App Rejected: Could Use Help Identifying What is Causing Rejection

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jryankennedy OP

Created Jan ’25

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I submitted my app, Limelight, to be reviewed for publication.

Quick summary of app and functionality:

Upload a photo and AI will scan image and tell you what you're watching and which actors are in the scene
Browse and get details about movies/tv shows
For movies/shows the user can see ratings from 4 different rating sources (Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, Matacritic, TMDB)
Find where to stream the movie/tv show

I am using TMDB API to get the movie/tv show data.

My app was rejected because:

Guideline 4.3(a) - Design - Spam: We noticed your app shares a similar binary, metadata, and/or concept as apps submitted to the App Store by other developers, with only minor differences.

I can absolutely see why an app that is just a movie/tv show browser would be rejected, but two major features (AI photo identifier and ratings from multiple sources) are included with this app to make it an overall better app as a whole.

Does anyone have any insight on why my app would be rejected if my app has two major differentiating features? Not to mention a unique design.

Here's the app screenshots so you can see what the app looks like

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App Review OP

Apple

Jan ’25

Thank you for your post. If you disagree with the outcome of the review, we recommend submitting an appeal to the App Review Board. When filing your appeal, make sure to:

Provide specific reasons why you believe your app complies with the App Review Guidelines.
Submit only one appeal per rejection.
Respond to any requests for additional information before submitting an appeal.

Once you have submitted the appeal we can escalate it to the App Review Board for review. The App Review Board will contact you directly as soon as they've completed their investigation.

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