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Not sure about statement 2.9: "Apps that are "beta", "demo", "trial", or "test" versions will be rejected" Does this mean no "lite" versions of games? That wo

Not sure about statement 2.9: "Apps that are "beta", "demo", "trial", or "test" versions will be rejected" Does this mean no "lite" versions of games? That would affect tons of apps... unless Apple is about to come out with a way to bundle a lite version with your app.

jacquesm 16y ago
That's a tricky one, you're right about that. Maybe there is a way to get some clarification on that one without having to go through a whole round of developing an app and then having it rejected or accepted. I think what they mean to say is that it should be a 'finished product' (no beta, no test), it should be fully functional (no demo or trial), so self contained. If there is a more fully featured version of the game available for another platform I can't really see how that could lead to trouble, but it may be worth a bit of investigation beforehand.
- jlongster 16y ago
  Yeah, I think you're right. If they had omitted "trial" I think it would be pretty clear, but that's a tricky word (trial can be the same as lite).
  - Someone 16y ago
    I haven't read the document, but in my mind, trial
  - weaksauce 16y ago
    I think trial software has the connotation of being time limited. This whole section of the rules is just saying that they should be able to use the software as much as they want without having a "dead" app in the phone after the software expires. Lite just means less features/levels so that is permissible.
    - chc 16y ago
      Time-limited or nagware. Upsells are OK, but IIRC Apple doesn't like nags.
      - SoftwareMaven 16y ago
        They also don't like software that looks like some feature should work, but just pops up a "buy me" dialog. Lites are OK as long as they are internally consistant.
benbeltran 16y ago
I think this may be because of in-app purchases. So you can distribute a free "full but locked" app, and then just add functionality with in-app purchases. Maybe they're trying to promote that?

jacquesm 16y ago

That's a tricky one, you're right about that. Maybe there is a way to get some clarification on that one without having to go through a whole round of developing an app and then having it rejected or accepted. I think what they mean to say is that it should be a 'finished product' (no beta, no test), it should be fully functional (no demo or trial), so self contained. If there is a more fully featured version of the game available for another platform I can't really see how that could lead to trouble, but it may be worth a bit of investigation beforehand.

jlongster 16y ago
Yeah, I think you're right. If they had omitted "trial" I think it would be pretty clear, but that's a tricky word (trial can be the same as lite).
- Someone 16y ago
  I haven't read the document, but in my mind, trial
- weaksauce 16y ago
  I think trial software has the connotation of being time limited. This whole section of the rules is just saying that they should be able to use the software as much as they want without having a "dead" app in the phone after the software expires. Lite just means less features/levels so that is permissible.
  - chc 16y ago
    Time-limited or nagware. Upsells are OK, but IIRC Apple doesn't like nags.
    - SoftwareMaven 16y ago
      They also don't like software that looks like some feature should work, but just pops up a "buy me" dialog. Lites are OK as long as they are internally consistant.

benbeltran 16y ago

I think this may be because of in-app purchases. So you can distribute a free "full but locked" app, and then just add functionality with in-app purchases. Maybe they're trying to promote that?