First published on tychelabs.net .

We read 419 public posts about App Store rejections and classified the 285 real cases by guideline and outcome. Here is what gets apps rejected, what fixed it, and the dataset.

We read 419 public posts in which developers asked for help with App Store review, and classified the 285 that describe a real rejection of their own app. The answer to "why do apps get rejected?", in the cases developers post about:

Payments and in-app purchase: 18% (50 cases). Digital content sold outside in-app purchase, and subscription screens missing the price, terms or a restore option.

Spam and copycats: 13% (38). Guideline 4.3: an app too similar to others, or to the developer's own apps.

Missing information or demo access: 13% (36). The reviewer could not log in, could not find a feature, or asked for a video.

Privacy: 8% (24). Purpose strings, sign-up walls, tracking without the prompt, privacy answers that don't match the app.

Crashes and bugs: 8% (23).…