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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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.
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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>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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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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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
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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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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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?
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.
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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Seen this recent thread?How to deal with a copycat?
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Hello,an app of mine was copied by another developper.Not just the app features, but all the materials on the app store:- Same app name, they just added a plus word- Almost same description. All the special wording and marketing carefully created was copied with very little changes.I wrote apple but they said to report a copyright infringement. But it’s not a copyright or official issue is it ? I don’t care if they copy my app, I care of them using same name and marketing in app store.How to deal with the situation ? Is it allowed in the app store to just copy any app, use same name adding a plus or pro, using same app description ? Doesn’t Apple disallow blatant copies of apps and app store materials ?The form apple asked me to fill is supposed to put me in contact with the copycat. But I don't care about that and expected App store authority to prevent such behavior. Please advise
hello almost one month was taken and my apps are rejected by same message i build my own idea but app rivew send me message copycats sometimes other message i build new apps totally different but error was nt gone