Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
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Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#2If this is all true, does that mean Apple is now picking winners and losers? (Besides themselves of course, Apple's apps have always been chosen as the winner)
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#3 > We will reject these apps unless they provide a unique, high-quality experience.
I looked around for the site thinking there might a web version. Can’t find anything. All the top hits just return articles about the App Store rejection. I feel Apple made the right choice.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#4> We will reject these apps unless they provide a unique, high-quality experience.
Apple has a point. Otherwise I would not be seeing tons of Calendar apps on the App Store.
This looks like typical quality over quantity control here. Nothing to see here.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#5> We will reject these apps unless they provide a unique, high-quality experience. Apple has a point. Otherwise I would not be seeing tons of Calendar apps on the App Store. This looks like typical quality over quantity control here. Nothing to see here.
> Nothing to see here.
Except there are no other marketplaces on which this developer can sell his app to iPhone users. That’s the issue. Apple has a stranglehold because they do not allow other app stores.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#6App Store development has me sort of offended. If I build it I’m not certain users can even try it unless apple (gatekeeper) decides their user base should. It’s certainly a walled garden and perhaps a reason I’ve steered my career away from mobile development.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#7> We will reject these apps unless they provide a unique, high-quality experience. It makes sense. If there’s a crowded market but you’re good and unique they will let you in. Feels fair to me. I looked around for the site thinking there might a web version. Can’t find anything. All the top hits just return articles about the App Store rejection. I feel Apple made the right choice.
Creates a race to get in first, even if a mediocre effort. Unless one can get in solely by being somehow higher quality than the other offerings.
Unless I'm missing something it feels heavy handed and less likely to produce a competitive market.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#8Shame that the astrologer could not predict this (tongue in cheek)
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#9The developer has some screenshots on Twitter https://twitter.com/nightcatprod/status/1439773812753637378
Seems like it's got humorous horoscopes.
Given that the screenshots are all of just text on a screen, and the development took about a year, I wonder if the rejection is more about the app being 'low quality' rather than about it being just another horoscope app.
Regardless, it seems weird to reject an app because there are already apps in the store which are similar.
Re: Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough
#10> We will reject these apps unless they provide a unique, high-quality experience. It makes sense. If there’s a crowded market but you’re good and unique they will let you in. Feels fair to me. I looked around for the site thinking there might a web version. Can’t find anything. All the top hits just return articles about the App Store rejection. I feel Apple made the right choice.
Creates a race to get in first, even if a mediocre effort. Unless one can get in solely by being somehow higher quality than the other offerings. Unless I'm missing something it feels heavy handed and less likely to produce a competitive market.
What’s the point in adding more products if they are neither unique nor higher quality?