The dreaded iPad rejection list and how to avoid it for iPad developers
You've got a great app idea. You make that idea happen. You are excited and proud of your creation and tell everyone about it. You send it in. You wait 3 months. You open your inbox and there it is ' an email from iPad consultants at Apple. It reads, "We are sorry to inform you that your application has been rejected."
You might feel like smashing your iPhone and throw curses at Apple, but the truth is, hundreds of other iPad developers find themselves in exactly the same situation. Even if your app is great, the problem may lie with the fact that Apple has too many rules and regulations. One good idea is to hire an iPad development pro. To help you along, we've got a list of common mistakes beginner iPad developers make.
- Trademark violation ' Anything that resembles an Apple deemed trademark violation (such as icons that look like iPhones or Polaroid frames) will get rejected.
- Prizes and Giveaways ' Although not against the rules, Apple generally does not entertain apps that include contests or gives away prizes. There have been instances when a game app was allowed because its prizes were on a web leaderboard separately, however it is widely accepted that it is difficult to get it right with this. So if prize giving is a big part of your app, my best suggestion would be to hire a professional, like the aforementioned Jinibot Mobile Development, instead of risking it.
- Silence is virtue ' You may think letting Apple know everything about your app will be useful, but apparently not always. One iPad developer has told us that his app used analytics as a mechanism and he revealed this to Apple, only to be rejected. However there are a whole list of apps out there with the same analytics who did not mention it.
- Objectionable content ' This one is giving many iPad app developers a headache. You would think a library app with a random text only article on the Kamasutra or a lyrics database with PG lyrics will not be an issue, but apparently it is.
- Celebrities ' During the Obama inauguration, many apps including imagery of the Obama household and graphic versions of the President came up, but they all went into never-ending review until they removed these. Be careful when using public figures.
This article should have given you an idea of how picky Apply can be with app development, but this is only the tip of the icerberg. It can be very demotivating to work hard on your app only to find it going into infinite review, so either get really good at app development or hire a pro.
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