Apple begins rejecting apps that offer rewards for video views, social sharing

Re:Apple begins rejecting apps that offer rewards for video ... by sprite on Monday June 09, 2014 @05:12PM (#7870544)

Here is the complete rejection text for any app with AdColony rewarded video ads. The ads may not even be for apps:

Reasons

3.10: Developers who attempt to manipulate or cheat the user reviews or chart ranking in the App Store with fake or paid reviews, or any other inappropriate methods will be removed from the iOS Developer Program 3.10

We found that your app, or its metadata, includes features or content that can have an excessive influence in the listing order or ranking on the App Store, which is not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines.

Specifically, we found your app provides users coins for watching a video or trailer and subscribing a third party service. It would be appropriate to remove this information.

Please refer to the attached screenshot for more information.

While your iTunes Connect Application State is Rejected, a new binary will be required. Make the desired metadata changes when you upload the new binary.

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Re:Apple begins rejecting apps that offer rewards for video ... by jobu on Monday June 09, 2014 @05:32PM (#7870650)

Incentivizing users to watch videos could be bad for advertisers, but I can't understand how it would negatively impact Apple or any users.

It doesn't increase downloads unless the app in the video looks decent enough to interest a user, and that seems like it increases app discoverability - something I think Apple would actually want.

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Re:Apple begins rejecting apps that offer rewards for video ... by MBCook on Monday June 09, 2014 @08:58PM (#7871368)

Apple runs an ad service. Even if this makes no difference to the app market otherwise, it's a benefit to Apple's ad network.

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