Is a free dating app acceptable?

We are currently developing a dating app. Considering that the number of users will be relatively small at the initial launch, we are thinking of offering subscription features for free, such as flight mode and read receipts. This means that our initial version will be a completely free product with no in-app purchases or subscriptions.

However, we are concerned that this might lead to rejection during the App Store review process. We would greatly appreciate any guidance from the Apple review team on whether this approach is acceptable. Thank you very much!

I don’t think that being free will result in rejection. You may, however, find that they consider all new dating apps to be “spam”. I say that based on the number of forum posts from people who report “spam” rejections.

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Is a free dating app acceptable?
 
 
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