App Store Rejections

No one likes rejection

Brian CaubleDecember 12th, 2009

Twitter: @appsolutegeniuswww.appsolutegenius.com

Bugs

Solution

Test, test, test

Test on both iPod Touch & iPhone

Unit tests

Lite Issues

Solution

Don’t cripple app

Don’t prompt to upgrade

Don’t show price in app

Internet Connection

Solution

Check and notify user of no internet

iPhone/iPod Touch Differences

Solution

Account for differences iPod Touch has no phone

iPod Touch only has Wifi

iPod Touch has no camera or video

iPod Touch doesn’t vibrate

Private APIs

Solution

Only use APIs in the SDK

Example: Coverflow API

Duplicate Functionality

Solution

Email

Voice

iPod Functionality

Objectionable Content

Solution

Absolutely no nudity!

Everything else is a grey area

App Graphics

Solution

Icon = Full size App Store Image

Accurate Description

Solution

Don’t list features that aren’t in App

Accurate Keywords

Solution

Don’t use Trademarked names: ESPN

Don’t use other app names

Copyright

Solution

Don’t use copyright content

More reasons

Limited Functionality

Transactions outside the store

Trademarked Images

Excessive Bandwidth Use

Brian Cauble

Twitter: @briancauble

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