The Most Interesting App Store Rejection Reasons

Let's see what are the most interesting App Store rejection reasons:

Functionality

• Apps that download code in any way or form: no custom App Store
• Apps that install or launch other executable code: again, no containers
• Apps that are not very useful or do not provide any lasting entertainment value: no crap games
• Apps that are primarily marketing materials or advertisements: do not create an app that is the clone of your website only cause it's cool to be on the iPhone
  
• Developers "spamming" the App Store with many versions of similar apps: please no more Angry Bird Cheats Guide
  

Metadata

• Apps with metadata that mentions the name of any other mobile platform: we don't mind if your app has been ported to Android
• Apps with app icons and screenshots that do not adhere to the 4+ age rating: no boobs
  
• Developers who attempt to manipulate or cheat the user reviews or chart ranking in the App Store with fake or paid reviews, or any other inappropriate methods: we know that ★★★★★ stars reviews that are longer than a phrase are fake

iAds

• Apps that are designed predominantly for the display of ads: no more iAd-powered flashlight

Media content

• Audio streaming content over a cellular network may not use more than 5MB over 5 minutes: we don't want AT&T nextwork to explode

Scraping and aggregation

• Apps that are simply web clippings, content aggregators, or a collection of links, may be rejected: no more RSS readers please

And obviously no porn. You know why? Cause the entire idea of a "porn app" is stupid. Have you ever seen a porn app on Windows? You can't live without porn? So open Safari, there are a million websites you can look at.