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Guideline 4.3(a) - spam / similar apps and 2.3.3 - accurate screenshots
Fix: Finally approved after multiple iterations. Persistence and iterating on feedback was key.
Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam. We noticed your app provides the same functionality as many other apps currently on the App Store.
Fix: Added batch QR scanning, QR code generation, history with cloud sync, custom actions per QR type, and business card scanning with contact creation. These unique features justified the apps existence.
Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam. Your dictionary app is a duplicate of other dictionary apps on the App Store.
Fix: Added specialized features: slang and informal language dictionary, word-of-the-day with cultural context, vocabulary builder with spaced repetition, pronunciation practice with speech recognition, an...
Guideline 4.3(a) - Design - Spam. Your app is a duplicate of apps submitted to the App Store.
Fix: Appealed explaining the technical migration from React Native to Flutter. Provided documentation showing same developer, same app, just rebuilt. Also added new features to differentiate the updated ve...
Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam. Your compass app duplicates the Compass app built into iOS.
Fix: Added unique features: augmented reality compass overlay, offline topographic maps, waypoint marking and navigation, sun/moon position tracker, magnetic declination adjustment, and trip recording. Bec...
Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam. Your QR code scanner is duplicative of the built-in camera QR scanning feature.
Fix: Pivoted to a QR code management platform: bulk QR generation, dynamic QR codes that can be updated, analytics dashboard, custom branded QR designs, and vCard/WiFi QR creation tools. Scanner is now a s...
Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam. Your Pomodoro timer is one of thousands of similar timer apps.
Fix: Added focus session analytics, website blocker during focus time, Pomodoro tracking with productivity graphs, team Pomodoro sessions, integration with calendar to show available focus blocks, and ambi...
Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam. Your app provides a budgeting experience that duplicates many other apps on the App Store.
Fix: From personal project to approved app: added AI-powered spending insights, bank account sync via Plaid, custom budget categories with smart rules, and bill reminders. Differentiation was key to gettin...
Guideline 4.3.0 Design Spam
Fix: Community advised: don't create multiple Bundle IDs of the same app, consolidate versions for different locations/teams into a single app with in-app configuration.
Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam. Your habit tracker app is duplicative of the Reminders and Health apps combined.
Fix: Added AI habit coaching, social accountability groups, habit correlation analysis (shows which habits influence others), integration with Apple Watch for automatic tracking, and gamification with chal...
Guideline 4.3(a) - Design - Spam. Your weather app provides the same functionality as many existing weather apps without sufficient differentiation.
Fix: Added hyperlocal weather alerts, agricultural weather forecasting for farmers, UV index tracking with skin type recommendations, and pollen count tracking. Focused on a niche underserved by existing a...
Guideline 4.3(a) - Design - Spam. We noticed your app is substantially similar to other apps you have already submitted to the App Store.
Fix: Combined all utilities into a single Swiss Army Knife utility app with a clean tab-based interface. Each tool became a tab. Added a widget for quick access to frequently used tools. The combined app p...
Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam. Your white noise app provides the same sounds available in many existing white noise apps.
Fix: Added unique features: AI-generated personalized soundscapes, binaural beats for focus, adaptive volume based on ambient noise detection, sleep tracking integration with HealthKit, and smart alarm tha...
Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam. Your AI chatbot app is one of many similar ChatGPT wrapper apps that have flooded the App Store.
Fix: Pivoted to a specific use case: AI-powered recipe generator with photo recognition of ingredients. Used GPT for the intelligence but built a unique UX around cooking. Niche focus got it approved.
Guideline 4.3(a) - Design - Spam. Your app duplicates apps from other developers on the App Store.
Fix: Appealed with a detailed explanation of unique features: voice-based mood analysis using ML, therapist integration, CBT exercises, and crisis detection. Included comparison showing how it differs from...
Guideline 4.3 - Design - Spam. Your app provides a duplicate experience to other apps already on the App Store from different developers.
Fix: After 9 rejections, pivoted the app concept entirely. Added unique features like SOS strobe patterns, color therapy modes, and accessibility features for visually impaired users. Eventually gave up an...