Six people. Four years. One app on the App Store since 2022 — completely free, no payments, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions. Sixteen released versions. Real users.
In May 2026 Apple flagged our developer account for termination. The stated reason: "dishonest or fraudulent activity" under Section 3.2(f) and Guideline 5.6.2.
That was the entire explanation. Not which app. Not which metadata. Not which action. Not which build. Nothing.
We asked. Six times over three months. We offered to revert our branding, remove any feature they named, re-verify every piece of company information. We asked, plainly: tell us what we did wrong and we will fix it today.
The App Review Board answered twice — the same template both times. "A pattern of manipulative or misleading behavior," followed by a generic list of things such behavior "can include, but is not limited to."
Not one specific. Not once. In four months.
What that looks like from our side:
— Three apps pulled from the App Store overnight — Earnings frozen — App transfers disabled — Three months of "we are experiencing a higher case volume" — A final decision that repeats the original accusation word for word — A reinstatement petition filed on 27 August. Thirteen days. No response.
No phone call. No human being. No specifics. No appeal beyond a web form that answers with a template.
Apple's own Guideline 5.6.2 reads: "Providing verifiable information to Apple and customers is critical to customer trust."
Verifiable. Apple demands verifiable information from developers, then terminates them on grounds it refuses to specify, and calls that a review process.
Six people lost their work. Their families lost their income. Four years of building on a platform that can end your business overnight and owes you no explanation.
If you build on the App Store, understand what you are building on.
If you have been through this — reply here. I want to know how many of us there are.