App Review 4.3(a) Design Spam Rejection

Hey Apple Developer Community,

We have been on the app store for 7 years now. Our latest app submission was rejected under Guideline 4.3(a) "app shares similarities in binary, metadata, and concept with apps submitted by other developers, with only minor differences."

Even after multiple reviews, the reason for rejection is the same. "We still found that your app shares a similar binary, metadata, and concept as apps submitted to the App Store by other developers, with only minor differences. Since we do not accept spam apps on the App Store, we encourage you to review your app concept and submit a unique app with distinct content and functionality."

Our app has been developed in-house and we own the entire source code. And Apple won't tell us which app this is similar to. Do they expect us to discover that?

We have already filed an appeal with the App Board.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? What's the best way to resolve this?

Any support here will be much appreciated.

I have exactly the same problem with my own unique IP that has been previously available on the store. Extremely frustrating.

Hello,

Did you manage to find a solution to this issue? I'm currently facing a similar problem and would appreciate any guidance.

App Review 4.3(a) Design Spam Rejection
 
 
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