing, you don't have a specific target market in mind, then you don't have any reason to release an app in the first place. And that is what scares us the most as indie developers.How is this not spamming or cloning? Apple is going in right direction - App Store is flooded with copycat apps.
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Sep ’17
Whats wrong with this reviewer?
Hi friends,My game was rejected by reviewer:Guideline 4.1 - Design - Copycats - “Specifically, your app leverage the popularity of Zombie Smasher.”BUT my games name Zombie Smash: Time TravelSmash and Smasher - absolutely different means.Ours arguments did not change his mind...what do you think guys?
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Aug ’17
My Dancing Hotdog game was rejested... but Ketchapp and Nanovation released ones a week later
The discution :0} class=ng-scope style=-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(95, 95, 95);>From dev@barouch.fr (App Advisory)Hi,I don't have any news from you yet but I just noticed this (today) :Nanovation and Ketchapp just released games with Dancing Hotdog!I just try to understand: I'm a copycat for you, and not them?How is it possible?I just lose the possibility to have visibility, and I was right to try, because they do the same thing.Thanks a lot to review again my app.Best regards,ABInstagram.png_18__Facebook_Search.png0} class=ng-scope addLine style=-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; margin
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Jul ’17
Stickers rejected for 3rd party content
I created a sticker app that was rejected for Guideline 4.1 - Design - Copycats because it resembled my anime web site. That was intentional, obviously...so I explained that it's indeed my site and I have full rights to use its trademarks and copyrights. I even provided a URL where that site links to the app as proof that I'm not just some random person. I re-submitted the stickers unchanged...just with additional explaination.They got rejected AGAIN! This time, Apple says, Your app or its metadata appears to contain misleading content. Specifically, the application is still leveraging 3rd party content.There is absolutely no 3rd party content in the app. I think they are under the impression that the mascot character in the stickers is from some existing anime property, but the art is 100% original and merely drawn in the anime style. The art and character is not from any particular anime show. It's not even fan art. 100% original content.The screenshots included with the rejection are of the app ic
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May ’17
Reply to If I create a successful app that is bringing in considerable revenue, can Apple create a similar app and push me out of business? Apple's Indepenedent Development Clause says they can or am I interpreting it wrong?
While Apple will listen to copycat claims against other devs in the store, it seems like that's exactly what has happened in the past, so yes, I think it's always a possibility.
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Apr ’17
Reply to Can I have 2 separate Apps with 2 different developers with the same source code?
I don't believe you'd be setting a precedent, as long as they don't appear to be copycats once in the store.
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Feb ’17
How to prove app for famous client is "official"
My app for a somewhat famous client was rejected under 4. 1 DESIGN: COPYCATS. What kind of materials is Apple expecting as proof that the client has authorized the app? The client has never published an app before. This is also my first time submitting to Apple, hence my asking questions hereI can put up a webpage on the client's official website identifying myself as the developer. I can also submit a signed and dated note from the client identifying myself as the authorized developer. Would these measures suffice?
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Jan ’17
Review Process for Search Ads
Hi,Will sponsored apps be more strictly reviewed ?My biggest worry is that copycat or low-quality apps might appear as the first search result.
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Jun ’16
Reply to Review Process for Search Ads
Thanks for your reply.There is an Introducing Search Ads session tomorrow. We should get more information about how they really work.However, so far in the first beta, search ads are much worse than I could have imagined. They are completely irrelevant most of the time and favor copycat or competitor apps over genuine ones:- searching for hotel or restaurant shows you... game ads 😐- searching for famous trademarked names like twitter or snapshat shows you... competitor ads 😮- searching for specific app name like monument valley shows you... a copycat app ad 😠I really hope this will be fixed soon, as this is bad both for developers and customers (and eventually Apple itself).
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Jun ’16
Reply to App Trademark - HELP!
Seen this recent thread?How to deal with a copycat?
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May ’16