Ios App Store Name Rules

App privacy details on the app store.

Ios app store name rules. On each app s product page users can learn about some of the data types the app may collect and whether that data is linked to them or used to track them. In that case you can use app store for iphone app store for ipad mac app store app store for apple tv app store for apple watch or app store for imessage. The app store now helps users better understand an app s privacy practices before they download the app on any apple platform.

The ios app store review guidelines tell developers what they can and cannot do within their entries to the marketplace. App names must be limited to 30 characters and should not include prices terms or descriptions that are not the name of the app. Make sure your app aligns with the technical content and design criteria that we use to review all apps and learn about common issues that cause apps to get rejected.

One of the rules governs what the developers can include within the name of. The ui appearing on the client does not resemble an ios or app store view does not. Apple has a name for apps.

Secondly and more importantly to most publishers apple announced that it will be reducing the number of characters allowed in app names from 255 to 50 characters also as of september 7. Two ios apps currently can not have the same app store name as entered in itunes connect nor the same bundle id suffix. App store review guidelines.

And two app store names can differ by as little as one character punctuation mark or space. Our app store review guidelines require apps to be safe provide a good user experience comply with our privacy rules secure devices from malware and threats and use approved business models. They can however have the same name under the icon the bundle display name as entered in the app s plist.

Always typeset app store with an uppercase a and an uppercase s followed by lowercase letters. Microsoft is about to test apple s app store rules. By sean hollister.