Apps with Web Views

Solar2D iOS
#1

I’ve seen people lately talking about the benefits of using Corona to present your app interface as web view or web popup to:

  • Take advantage of things like jQuery Mobile
  • Not have to do app updates (because updating the website provides the updates to the device)

This approach is especially attractive for apps that really don’t need any native device features.

But has anyone actually had an app that works that way be accepted by the AppStore?

This section of app guidelines seems to say they may rejected outright:

2.12 Apps that are not very useful, unique, are simply web sites bundled as Apps , or do not provide any lasting entertainment value may be rejected

Does anyone know if there is a mechanism that works to get an answer out of Apple for things like this before you actually submit the app (preferably before you waste time developing it in this manner.

#2

You’ll always face this issue and TBF I don’t see Corona or seasoned Corona devs espousing this view. It’s always better to code natively and if your app is little more then just a website - then just set it up as a web-app and don’t worry about the whole Apple approval process…

#3

You’ll always face this issue and TBF I don’t see Corona or seasoned Corona devs espousing this view. It’s always better to code natively and if your app is little more then just a website - then just set it up as a web-app and don’t worry about the whole Apple approval process…