App store review Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apps downloaded with a promo code can't be reviewed anymore

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 3rd, 2011)

Last month, Apple began tweaking its App Store to more accurately rank applications based on criteria besides the number of downloads. Presumably, this new rating system takes into account both app reviews and ratings from customers. To tighten up the reviews and keep them honest, Apple has ...

Apple adds submission histories to iTunes Connect

by Erica Sadun (Nov 6th, 2009)

iPhone developer Brian Stormont pinged us this morning to share the news that Apple has quietly updated iTunes Connect with a great new feature: Status History. Appearing near recently reviewed items, this option opens a detail table showing how your application has worked its way through the App ...

Manage your iPhone's clipboard with Snippets

by Kevin Harter (Jul 6th, 2009)

The cut, copy, and paste features (finally) included in version 3.0 of the iPhone OS greatly improve the productivity of the iDevices. However, there is room for improvement. Enter Erich Bratton with his clipboard manager app, Snippets, available now in the iTunes App Store [iTunes link]. Snippets ...

App Store Rejections: Apple rejects iKaraoke app, patent filed published for a karaoke player

by Michael Jones (Jul 2nd, 2009)

As if the waters surrounding the App Store approval process weren't murky enough, one developer has just hit an unprecedented wall. Apple rejected his app, iKaraoke, citing that it duplicated functionality of the iPod application. Of course, the "duplicate functionality" reason is nothing new, but ...

Even at WWDC, developers can't get straight answers about App Store rejections

by Christina Warren (Jun 11th, 2009)

This is just becoming stupid. For the past year, we've heard from developers who have had their apps rejected from the App Store for the silliest of reasons. You know, the app might allow someone to access content that could also be accessed through Mobile Safari, it might display an Old-English ...

Thoughts on the iPhone App Store review process

by Erica Sadun (Aug 7th, 2008)

Should Apple have approved "I Am Rich"? Pretty much everyone agrees that it's a useless application. But once approved, should they have pulled it? Jason Kottke says it should stay in the App Store. He argues that Apple should be providing an open marketplace rather than a hand-selected ...