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TestFlight has its limitations, unfortunately. It is not a distribution platform, it is not intended to be active for longer than 90 days without updates and sh

by mhee 6y ago

TestFlight has its limitations, unfortunately. It is not a distribution platform, it is not intended to be active for longer than 90 days without updates and should not be monetized https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#beta-testing https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#bet... I encourage you to read through the entire AppStore guidelines, there might be more sections that apply to Apple's decision to terminate the account I didn't read through all of your privacy policy on the app's website, but definitely worthwhile to cross check it with the AppStore guidelines as well.

princekolt 6y ago
You can’t monetize an app in test flight. All purchases are fake and collect no money. This argument is bullshit. I know a bunch of apps that have been in TestFlight for ages, and they’re all up and well.
- mhee 6y ago
  No need for your unconstructive argument "Note, however, that apps using TestFlight cannot be distributed to testers in exchange for compensation of any kind, including as a reward for crowd-sourced funding." If you have taken the time to read the information posted you would see that the information is relevant on monetization outside of the app. I am just giving possible considerations for the author that they haven't consider in the article, we don't know how the app link has been distributed throughout the last 3 years, maybe they posted a donation link somewhere before and Apple considered this as compensation for the beta distribution of the app.
xiphias2 6y ago
I don't see the 90 days rule in those guidelines. As others have said, GMail was 5 years in beta, it's normal for products to be in beta for years as long as they are not monatized. Maybe he didn't get the updates reviewed according to the guidelines though.
- mhee 6y ago
  Yeah maybe this was it. Any significant changes must be reviewed again. But from the way it sounds the author was not actively developing the application, so I am not sure how many changes went into each 90 day revision, perhaps Apple does not look kindly on resubmitting a build just for the sake of resetting the TestFlight 90 day activity counter. This might be seen as a way to try and avoid deployment and the final app review process. The 90 day counter is mentioned here https://testflight.apple.com/ https://testflight.apple.com/ Look for it under "Testing" From the way I have understood the 90 day counter before is that the app should be updated with new functionality/patches to be more beta tested, otherwise your app is obviously not being developed so no need for beta testing anymore

by mhee 6y ago

princekolt 6y ago

You can’t monetize an app in test flight. All purchases are fake and collect no money. This argument is bullshit. I know a bunch of apps that have been in TestFlight for ages, and they’re all up and well.

mhee 6y ago
No need for your unconstructive argument "Note, however, that apps using TestFlight cannot be distributed to testers in exchange for compensation of any kind, including as a reward for crowd-sourced funding." If you have taken the time to read the information posted you would see that the information is relevant on monetization outside of the app. I am just giving possible considerations for the author that they haven't consider in the article, we don't know how the app link has been distributed throughout the last 3 years, maybe they posted a donation link somewhere before and Apple considered this as compensation for the beta distribution of the app.

xiphias2 6y ago

I don't see the 90 days rule in those guidelines. As others have said, GMail was 5 years in beta, it's normal for products to be in beta for years as long as they are not monatized. Maybe he didn't get the updates reviewed according to the guidelines though.

mhee 6y ago
Yeah maybe this was it. Any significant changes must be reviewed again. But from the way it sounds the author was not actively developing the application, so I am not sure how many changes went into each 90 day revision, perhaps Apple does not look kindly on resubmitting a build just for the sake of resetting the TestFlight 90 day activity counter. This might be seen as a way to try and avoid deployment and the final app review process. The 90 day counter is mentioned here https://testflight.apple.com/ https://testflight.apple.com/ Look for it under "Testing" From the way I have understood the 90 day counter before is that the app should be updated with new functionality/patches to be more beta tested, otherwise your app is obviously not being developed so no need for beta testing anymore