App rejected now the 3rd time - because...
Matthias Rebbe
matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de
Mon Dec 3 17:01:01 EST 2012
Thanks to all for your suggestions.
I added now a more detailed english description for the reviewer, although i
informed the review board team already after the 2nd rejection about the app and its planned usage.
Unfortunately i cannot add more content, because the customer would not pay for that work.
If i would put more work in it and it would be rejected again, i would lose more money than
i would lose now.
Regards,
Matthias
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Am 02.12.2012 um 00:26 schrieb Matthias Rebbe <matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de>:
> Hi,
>
> today my new app was rejected the 3rd time.
>
> The first rejection was because the app was to simple for Apple Review Team. They argued
> it was just a browser showing only local content. And apps, that are web sites bundled as apps
> may be rejected.
>
> Btw: The content was a 3D Animation showing my customer´s logo which
> the user could rotate left / right by swiping his finger over the screen.
>
> The app is (now it seems was) planned to be part of a big marketing campaign.
> It was intended to be something like a lucky charm, which the user can rotate
> like other do rub a "rabbit´s foot" . Is "rub" the correct word for that?
>
> After talking to our customer they agreed to extend functionality and so i added
> Monte´s BarCode Reader external and some other of his externals. The customer already
> planned to use QR Codes in his campaign, so this would be a usefull extension for the campaign.
>
> The user can now scan QR Codes and take appropriate actions after scanning
> like sending sms, sending email, do phone call, open an URL in Browser
> or add the scanned vCard to the address book.
>
> But it was rejected again. Now Apple told me, that the UI experience is very important
> and that i have to follow their UI design… blah blah blah.
>
> I then recreated all from scratch. Used Navbars, toolbars and so on. I even optimized
> and extended the features of the QR Code reader.
>
> But again it was rejected, now with this explanation:
>
> "We found that your app only provides a very limited set of features.
> It only include a single animated image as well as an open source code bar code scanner.
> While we value simplicity, we consider simplicity to be uncomplicated - not limited in features and functionality.
> …
> Apps should provide valuable utility or entertainment, draw people in by offering compelling capabilities or content,
> or enable people to do something they couldn't do before or in a way they couldn't do it before."
>
> Btw.: The "animated image" is a set of 36 images which rotate only when the user swipes of the image using HTML5 and javascript. It is not an animated gif or something.
>
> I am not sure, if the reviewer is even knowing about the implemented actions after scanning QR Code. Maybe she/he only tested with normal barcodes.
>
> I responded to this rejection now, explained what features the app now has and asked if the many fart apps in the app store are more useful than our app.
>
> But anyway I am stumped now and fed up.
>
>
> Matthias
>
>
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