parental gate, what are you using

Solar2D iOS
#1

This is for childrens apps only.

Apple has a new category for kids now (coming in iOS7). If you want to submit your apps to that category you will need a parental gate.

What type of gate are you using? And has Apple accepted it?

#2

The jury is still out as to what Apple will accept or reject, however I read these articles that offer some tips:

http://blog.momswithapps.com/2013/09/04/rejected-by-apple-youre-not-alone

http://blog.momswithapps.com/2013/08/20/how-are-kids-app-developers-communicating-to-parents/

#3

Yeah I read those.

I posted here to see if other people had some different insights :) 

MWA has no feedback yet on what is being approved.

#4

I have downloaded the parental gate ios sdk …

here is the article link

http://parentalgate.com/87/ios-sdk-released-for-parental-gate-for-kids-category-apps/

#5

That’s one of the best methods I’ve seen (even *I* had to think ;)).

It’s something that can easily be ported using Corona SDK. 

#6

if there is enough interest, please contact parentalgate.com for a Corona SDK for parental gate

#7

I just created my own. 4 second press, followed by a notification that you must have consent.

#8

The jury is still out as to what Apple will accept or reject, however I read these articles that offer some tips:

http://blog.momswithapps.com/2013/09/04/rejected-by-apple-youre-not-alone

http://blog.momswithapps.com/2013/08/20/how-are-kids-app-developers-communicating-to-parents/

#9

Yeah I read those.

I posted here to see if other people had some different insights :) 

MWA has no feedback yet on what is being approved.

#10

I have shared the code I used for implementing a parental gate.

http://developer.coronalabs.com/code/parental-gate

When the app is first launched it asks for an age and then later you can use that to determine whether to show/hide ui elements such as game center, in-app purchase, or web links.

My game using this was approved by Apple.

Doug

#11

What happens if a parent wants to access the hidden UI elements later?

#12

I have downloaded the parental gate ios sdk …

here is the article link

http://parentalgate.com/87/ios-sdk-released-for-parental-gate-for-kids-category-apps/

#13

That’s one of the best methods I’ve seen (even *I* had to think ;)).

It’s something that can easily be ported using Corona SDK. 

#14

if there is enough interest, please contact parentalgate.com for a Corona SDK for parental gate

#15

I just created my own. 4 second press, followed by a notification that you must have consent.

#16

@ingemar good question. I haven’t figured out a good solution.

#17

Just now I am updating some app for the kids section.

I know I need PG on iap + rate if I want the app in the kids section, but I am wondering

if I need to put PG on my restore purchases button too?

#18

It’s a bit of a grey area in your case, but I would assume that anything that makes external calls to other servers (including Apple’s own) would require a Parental Gate, even though no new purchase is being made.

#19

Hope not. I already have an update without PG on restore in review.

I will let you know what happens…

#20

I have shared the code I used for implementing a parental gate.

http://developer.coronalabs.com/code/parental-gate

When the app is first launched it asks for an age and then later you can use that to determine whether to show/hide ui elements such as game center, in-app purchase, or web links.

My game using this was approved by Apple.

Doug