I’m super pleased for you!
Best of luck with it!
MAS1
Hey @MAS1, one day in the store but already downloads are 10x that of the Android version. Turns out there was some un-satisfied need for crude humor on the IOS side… I owe you one! All the best.
you should nominate this game for the imga awards :=)
btw did you use the social plugin for the share stuff?
Ha hah. Thanks. I’d rather try and be remembered for something more original… This was simply an effort on my part to poke some fun at the frenzy and learn some new skills along the way.
As for the question on social plugin, the answer is no. I used the excellent template from Rag Dog Studios - http://ragdogstudios.com/ - and it comes with an excellent library that uses the non-plugin approach. I guess Rag Dog chose this path to be able to offer their template to Starter account holders along with all else. Great template at a great price for the learning and quality of features alone. Highly recommended.
@ksan - glad to hear about those download numbers - congrats!
I also decided to have another go at submitting my flappy clone.
And whadya know?!
They accepted it with the word flappy in the title. At last! Like ksan, I pointed out that flappy clones with the name flappy in the title were being accepted by the bucket load on a daily basis. (Cr?)Apple caved at last…!
Best - MAS1
Great to hear!!! This has been a good learning experience all round. Including the “Managing your Apple Review rejection” episode!
Congratulations on the acceptance of your app. All the best!
I’m happy to report that more than 11K people agreed with me in that the Apple Reviewer who rejected Crappy the Turd had no clue. Right now #200 on US Free Games chart and rising. Who would have thought…
this is cool. do you mind telling us a bit more about:
keywords used
ads stats?
thanks
Keywords : Crappy Turd Flappy Tap Bird
Ads : Using Revmob. Not doing so well. Revmob not registering installs.
lol
Hah hah. Thanks. Wait till you hear it
Today I received my first rejection from Apple… Guess the ‘toilet humor’ did not resonate well with them. Oh well…
it is an app about crap. I’m sure android will allow. lol
I too had a flappy clone rejected (iOS). Reason - metadata and title contain the word flappy.
Fair enough - I accept that.
Then…true to form (and this is how sh1t Apple are) they accept a raft of clones over the weekend with the word flappy in the title.
How difficult can it be to maintain a db with keywords/title words that are to be rejected? That way everyone is treated equally.
CrApple review system strikes again!
You must get this masterpiece of a turd into the iTunes store!
Well, I filed an appeal but don’t have high hopes. The rejection states that Apple found content or features designed mainly to upset or disgust the users… They couldn’t be more wrong about the intent of this app. Never heard of toilet humor? Argh.
Also the rejection states my app contains profanity in the app name and uses a graphical depiction of feces as its icon… At last check I saw many other apps in the store with same words used in the name and many ‘poo’ apps using cartoonish poo depictions so I agree with MAS1… Consistency it appears is not one of the Apple Review Team strengths… Oh well. This was a learning experience for me anyways and I just write it off as such and move on.
Crappy will live on in the world of Android for the time being.
Apparently both Apple and Google are now rejecting “Flappy” as either a keyword, part of a title, or some combination of both. This is just what I heard, and I don’t know the specifics, but if the rumors are true, both marketplaces were so inundated by Flappy clones, they might have just cut it all off abruptly.
Brent
Apple are rejecting flappy worded apps - depending on whether the coin lands heads or tails. Yet another mother load of flappy worded apps appeared in the last 24 hours on iOS.
I genuinely don’t mind the rejection - but it should be across the board and not arbitrary as is the case with the CrApple review system. Oh well, I’d better let go of this anger and move on!
Ok. It is now decided. Crappy the Turd will forever be an Android exclusive. Apple is not going to budge on this one.
So to recover from that rejection I released another clone… Flippy Burger. Lets see how this one will fare. Its already live on Google Play Store at : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appynerds.flippyburger
Your kind review and feedback will be most appreciated and as always will be returned in kind. Thanks!!!
No surprise here from the inconsistent CrApple review team:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/floppy-turd/id817587884?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id817893947
Best - MAS1