Avoid the Apple App Store
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Avoid the Apple App Store
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Re: Avoid the Apple App Store
#2The App store is one of the most disappointing things to happen to personal computers. Instead of empowering indie devs it shut them out and empowered corporations.
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#3This is infuriating. I've also had my fair bit of trouble with App Store Review but your this really takes the freaking biscuit. C'mon y'all, let's get this post some visibility.
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#4This is why I'll never buy an apple device. I know Google does it too, but apple is worse.
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#5Well, this does look like a straight Wordle copy.
It is also disingenious to say that's a copy of Lingo, when it's bloody obvious it's a Wordle clone.
The fact that other clones were approved by Apple points at another issue.
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#6Well, this does look like a straight Wordle copy. It is also disingenious to say that's a copy of Lingo, when it's bloody obvious it's a Wordle clone. The fact that other clones were approved by Apple points at another issue.
What's your opinion on the Minesweeper clones? Shouldn't they be allowed on the App Store? What about Scrabble? Or Tetris?
Also - like the post says - the app is in Swedish with a Swedish dictionary. Wordle is unplayable for anyone who doesn't speak English.
Point taken about the wording though, I've updated the blog post to say: "I figured I could make a Swedish Wordle-style game myself"
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#7Well, this does look like a straight Wordle copy. It is also disingenious to say that's a copy of Lingo, when it's bloody obvious it's a Wordle clone. The fact that other clones were approved by Apple points at another issue.
Isn't Wordle a Lingo/mastermind clone then? How many Tetris clones are there?
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#8I don't exactly agree with many of the points made in that post, BUT, I think this was the paragraph that made the best point:
"But even if you disagree with me, and you think that Apple should be allowed to be the only gatekeeper to 60% of people’s mobile devices. Surely you still agree that Apple should apply their rules consistently? In this case that would mean either allowing Wörd on the store, or purging all apps that resemble other apps from App Store. Starting with their own Apple Music and Translate apps."
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#9Is it possible it was rejected because it's called Wörd which is too close to Wordle? Try naming it something else and resubmitting.
Re: Avoid the Apple App Store
#10Well, this does look like a straight Wordle copy. It is also disingenious to say that's a copy of Lingo, when it's bloody obvious it's a Wordle clone. The fact that other clones were approved by Apple points at another issue.
What's your opinion on the Minesweeper clones? Shouldn't they be allowed on the App Store? What about Scrabble? Or Tetris? Also - like the post says - the app is in Swedish with a Swedish dictionary. Wordle is unplayable for anyone who doesn't speak English. Point taken about the wording though, I've updated the blog post to say: "I figured I could make a Swedish Wordle-style game myself"
Microsoft does not have an official Minesweeper application for iOS, never has, and probably never will, so clones are more acceptable in that case.
Scrabble and Tetris are actually trademarked names and have official applications as far as I know. They can sue any competitor for trademark infringement. There are competitors like "Block Puzzle," but they may predate the official Tetris for presence, but I'm not certain on that.
> "What’s even less surprising is how (little) Apple apply their Guidelines when it comes to their own apps" (from post)
Actually, I think any resemblance is forced (particularly with the Translate app) and that the design decisions are more logically-based than copying. How else would you make a Translate app by Apple look?