Apple rejects developer's horoscope app, says App Store has enough

Post by dangero » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 5:39 AM UTC

dawnerd wrote: post #32

rgoulter wrote: post #9

The 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 becaus…

Years ago I made a similar app for that’s what she said jokes and was rejected due to minimal functionality. This was the same time they were allowing those scam 1000 apps that just showed a diamond. Apple makes no sense.

Post by andrewljohnson » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 5:44 AM UTC

unraveller wrote: post #46

herpderperator wrote: post #23

> Also avoid piling on to a category that is already saturated; the App Store has enough fart, burp, flashlight, fortune telling, dating, drinking games, and Kama Sutra apps, etc. already. I had to double-take to see if this was really a statement from Apple... It was.

And apple calls itself an innovative company. They say no more lightbulb apps forgetting it took Edison 5000 filaments to find the best one. Naturally if you trust one dev for one job, and not to ruin the app, you will likely trust them for another, category saturation be damned. I don't see much benefit for users when the manufacturer dictates what developers are not to build for users based on some archaic first in…

Post by FractalParadigm » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 5:49 AM UTC

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #22

notyourwork wrote: post #6

App 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.

We need to be able to use non-Apple app stores for iPhone.

Post by WalterBright » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 5:53 AM UTC

wirthjason wrote: post #18

paulryanrogers wrote: post #7

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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.

There’s an old fable that the abstract painter Jackson Pollock would sit in art museums and watch people view his art. One day a man sat staring for a long time. After a while Jackson was curious what the man was thinking so he got up and approached the man and asked his thoughts. The man replied, “I don’t know why this is hanging in a museum, I could have made that.” Jackson replied, “yes, your right, you could have…

Post by ChuckNorris89 » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 5:56 AM UTC

i_like_apis wrote: post #42

sandworm101 wrote: post #30

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I face the same problem every time I buy mustard at the supermarket. Dozens of flavors to choose from and only so much money. The tyranny of choice is a small price to pay.

But the supermarket is a walled garden too. They choose what to put on the shelf based on quality and shelf space. Buying mustard on Amazon is closer to the issue, or products where many imitators compete like meal prep Tupperware or water bottles.