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1,000 Apps an Hour Force Apple's App Store Crackdown

Apple’s tougher App Review rule lets it reject functional but derivative apps as App Store clutter becomes a trust problem.

Key takeaways

  • Apple is turning App Store clutter into an enforceable quality offense, not just a discovery problem. The new language gives App Review a sharper tool to reject, remov...
  • The change, reported by 9to5Mac , updates section 4.3(b) of Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines with tougher wording aimed at apps Apple calls “mediocre, low-q...
  • MLXIO analysis: this is Apple drawing a brighter line between software distribution and marketplace curation. A bad app no longer has to be malicious, broken, or decep...
  • Apple’s “do not add value” rule gives App Review more room to say no

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