I recently received feedback from Apple:
"Did not integrate with iOS features. For example, the app should include features such as sharing, notification, searching, sorting, bookmarking, adding contact or calendar content. "
My app is a quiz type app and does not normally need any of the above. Has anyone else experienced this and are there any other solutions other than adding a feature for feature’s sake?
That sounds like a very strange comment from Apple. I suggest you write back to them through the Resolution Center and ask for clarification.
Can you post a screen shot of your app or maybe a video of it in use? When this rejection has come up, the community offered some good suggestions but without seeing the app, it’s hard to.
I’m posting some screen shots here. I did query Apple about the rejection and they said that they think using one or more of the iOS native functions is necessary to make a more compelling app. They were not specific. Reading in between the lines, it seems they want us to write apps that are more unique to iOS instead of generic across all OS’s.
I don’t understand what they could mean, however one thing I see is the use of non-standard UI elements (shape of Close and Done button in screenshot 3 and 4).
I’ve heard that Apple can be very picky when using UI element “look-alikes”. Either they should look exactly like the original, or completely break away from the standard. I’m not sure, but with iOS7 being released they might also want a more flat UI look for the buttons of any new apps being approved…
Thanks for your feedback about non-standard icons. I’ll take that into consideration as I re-write the app. The message I took away from Apple’s rejection feedback was “hooks into iOS”. One of the features they suggested was “sharing”. I take this to mean email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. If so I’d need to provide this feature in the app that allows the user to post their practice test scores or at least mention to their friends that they’ve used my practice test app to help prepare for the actual test. Might actually be a good idea.
That sounds like a very strange comment from Apple. I suggest you write back to them through the Resolution Center and ask for clarification.
Can you post a screen shot of your app or maybe a video of it in use? When this rejection has come up, the community offered some good suggestions but without seeing the app, it’s hard to.
I’m posting some screen shots here. I did query Apple about the rejection and they said that they think using one or more of the iOS native functions is necessary to make a more compelling app. They were not specific. Reading in between the lines, it seems they want us to write apps that are more unique to iOS instead of generic across all OS’s.
I don’t understand what they could mean, however one thing I see is the use of non-standard UI elements (shape of Close and Done button in screenshot 3 and 4).
I’ve heard that Apple can be very picky when using UI element “look-alikes”. Either they should look exactly like the original, or completely break away from the standard. I’m not sure, but with iOS7 being released they might also want a more flat UI look for the buttons of any new apps being approved…
Thanks for your feedback about non-standard icons. I’ll take that into consideration as I re-write the app. The message I took away from Apple’s rejection feedback was “hooks into iOS”. One of the features they suggested was “sharing”. I take this to mean email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. If so I’d need to provide this feature in the app that allows the user to post their practice test scores or at least mention to their friends that they’ve used my practice test app to help prepare for the actual test. Might actually be a good idea.