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I have a website that hosts online courses for registered users.
I am now creating an app that will:
Ask users to login,
Allow the user to navigate their courses,
Allow the user to play course content.
My question is, will Apple accept an app that:
Requires a user to login before gaining any value?
Does not allow users to register on the App (you have to register on
the website, there is a link on the app login page to the website
registration - the registration is free).
The Apple guidelines do not explicitly say that you have to be able to register on the app. Does anyone have any experience with this?
As per my experience Apple will allow, I have 3 apps in App Store that have similar workflow you mentioned.
My App Works like:
When app is opened it ask for a PIN
User can get the PIN by registering to our web-site
After entering the PIN my app allow the user to continue
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Account holder updated the App Privacy Section of App Store but still it is showing me the above error when i go to submit App for Review.
Is there any other info or process which account holder need to enter in App Privacy??
The Apple has change some terms for the Privacy Policy while submitting the new/updated app to the store.
The developer has to answer some question about the data collection like what data is being collected in the app? Does those data used for tracking purpose?, etc.
You can find the App Privacy option at left side under General tag.
When you click on get started the you will see the below image where you need to give the answer for some questions.
Once you fill out the all the questionaries. You will see the similar page like below but based on the questionaries you fill.
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I am preparing my app for AppStore review.
App is supposed to display products of specific company, customise them and send to sales department.
The app by default does not store any data and one has to download it. Access to this data will be restricted for sales department employees only (user/pass administrated on server).
I've read the guidelines, but didn't found my answer: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/
Is it possible to get to appstore with app, that does not have any content until password is given?
I can create user for apple review team and then they'll get the content.
Provide demo account details:
in iTunes Connect, go to My Apps, select your app, then the version
scroll down to App Review Information
Enter details in the "Demo Account" section, and possibly additional details in the Notes section.
However, as others have pointed out, full App Store publication may not be the best option for such an app. You may want to consider Enterprise distribution (if used only by your own employees) or B2B/VPP distribution (which is through the App Store, but is not visible to everyone).
There should be no problem putting your app into the app store - there are quite some apps in the store now that require a login before they do anything, and are only of use for a selected audience. In the worst case you can add some general info views that are publicly accessible to show some value for everybody.
Enterprise distribution has its own hassles (and benefits), so if you don't have to go down that road I wouldn't.
In any case, provide the Apple Testing Team with some test login details.
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There's a service without free registration or something like that. Clients of this service have login and password. This service wants to develop an iOS app and distribute it in the App Store. This app won't be useful for regular users. Is it possible to submit this app in the App Store?
I understand that there are options like enterprise developer account, but for some reasons the developer wants to use regular account and regular app store.
I've read App Review Guidelines and didn't find any restrictions which require application be useful to anyone.
Of course test login will be provided for reviewer.
It is possible, look at concur & office 365 as examples
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My App is rejected by the reason :
"We found your app inappropriately unlocks or enables additional functionality with mechanisms other than the App Store, which is not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines"
"It may be appropriate to revise your app to use the In App Purchase API to provide content purchasing functionality. "
What I have done is as below:
As this app is for my specific customer companies to use, I only want the companies who get the Invitation Code from me to use my app. There is no charge. I don not know is it necessary to use the In App Purchase API instead? if it is true , can you give me some tips?
Your application cannot be used by members of the general public, and thus does not belong in the App Store.
If you only intend your application to be made available to a few specific people, you should use Ad-Hoc Distribution to make it available to them.
Explain the purpose to the review team, sometimes they listen.
Also, maybe have that message as a "login page" instead. Have a username and password rather than a verification code. The verification code message may look more like you are selling the app behind the AppStore. Also provide the review team with an access code / login details if you haven't already so they can actually review the app.
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I developed an app for the company who sells professional e-books by their website. In order to keep the content in sync with web data, app enforce login/registration and without that doesn't provide any functionality.
This is the reason why it has been rejected for Review Guidelines 17.2 Apps that require users to share personal information, such as email address and date of birth, in order to function will be rejected
My question is: is there a way to convince Apple to accept an app?
It is directed to the very specific proffessionals.
In the future the company want to add the possibility to sync books available on their website.
Also the books bought by in app purchase would be available on their website for the user account.
Isn't that enough reasons for Apple to accept this app? My client strongly want to have an account based app, the whole system was designed for that.
There is possibility to track user by udid but still it is not good solution because it is deprecated and Apple rejects apps using UDID for tracking reasons.
Does anyone have similar situation recently?
You say:
"app enforces login/registration and without that doesn't provide any
functionality."
Apple says:
"Apps that require users to share personal information in order to
function will be rejected"
So the answer is kinda obvious.
The app should provide (at least) some basic functionality without sharing personal data.
Maybe some book previews? 1 or 2 free books? App info? Why not apple's-bookstore? Does the website (before seeing anything) force you to signup too? Otherwise just make a web-app.