App Store Guidelines
What are App Store Guidelines?
App Store Guidelines are Apple’s rules and requirements that applications must follow to be distributed through the App Store. They cover areas such as app functionality, user experience, content, privacy, security, payments, subscriptions, advertising, data handling, and technical quality. Apple evaluates submitted apps against these requirements during the App Store review process.
Why it matters
Compliance with App Store Guidelines is an important part of publishing and maintaining an iOS application. An app that does not meet Apple’s requirements can be rejected during review or require changes before publication. Businesses creating an iOS app should therefore consider these requirements during development and testing rather than only when the application is ready to be submitted.
Example
A company creates an iOS mobile app with booking and payment functionality. Before submitting it through App Store Connect, the team tests the application and checks its content, privacy information, payment implementation, and functionality to make sure the app meets Apple’s requirements.
