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More permissive in which ways that matter to a legitimate publisher? I'm pretty sure both of them ban third-party in-app-purchases, for example.
by everfree 3y ago
More permissive in which ways that matter to a legitimate publisher?
I'm pretty sure both of them ban third-party in-app-purchases, for example.
- hot_gril 3y agoIt's all-around, but the ones I can name... Apple has some very particular rules about how you can direct users to external places to purchase things, which I don't think are present on Play Store. Also more strict about apps requesting permissions they don't make a strong case for needing. And rules about offensive content, and restrictions against apps they believe there are too many of. No game emulators allowed either. The ban on third-party iaps was pretty recent on Android, like 2022. For instance: - I made a simple news-sharing app. App Store pushed back against me a few times about the offensive content policy and reporting mechanism not being up to their standards. I never heard back from the Play Store, they just OK'd it the first time. - I made a college-only dating app. App Store said they won't allow any more dating apps that aren't different enough (mine wasn't), Play Store said ok. - A startup I knew was making an NFT app with a beginner-friendly way to purchase using USD. Apple objected to purchases not going through IAPs. They escalated a bunch of times and eventually got it through. Play Store didn't care at all.
- rodgerd 3y agoApple enforces the rules that applications must only harvest data in the ways that they describe. That's behind Facebook's tantrum about the App Store. Google said it would introduce an equivalent policy, but then backed off, and does not enforce it.