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Comment by rgoulter | Hacker News Reader

The developer has some screenshots on Twitter https://twitter.com/nightcatprod/status/1439773812753637378

Seems like it's got humorous horoscopes.

Given that the screenshots are all of just text on a screen, and the development took about a year, I wonder if the rejection is more about the app being 'low quality' rather than about it being just another horoscope app.

Regardless, it seems weird to reject an app because there are already apps in the store which are similar.

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Years ago I made a similar app for that’s what she said jokes and was rejected due to minimal functionality. This was the same time they were allowing those scam 1000 apps that just showed a diamond. Apple makes no sense.

That's because reviews are done by a single person from a large group of possible reviewers who each have differing perspectives.

Do you see a way that Apple could be consistent besides letting every app in?

Maybe have a part of the store dedicated to pre-release/experimental versions and have interested users beta test and review these. Then based on early feedback the app graduates or not to the general public.

Well yeah you make the rules in a way that there’s little room for personal opinion on behalf of the reviewer.

As it is now their rules are pretty vague.

Getting into the App Store requires a bit of politics and negotiation.

Nearly everybody I know gets rejected the first time, unless you have a clearly high quality app.

I got mine accepted by submitting screenshots of people saying they were excited about it.

8+ years ago, I made an etch-a-sketch clone and had no problem getting it approved. Not sure if things were easier back then or the app was reasonable enough to approve.

https://vimeo.com/81687638

I imagine over time the rules and regulations have become more strict.

Pretty cool app by the way.

Thanks! Maybe someday I'll try to republish it.

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