> I was told via phone about an apparently unwritten rule that I was violating: auto-renewing subscriptions can only be used for apps that deliver “new content” during each renewal period, like magazines. Charging a monthly price for an ongoing service is not allowed.
That's nice. I worked on a auto-renewing service app, and I received a rejection phone call from Apple too. They didn't tell me anything useful, they just said that "your kind of app isn't appropriate for this type of in-app purchase". When I pressed for details and talked about alternative options, the person at Apple admitted to me that she'd never actually used our app!
I can't get over how terrible Apple are at communicating with developers. It's bad enough that there are these unwritten rules, but having to deal with Chinese whispers internal to Apple as well is ridiculous.
That's nice. I worked on a auto-renewing service app, and I received a rejection phone call from Apple too. They didn't tell me anything useful, they just said that "your kind of app isn't appropriate for this type of in-app purchase". When I pressed for details and talked about alternative options, the person at Apple admitted to me that she'd never actually used our app!
I can't get over how terrible Apple are at communicating with developers. It's bad enough that there are these unwritten rules, but having to deal with Chinese whispers internal to Apple as well is ridiculous.