Raph

It’s been 5 days @Apple. What are we doing?

@AdamKPx I get nightmares from this

Designers: “just a simple food app” Also designers:

@mariosaputra I don’t think there’s anything wrong with asking for questions even if it’s just for info. If they want to try to replicate your app, then let them. All apps are just replications of other apps anyway 🤷

I think the main problem with selling an app is dealing with people who ask a lot of questions but end up not buying. It’s hard to know whether they genuinely intend to buy or are just trying to dig for information.

@hieudinh_ Wouldn’t localizing your app name be bad especially if you do social media marketing and market it as the English name?

@cesaralvarezll Are you scared of getting copyrighted for your app icon?

Still can’t believe I wake up to notifications like these. Today I was already planning to improve the app’s onboarding and do marketing stuff but this motivates me even more. Next goal: €100 MRR 🚀

@duborges Is it just the app that’s banned or your whole developer account?

banned by Apple. 1 day before App Store payment. "Because of the identified concerns, any earnings payments are paused and app transfers are disabled." god dammit. thousands of dollars gone. glad i wasnt running Ads for this specific app, otherwise I would lose a lot of money the irony: app has 400 reviews, with 4.9 stars total, and that, believe it or not, seems to be the reason for the ban "why this app got so many good reviews and such high refund rate?", is probably what triggered the ban. this is a travel app that people signup to receive alerts of cheap flights when they occur and I ask for reviews right during onboarding (like most apps do) but many users expect to purchase Pro access and see all the options available right away (instead of waiting for new promos to come), and then ask for refund right away (one of the reasons i hate selling digital stuff in Brazil) i would just write off this and move on, i have bigger fish to fry but now I need to keep all these airline scrappers running 24x7 because most of my users bought annual membership and are still using the app! that means: i'll keep having tech costs for one more year, for an app that won't pay me a dime. sweet. any suggestions on how to appeal to this? Apple's message: We have identified concerns about your Apple Developer Program account under the Developer Code of Conduct outlined in App Review Guideline 5.6. Specifically, our investigations indicate your account is not in compliance with App Review Guideline 5.6.4 (App Quality), which states: “Customers expect the highest quality from the App Store, and maintaining high quality content, services, and experiences promotes customer trust. Indications that this expectation is not being met include excessive customer reports about concerns with your app, such as negative customer reviews, and excessive refund requests. Inability to maintain high quality may be a factor in deciding whether a developer is abiding by the Developer Code of Conduct.”

@sabino_sau14094 @Garliapp Are you running ads on App Store search? What keywords do you target?

Day 6 scaling @garliapp to $20k/month. It’s working guys! Ads are already profitable. Still need more data before scaling harder, but it’s only a matter of time before things start rolling like a snowball effect.

@sabino_sau14094 @RevenueCat @Garliapp Same with my app. No one tested the app on TestFlight. I guess they judge it on the video and presentation.

@RevenueCat @Garliapp video wasn’t viewed and the app wasn’t tested, but congrats to the winners

🚢 Shipyard 2026 winners are here. 900+ builders. 7 real creators. 4 weeks to design, ship, and monetize an MVP. The brief? “Build the app my audience actually needs.” Here are the winners:

Had a fun time making an app for @RevenueCat’s Creator Shipyard Event. Submitted everything just in time!

@anumness @CarlosBBuild I experimented with no trials on my hard paywall and it resulted in a lot of bad reviews.

@CarlosBBuild Yup

I did an experiment. I removed free trial on an app to see what will happen. Been consistently getting one annual subscription a day since that day.

@anumness Hard paywall?

@dmitriychuta Isn’t it copyright infringement to be using all those brand images in your app?

I have almost finished working on the Subscription Day² app for iOS. Get your subscriptions ready, because I am launching beta testing in just a few days 🙌

@justddev Yeah but they still had me update my app for review. Not worth trying to change it back afterwards

@RaphCodes that's crazy I think they're aware that you can just change it post review right?

is the famous paywall cooked?

Week 2 of posting content for my 5 apps everyday. I missed a day to log in my progress but that was because of a widget bug 🐜 Getting better at making it a routine. Hope to keep this going and get a post to blow up!

@RevenueCat Can I make an app for more than one creator or am I limited to 1?

Introducing Shipyard: Creator Contest. The app dev hackathon built around creator communities. 1 month. 7 creator communities. $140k in prizes. The challenge? Choose a creator and build an app for their audience between now and February 12. What will you ship?

@RevenueCat Excited to join this! I’m glad the winning app isn’t judged by revenue, since not everyone has a marketing budget.

@ShishirShelke1 Now make one with laundries

Someone built an origami simulator for foldable phones which uses the hinge to fold the paper

“I am gonna build a habit tracker app”

@jacobrodri_ Apple guidelines won’t allow it.

Million dollar app idea: Get fined $5 for every 5 minutes you spend on TikTok (or any app you want to limit) *Built this prototype with Rork + Opus 4.5