Hi everyone,
We are experiencing an App Store Search query interpretation issue affecting our app, Afizzy.
In the U.S. App Store, when a user searches for the exact app name “afizzy”, the App Store displays:
“Showing results for frizzy”
and provides “Search for afizzy instead?” as a separate option.
The search field itself continues to display “afizzy,” so this does not appear to be device-level keyboard autocorrection. Instead, the App Store search results page is interpreting the submitted query as a different term.
This is also not a ranking issue. The query substitution occurs before results for the exact term “afizzy” are displayed.
We have already contacted Apple Developer Support and submitted this issue through Feedback Assistant:
Developer Support Case: #102970470188
Feedback Assistant: FB24936985
We can consistently reproduce the issue on the U.S. storefront, and we have provided a screenshot showing the behavior.
Has anyone encountered a similar issue where the App Store automatically rewrites an exact app or brand name to another term?
If so, was there a particular process or Apple team that helped correct the search interpretation?
We would greatly appreciate any guidance from Apple engineers or developers who have encountered a similar case.
Thank you!