Hello, My app was rejected because of App Review Guideline 4.3 – Design Spam. The response I received states: “We noticed your app shares similar features, interface design, and functionality with other apps available on the App Store. Apps that duplicate content or functionality from other apps without adding significant value or unique user experiences are considered spam and will not be approved for distribution.” I developed Plinking Platform Rise, a reaction and accuracy game where players control a platform to balance a ball while avoiding obstacles. The game becomes more challenging with each level, and a dark mode adds an exciting element by reducing visibility and requiring greater precision. I’ve tried multiple times to understand the exact reasons for this rejection and made several updates to address potential issues, but all my efforts have been ignored by App Review. None of the changes I implemented led to a resolution. This is the first app I’ve submitted to the App Store, and I developed it independently. I haven’t copied any design, functionality, or gameplay from existing apps. While my app uses Unity, which might result in some similarities, I’ve worked hard to create a unique experience with original gameplay, visuals, and mechanics. I can’t identify any apps that closely resemble mine, but the rejection suggests otherwise. I would appreciate any advice on how to resolve this issue and demonstrate the originality of my app. Kind regards, Ihor Koval

SwiftUI.List allows for customization using .listItemTint, .tint, or .foregroundStyle. This can be used to color individual items in the list, other than the app's specified accent color. Is there an equivalent feature to customize individual Tab's icon or label, when using TabView's SidebarAdaptableTabViewStyle, and its in the sidebar style. From what I understand, there needs to be a modifier applied directly to Tab unlike List, and not just the label. Since there isn't any color/tint modifiers, is it not possible?

My app, Plinco, was rejected under App Review Guideline 4.3 – Design Spam, stating that it shares similarities with other apps available on the App Store. However, Plinco is a completely unique entertainment experience, designed with original assets, mechanics, and features. It allows users to customize various elements, including risk levels and configurations, ensuring a personalized and engaging experience. Special features like triple elements and the legendary golden mode introduce an extra layer of excitement and strategy. The app also offers high-quality visuals, immersive sound, and dynamic interactions, making each session feel fresh and unique. I conducted extensive research on the App Store and found no similar apps in the Entertainment category that match Plinco's concept and functionality. My app is built from scratch, without using pre-existing templates or duplicated content. Despite implementing multiple updates to address potential concerns, I have not received specific feedback clarifying the exact issue. I am fully committed to delivering a high-quality and original app and kindly request a more detailed explanation of the rejection, as well as a fair review of my submission. I appreciate your time and consideration.

I have an app for musicians that works with Songs and Setlists. The logical structure is as follows: A Setlist contains Songs. A Song has Sections, which include Lines (chords & lyrics). I want to view my Setlist in a "Page View," similar to a book where I can swipe through pages. In this view, the Song Sections are wrapped into columns to save screen space. I use a ColumnsLayout to calculate and render the columns, and then a SplitToPages modifier to divide these columns into pages. Problem: The TabView sometimes behaves unexpectedly when a song spans multiple pages during rendering. This results in a transition that is either not smooth or stops between songs. Is there a better way to implement this behavior? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. struct TestPageView: View { struct SongWithSections: Identifiable { var id = UUID() var title: String var section: [String] } var songSetlistSample: [SongWithSections] { var songs: [SongWithSections] = [] //songs for i in 0...3 { var sections: [String] = [] for _ in 0...20 { sections.append(randomSection() + "\n\n") } songs.append(SongWithSections(title: "Song \(i)", section: sections)) } return songs } func randomSection() -> String { var randomSection = "" for _ in 0...15 { randomSection.append(String((0..<Int.random(in: 3..<10)).map{ _ in "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz".randomElement()! }) + " ") } return randomSection } var body: some View { GeometryReader {geo in TabView { ForEach(songSetlistSample, id:\.id) {song in let columnWidth = geo.size.width / 2 //song ColumnsLayout(columns: 2, columnWidth: columnWidth, height: geo.size.height) { Text(song.title) .font(.largeTitle) ForEach(song.section, id:\.self) {section in Text(section) } } .modifier(SplitToPages(pageWidth: geo.size.width, id: song.id)) } } .tabViewStyle(PageTabViewStyle(indexDisplayMode: .never)) } } } public struct ColumnsLayout: Layout { var columns: Int let columnWidth: CGFloat let height: CGFloat let spacing: CGFloat = 10 public static var layoutProperties: LayoutProperties { var properties = LayoutProperties() properties.stackOrientation = .vertical return properties } struct Column { var elements: [(index: Int, size: CGSize, yOffset: CGFloat)] = [] var xOffset: CGFloat = .zero var height: CGFloat = .zero } public func sizeThatFits(proposal: ProposedViewSize, subviews: Subviews, cache: inout Cache) -> CGSize { let columns = arrangeColumns(proposal: proposal, subviews: subviews, cache: &cache) guard let maxHeight = columns.map({ $0.height}).max() else {return CGSize.zero} let width = Double(columns.count) * self.columnWidth return CGSize(width: width, height: maxHeight) } public func placeSubviews(in bounds: CGRect, proposal: ProposedViewSize, subviews: Subviews, cache: inout Cache) { let columns = arrangeColumns(proposal: proposal, subviews: subviews, cache: &cache) for column in columns { for element in column.elements { let x: CGFloat = column.xOffset let y: CGFloat = element.yOffset let point = CGPoint(x: x + bounds.minX, y: y + bounds.minY) let proposal = ProposedViewSize(width: self.columnWidth, height: proposal.height ?? 100) subviews[element.index].place(at: point, anchor: .topLeading, proposal: proposal) } } } private func arrangeColumns(proposal: ProposedViewSize, subviews: Subviews, cache: inout Cache) -> [Column] { var currentColumn = Column() var columns = [Column]() var colNumber = 0 var currentY = 0.0 for index in subviews.indices { let proposal = ProposedViewSize(width: self.columnWidth, height: proposal.height ?? 100) let size = subviews[index].sizeThatFits(proposal) let spacing = size.height > 0 ? spacing : 0 if currentY + size.height > height { currentColumn.height = currentY columns.append(currentColumn) colNumber += 1 currentColumn = Column() currentColumn.xOffset = Double(colNumber) * (self.columnWidth) currentY = 0.0 } currentColumn.elements.append((index, size, currentY)) currentY += size.height + spacing } currentColumn.height = currentY columns.append(currentColumn) return columns } } struct SplitToPages: ViewModifier { let pageWidth: CGFloat let id: UUID @State private var pages = 1 func body(content: Content) -> some View { let contentWithGeometry = content .background( GeometryReader { geometryProxy in Color.clear .onChange(of: geometryProxy.size) {newSize in guard newSize.width > 0, pageWidth > 0 else {return} pages = Int(ceil(newSize.width / pageWidth)) } .onAppear { guard geometryProxy.size.width > 0, pageWidth > 0 else {return} pages = Int(ceil(geometryProxy.size.width / pageWidth)) } }) Group { ForEach(0..<pages, id:\.self) {p in ZStack(alignment: .topLeading) { contentWithGeometry .offset(x: -Double(p) * pageWidth, y: 0) .frame(width: pageWidth, alignment: .leading) VStack { Spacer() HStack { Spacer() Text("\(p + 1) of \(pages)") .padding([.leading, .trailing]) } } } .id(id.description + p.description) } } } }

Hello. I've been struggling to get through the app review. It's been 3 months of constantly improving and adding new features to the app and getting rejected. A week ago i got a call from apple review team, and they said that my app shares the similar binary with other apps. They don't tell the specififcs or details. My app is a vpn app that is written by me in flutter. The only native code i have is a library that i use to work with vpn. I changed the entirity of the library, but still can't get pass. Although, the only think left is the xray-core (https://github.com/XTLS/Xray-core) framework that implemented as .xcframework to use vless protocol. Does apple check .xcramework for similarity? i can't rewrite the framework, because it written in a go language.

Hi all. I have tried using UIDesignRequiresCompatibility YES & NO for an application. Running on iOS 26 BETA 5 makes no difference to the UI. Running on Simulator MacOSS 26 BETA 5 makes no difference to the UI. Anyone had luck with this info plist setting?

Context & Issue I am developing an iOS application. My app icon uses colors that are relatively close to each other. When the user enables Accessibility → Display & Text Size → Color Filters → Grayscale (or similar modes), the icon becomes harder to distinguish because it loses color and contrast is reduced. Goal When iOS switches to grayscale mode, I want the app icon to maintain good contrast between its elements so it remains clearly recognizable. What I’ve tried Redesigned the icon with more contrasting colors. Added strokes/outlines, but it still doesn’t look much better in grayscale. Researched how iOS renders app icons when grayscale is enabled, but couldn’t find a way to override or provide an alternative icon. Specific questions Is there any API or mechanism in iOS that allows providing a different version of the app icon when the user has grayscale mode enabled? If there’s no direct API, are there any best practices for designing iOS app icons to ensure good contrast when converted to grayscale? Do we have to design grayscale version for app icon? Thank you!

Error:App is ambiguous for type lookup in this context code in UnqueHolidayApp import SwiftUI import RealmSwift @main struct UniqueHolidayApp: App { init() { migrateRealmIfNeeded() } var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { ContentView() } } private func migrateRealmIfNeeded() { let config = Realm.Configuration( schemaVersion: 1, migrationBlock: { migration, oldSchemaVersion in if oldSchemaVersion < 1 { // Realm will handle changes automatically for simple additions/removals } } ) Realm.Configuration.defaultConfiguration = config } }

I'm having some trouble getting my widget to display how I want when the user has a tint applied to their home screen. The issue I'm having is with a Text() element, as well as a LinearGradient I am displaying on top of my image. The text should always be white, and the gradient is always black with varying levels of opacity. I've managed to fix this issue with images displayed in my widget by leveraging widgetAccentedRenderingMode(.fullColor) however, there does not seem to be an equivalent of this for non-Image components. I'm aware of .widgetAccentable(false) but as I understand it, elements are already considered not accentable by default and you need to explicitly declare widgetAccentable(true) to add them to the accent group. I've tried specifying this to be false up and down my view hierarchy just to see if something will stick but no luck. Are there any other levers I can pull to preserve the declared colors for my text and gradient components? The images I am displaying is album artwork where preserving the original image is integral, but the tinted text color and overlaid gradient often clash or just looks bad in general. Is there a solution for colored primitive elements?

After updating from iOS 18 to iOS 26, our app icon appears to have automatically received the new 'Liquid Glass' effect. We confirmed that this change occurred without us releasing a new app update. My questions are: Is this a system behavior where iOS 26 automatically applies the new icon style to existing apps? If so, is it possible for a developer to control or customize this effect? I am also wondering if there are any methods other than using Icon Composer.

Hello everyone, I just want to offer you image modifications that seem useful to get out of a version that has not evolved since the iPhone 3GS/4. The addition of options without redesign after a few years creates a "kind of tidy mess". I arrive from android having not had an iPhone since the 3GS, I am shocked to find the same interface as at the time. (I'm not criticizing, it's an observation). And I'm surprised by the lack of some essential options such as the right back, the missing numeric line in the keyboard, or the missing Touch ID (I don't want to record my face). So since I have been offering improvements to android and these applications, as well as play store applications, for years, and I love doing it, I naturally started thinking about Apple improvements. I let you take part in these different ideas (in French, Google translation can translate the images if you wish). Thank you all for your constructive opinions. Best to you. https://goopics.net/a/4r0fqeqw

I tried to create a Text View using attributedString. I want to set the line height using paragraphStyle and return the Text, but paragraphStyle is not being applied. Why is that? extension Text { init?(_ content: String, font: StyleType, color: Color = .ppBlack) { var attributedString = AttributedString(content) attributedString.font = Font.custom(font.fontWeight, fixedSize: font.fontSize) attributedString.foregroundColor = color let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle() paragraphStyle.minimumLineHeight = 16 paragraphStyle.maximumLineHeight = 16 paragraphStyle.lineSpacing = 0 attributedString.mergeAttributes(.init([.paragraphStyle: paragraphStyle])) self = Text(attributedString) } }

I have an iOS App which looks great on iPhone, portrait only, which makes a lot of use of UITableViews. On iPad those tables look stretched out in Landscape. On MacOS with Apple Silicon the app can be resized to any size and the table views look very stretched. There are views in the App which users want to resize so limiting app size not an option. I've been modifying the app's table views to limit their width and centre them using constraints. This isn't easy, it's a lot of work as UITableViewController doesn't allow for constraining the table width. Or does it? So I've changed them to UIViewControllers with UITableView imbedded in the root UIView with constraints. Looks really nice. Now I've just run into the limitation that static tables, which I have a number of, aren't allowed to be embedded. So how can I limit the width of them? I really don't want to add a lot of dynamic code. Please tell me there's an simpler, more elegant method to what really makes a much more aesthetically pleasing UI on iOS App running on iPad and MacOS? TIA!

I am developing an app that requires calling the iPhone's Face ID module to scan users' facial data. Where can I find Apple's design resources and guidelines for Face ID? The Face ID resources available in Figma are incomplete, and I need more support. For example, in the iPhone settings, the scenario: the UI interface for scanning the user's face to collect data, specifically the circular design in the "How to Set Up Face ID" screen.

I've observed a difference in the layout of menu items within ContextMenu and Menu when comparing system applications to my own SwiftUI app, specifically concerning the order of icons and titles. On iOS 26, system apps (as shown in the image in the "System App" column) appear to display the item's icon before its title for certain menu items. However, in my SwiftUI app, when I use a Label (e.g. Label("Paste", systemImage: "doc.on.clipboard")) or an HStack containing an Image and Text, the icon consistently appears after the title within both ContextMenu and Menu items. I'm aiming to achieve the "icon first, then title" layout as seen in system apps. My attempts to arrange this order using HStack directly within the Button's label closure: Menu { Button { /* ... */ } label: { HStack { Image(systemName: "doc.on.clipboard") Text(String(localized: "Paste")) } } // ... } label: { Text("タップミー") } seem to be overridden or restricted by the OS, which forces the icon to the leading position (as shown in the image in the "Custom App" column). System App Custom App Is there a specific SwiftUI modifier, or any other setting I might have overlooked that allows developers to control the icon/title order within ContextMenu or Menu items to match the system's behavior? Or is this a system-controlled layout that app developers currently cannot customize, and we need to wait for potential changes from Apple to expose this capability for in-app menus? Thanks in advance!

AppStore download link:https://www.qimai.cn/app/rank/appid/6737429967/country/cn. Why can this app be listed on the AppStore when it involves game account transactions? I have recorded and reported many times, but it has no effect. Is it possible to launch the app for game account trading in Chinese Mainland now? Seeking answers.

The dividing lines of List Section overlap, which is uncomfortable to look at. Look at the line under "Incomplete"

right now it looks like the app type must follow the guidelines like Messenger app, Navigate app, and Music app only. What about the Automotive app itself, What is the flexibility of it? We have an app for service cars for one brand (officially)(car users around 1m+). but we looking to merge the experience between outside the car and inside the car. Can we top up some features on the app to share some information that is a part of the car like trip calculation or car info display on the screen? or services time to notice them? And following that question can we know about the exact spot or brief from Apple car play for now and next-gen? Or can we work with your team closely as a partner? to make things happen and develop it to be a flagship product, we can share some data and talk about it with real insight.

I'm receiving this error message from Apple saying that my app is crashing when they test, but I've already done the tests on the iPad version they recommended and it worked normally. Message below of the review team: Hello, Thank you for your resubmission. Upon further review, we identified additional issues that need your attention. See below for more information. If you have any questions, we are here to help. Reply to this message in App Store Connect and let us know. Review Environment Submission ID: 4f068d93-c30e-431c-b65c-6ff4c3ab1098 Review date: January 23, 2025 Version reviewed: 1.0 Guideline 2.1 - Performance Issue Description The app still crashed during review. Apps that crash negatively impact users. Steps leading to crash: The app crashed upon login attempt. Review device details: Device type: iPad Air (5th generation) OS version: iPadOS 18.2.1 I left the file below crashlog: {"app_name":"MauiApp2","timestamp":"2025-01-27 11:39:16.00 +0000","app_version":"4.0","slice_uuid":"11117a05-c930-3591-b6d9-7905912af710","adam_id":"6740661076","build_version":"4","bundleID":"com.company.MauiApp2","platform":2,"share_with_app_devs":0,"is_first_party":0,"bug_type":"309","os_version":"iPhone OS 18.2.1 (22C161)","roots_installed":0,"incident_id":"987579BB-C332-42CF-B7AB-3F019902703A","name":"MauiApp2"} { "uptime" : 40000, "procRole" : "Foreground", "version" : 2, "userID" : 501, "deployVersion" : 210, "modelCode" : "iPad13,16", "coalitionID" : 1424, "osVersion" : { "isEmbedded" : true, "train" : "iPhone OS 18.2.1", "releaseType" : "User", "build" : "22C161" }, "captureTime" : "2025-01-27 11:39:15.7724 +0000", "codeSigningMonitor" : 1, "incident" : "987579BB-C332-42CF-B7AB-3F019902703A", "pid" : 1883, "translated" : false, "cpuType" : "ARM-64", "roots_installed" : 0, "bug_type" : "309", "procLaunch" : "2025-01-27 11:38:57.0672 +0000", "procStartAbsTime" : 979679570352, "procExitAbsTime" : 980128429544, "procName" : "MauiApp2", "procPath" : "\/private\/var\/containers\/Bundle\/Application\/240115B9-6606-406B-BD49-C24EC7F3D436\/MauiApp2.app\/MauiApp2", "bundleInfo" : {"CFBundleShortVersionString":"4.0","CFBundleVersion":"4","CFBundleIdentifier":"com.company.MauiApp2","DTAppStoreToolsBuild":"16C5031b"}, "storeInfo" : {"itemID":"6740661076","deviceIdentifierForVendor":"27BFDD21-822E-47D6-B639-199303E14913","thirdParty":true,"softwareVersionExternalIdentifier":"871814512"}, "parentProc" : "launchd", "parentPid" : 1, "coalitionName" : "com.company.MauiApp2", "crashReporterKey" : "83a5662fa3ae9a4fa99bf1f03c706f755ff38e3d", "appleIntelligenceStatus" : {"state":"unavailable","reasons":["notOptedIn","assetIsNotReady"]}, "wasUnlockedSinceBoot" : 1, "isLocked" : 0, "codeSigningID" : "com.company.MauiApp2", "codeSigningTeamID" : "ALCV75QR7M", "codeSigningFlags" : 570450689, "codeSigningValidationCategory" : 4, "codeSigningTrustLevel" : 7, "instructionByteStream" : {"beforePC":"fyMD1f17v6n9AwCRPOz\/l78DAJH9e8Go\/w9f1sADX9YQKYDSARAA1A==","atPC":"AwEAVH8jA9X9e7+p\/QMAkTHs\/5e\/AwCR\/XvBqP8PX9bAA1\/WECeA0g=="}, "bootSessionUUID" : "942643AD-6AFE-4696-ACEB-603AC2D48B4F", "exception" : {"codes":"0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000","rawCodes":[0,0],"type":"EXC_CRASH","signal":"SIGABRT"}, "termination" : {"flags":0,"code":6,"namespace":"SIGNAL","indicator":"Abort trap: 6","byProc":"MauiApp2","byPid":1883}, "asi" : {"libsystem_c.dylib":["abort() called"]}, "faultingThread" : 0, "threads" : [{"threadState":{"x":[{"value":0},{"value":0},{"value":0},{"value":0},{"value":18446744071913938304},{"value":8},{"value":6135065824},{"value":6135063504},{"value":2354241331284576430},{"value":2354241335696964078},{"value":1023},{"value":6135063616},{"value":0},{"value":4336219676},{"value":7128134088,"symbolLocation":7344,"symbol":"WebKit::WebPage::requestDocumentEditingContext(WebKit::DocumentEditingContextRequest&&, WTF::CompletionHandler<void (WebKit::DocumentEditingContext&&)>&&)"},{"value":7128134340,"symbolLocation":7596,"symbol":"WebKit::WebPage::requestDocumentEditingContext(WebKit::DocumentEditingContextRequest&&, WTF::CompletionHandler<void (WebKit::DocumentEditingContext&&)>&&)"},{"value":328},{"value":8506093888,"symbolLocation":0,"symbol":"_main_thread"},{"value":0},{"value":6},{"value":259},{"value":8506094112,"symbolLocation":224,"symbol":"_main_thread"},{"value":4354417664},{"value":1},{"value":12927714000},{"value":0},{"value":0},{"value":6135069717},{"value":12950787712}],"flavor":"ARM_THREAD_STATE64","lr":{"value":9082160540},"cpsr":{"value":1073745920},"fp":{"value":6135065840},"sp":{"value":6135065808},"esr":{"value":1442840704,"description":" Address size fault"},"pc":{"value":8120668884,"matchesCrashFrame":1},"far":{"value":0}},"id":399494,"triggered":true,"name":"tid_103","queue":"com.apple.main-thread","frames"

As the title states, this severely limits the flexibility of multi-window applications in creating a good user experience. Even effects like the ones shown below cannot be achieved.