Comments on: App Store Rejections: Can You Define “Objectionable” Content Please? http://iPhoneIncubator.com/blog/general/app-store-rejections-can-you-define-%e2%80%9cobjectionable%e2%80%9d-content-please Tips and Tricks for iPhone, iPod, iPad and iOS Developers Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:20:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Otis Ryder http://iPhoneIncubator.com/blog/general/app-store-rejections-can-you-define-%e2%80%9cobjectionable%e2%80%9d-content-please/comment-page-1#comment-1074 Otis Ryder Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:16:34 +0000 http://iPhoneIncubator.com/blog/?p=237#comment-1074 My app has been stuck in the review process for 24 days. Its one of Apple's biggest money makers, it has been in one of there television commercials and it helps to sell tons of iPhones. It seems to be all about unfiltered access to the internet and its rating. The full story is here: <a href="http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/113292.aspx" rel="nofollow">iBird is Stuck in the Review Process - How Do I Free it</a> My app has been stuck in the review process for 24 days. Its one of Apple’s biggest money makers, it has been in one of there television commercials and it helps to sell tons of iPhones. It seems to be all about unfiltered access to the internet and its rating. The full story is here: iBird is Stuck in the Review Process – How Do I Free it

]]> By: Nick http://iPhoneIncubator.com/blog/general/app-store-rejections-can-you-define-%e2%80%9cobjectionable%e2%80%9d-content-please/comment-page-1#comment-1033 Nick Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:25:23 +0000 http://iPhoneIncubator.com/blog/?p=237#comment-1033 @Rob: First, let me repeat my assertion that only a very small fraction of apps do get flat-out rejected or significantly delayed, so the odds are still in your favor. If there are existing apps on the App Store that have more risqué content than what you're planning, then you should feel relatively safe. There fact that there are significant uncertainties and large unknowns in the process, is the problem. Potential app developers and entrepreneurs like yourself, will hesitate to embark on projects that push the limits of the iPhone platform, and Apple will lose in the long run. The next time I have a client whose project seems like a candidate for rejection, I will probably create a small skeleton app with some representative content (e.g. a simple text or image viewer) and submit that for approval. As soon as Apple approves the skeleton app, I can remove it from sale on the App Store and start developing the full application. This is by no means a foolproof method, since Apple's reviewers are not known for consistency. But until Apple publishes their secret rules, or creates some kind of pre-approval process, then this is the best you can do to reduce your risk. @Rob: First, let me repeat my assertion that only a very small fraction of apps do get flat-out rejected or significantly delayed, so the odds are still in your favor. If there are existing apps on the App Store that have more risqué content than what you’re planning, then you should feel relatively safe. There fact that there are significant uncertainties and large unknowns in the process, is the problem. Potential app developers and entrepreneurs like yourself, will hesitate to embark on projects that push the limits of the iPhone platform, and Apple will lose in the long run.

The next time I have a client whose project seems like a candidate for rejection, I will probably create a small skeleton app with some representative content (e.g. a simple text or image viewer) and submit that for approval. As soon as Apple approves the skeleton app, I can remove it from sale on the App Store and start developing the full application. This is by no means a foolproof method, since Apple’s reviewers are not known for consistency. But until Apple publishes their secret rules, or creates some kind of pre-approval process, then this is the best you can do to reduce your risk.

]]> By: Rob Page http://iPhoneIncubator.com/blog/general/app-store-rejections-can-you-define-%e2%80%9cobjectionable%e2%80%9d-content-please/comment-page-1#comment-1032 Rob Page Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:32:04 +0000 http://iPhoneIncubator.com/blog/?p=237#comment-1032 Goodness, this is discouraging. My content has no nudity or even profanity and the models are wearing more than in Bikini Blast. But I'm not about to spend time and $$ hiring somebody to develop an app just to get rejected. What's an independent guy like me to do? Goodness, this is discouraging. My content has no nudity or even profanity and the models are wearing more than in Bikini Blast. But I’m not about to spend time and $$ hiring somebody to develop an app just to get rejected.

What’s an independent guy like me to do?

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