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Alex Tech
Alex Tech

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I built a tool that checks Google Play listings for policy risks

A few months ago I got tired of seeing the same Google Play rejection reasons over and over again.

Especially with AI-generated apps.

Developers would spend weeks building something, submit it, and then get hit with:

  • Misleading claims
  • Repetitive content
  • Impersonation
  • Metadata issues

Most of these problems are visible before you even submit the app. They’re sitting right there in the title, short description, and full description.

So I built SubmitSafe.

What it does

You paste your Google Play listing (title + descriptions), and it gives you a risk breakdown in under a minute. It looks for common policy triggers that often lead to manual review or rejection.

It’s not a magic “guaranteed approval” tool. It’s more like a pre-flight check — something that helps you catch obvious problems early.

Why I built it

I kept seeing the same pattern:

  1. Developer builds an app (sometimes with AI)
  2. Writes the store listing quickly
  3. Submits
  4. Gets rejected for something that could have been fixed in 10 minutes

The official Google Play policies are long and not always easy to interpret when you’re just trying to ship. I wanted something simpler that points out the risky parts of a listing.

What’s next

Right now it focuses on the most common metadata and policy risks. I’m planning to expand it based on real rejection cases and feedback.

If you work with Google Play apps (especially AI or quickly built ones), I’d love to hear what rejection reasons you run into most often.

You can try it here: submitsafe.app

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