Hello everyone,
My app has been rejected under guideline 4.3(a) – Design – Spam.
It is a padel sports-tracking app with: – Bluetooth sensor connection – live session tracking – AI-generated coaching feedback – community feed and notifications – video analysis features
The review states that my app “shares a similar binary, metadata and/or concept as other apps with only minor differences”.
However, this app is fully custom developed, not generated from any template, and not a reskinned clone. It is part of a larger project including custom hardware sensors and backend.
I would like to better understand what exactly triggered the rejection: – Is it the design? – A specific feature? – The metadata / screenshots? – Or similarity detection with another app name or concept?
My goal is to comply fully with Apple guidelines and improve the app if needed, but I need more concrete direction to do so.
Any guidance from Apple engineers or other developers who have faced 4.3(a) would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance 🙏
