Real App Store rejection cases

4.3(a) on a new app, approved a month later after a demo video

Approved July 4 after a June 3 rejection, as stated by the developer (about one month).

4.3 Design Spam, approved 12 hours after a one-color change

Approved about 12 hours later, as stated. The post says 4.3 Design Spam without a sub-letter.

4.3(a) on an update, approved after a later retry

Approved, per the post. Time to approval not stated.

Five apps rejected under 4.3 in the same minute

Developer stopped new iOS launches, per the post. Guideline cited as 4.3 without a sub-letter.

11 apps rejected for 4.3 in 30 seconds, appeals unanswered

No reply to appeals after 14 days, as of the post. Final outcome unknown.

Normal update to an approved app rejected under 4.3(a)

Outcome unknown.

First-time app with its own design rejected as Design Spam

Outcome unknown.

Established cross-platform game rejected as 4.3(a) spam

Outcome unknown.

Several apps repeatedly rejected under 4.3(a) with no explanation

Outcome unknown.

Passport photo app (Flutter) rejected under 4.3(a)

No replies and still waiting when logged on Oct 25. Outcome unknown.

Media player rejected under 4.3(a) on iOS while approved on macOS

Outcome unknown when logged on Oct 25.

Five unrelated apps rejected in the same minute under 4.3 and 4.2.6

Rebuilt app rejected again. Final outcome unknown when logged on Oct 25.

2.1 App Completeness on an update, approved after resubmitting unchanged

Approved in about 4 hours, as stated.

Rejected twice for the same in-app purchase issue (2.1(b))

Outcome unknown.

Rejected for mentioning Android in the description

Still waiting on round 2 as of Oct 25, per a follow-up post. The post does not name the guideline; 2.3.10 is our reading.

Paywall rejected: free trial more prominent than the billed amount

Outcome after resubmitting unknown.

Rejected for a Terms of Use link missing from the description

Still in the queue after 10 days, as stated. Guideline not named in the post; 3.1.2 is our reading.

Game rejected under 4.1(a) Copycats for references to Minecraft

Rejected again. Outcome unknown when logged on Oct 25.

5.6 rejection for 'features intentionally hidden' after a clean history

Outcome unknown when logged on Oct 25.

Asked to remove a live updater (Capgo) found in the binary

Appeal unanswered when logged on Oct 25.