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> Apple doesn't actually have a "no copycat apps" policy https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#copycats https://developer.apple.com/app-stor
by Someone 5y ago
> Apple doesn't actually have a "no copycat apps" policy
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#copycats https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#cop...:
4.1 Copycats
Come up with your own ideas. We know you have them, so make yours come to life. Don’t simply copy the latest popular app on the App Store, or make some minor changes to another app’s name or UI and pass it off as your own. In addition to risking an intellectual property infringement claim, it makes the App Store harder to navigate and just isn’t fair to your fellow developers.
- s17n 5y agoI stand corrected. I guess the problem for this dev was that the reviewer cited copyright, which doesn't apply here, instead of referencing the appropriate rule