Question about non-gaming app.

AdamgoproAdamgopro Member Posts: 310
edited December 2013 in iPhone and Android Publishing
ok so I'm just curious if i made an app for a nightclub that just re-directs links to images would apple approve? are these apps allowed on the store?

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  • ironDanironDan Member Posts: 148
    It sounds like a very easy to create advertising app to me. I don't see whats wrong with that. I would just take the day it would take to make the app and submit it and see what happens. Not much to lose.
  • AdamgoproAdamgopro Member Posts: 310
    does anyone else have any knowledge on this?
  • tahakitantahakitan Member Posts: 102
    apple would approve. but gamesalad isn't the best program to use to make it. It sounds easy to make though.
  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    I don't see why you wouldn't just build a website for this. Apps take time to update and so the content is not going to be as current as it might for a website. Unless of course you're building much more than you mentioned into the app and the link/image portion is just part of it.

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  • FallacyStudiosFallacyStudios Member Posts: 970
    @Adamgopro

    If you don't have pro you wouldn't be able to use the Open URL behavior. Not sure how you plan on linking it otherwise.

    As far as Apple accepting it, that may be a grey area. If I'm not mistaken I've seen something in their policies against something like that, but I may be wrong. If anything you should comb through their policies and see if you think it will be an issue. In either case, its not like they don't let stuff like that slide anyways. If it only takes you a day to make the app, its not like you really wasted a bunch of your time.
  • Thunder_ChildThunder_Child Member Posts: 2,343
    7. Advertising

    7.1
    Apps that artificially increase the number of impressions or click-throughs of ads will be rejected
    7.2
    Apps that contain empty iAd banners will be rejected
    7.3
    Apps that are designed predominantly for the display of ads will be rejected

    https://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/approval/guidelines.html

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  • AdamgoproAdamgopro Member Posts: 310
    edited December 2013
    the app is for an events company which you can view this weeks photos and links you to there Facebook and able to purchase tickets and view there twitter ? and i will be purchasing pro account @ictc @fallacystudios @tatiang
  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    I honestly don't know but I would think Apple would be fine with that. I suspect that their definition of "ad" is pretty narrow.

    And the app does sound pretty simple to build, so why not go for it? :)

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