Maybe that's because you're thinking of apps that actually benefit from native APIs. There are other types of apps that are mostly interfaces to remote data pri

Maybe that's because you're thinking of apps that actually benefit from native APIs. There are other types of apps that are mostly interfaces to remote data primarily generated by other people. The only native capability that many apps need is push notifications (something like a banking app for instance). And that's basically a random restriction imposed by Apple to protect their business interests.