Hi Developers of the World! I have just created my first iOS App and it was rejected by the review panel for Guideline 4.2 - Design - Minimum Functionality. Looking for some guidance on how to improve my app to get it accepted. Thanks in advance
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Well, you haven't given us any information on what your app does so our answer right now will likely be: "Put more functionality in it".
What does it do at the moment? What do you think you could add to it?
If it's just a wrapper around a website then don't bother going any further.
My app is called AristoChat and it displays and speaks proper posh english phrases like codswallop, poppycock etc
Yeah, I'd say that's minimal functionality, and I'm not surprised it got rejected.
The App Store is full of apps that don't do much. Apps need to do a lot more than that.
Why not include a write-up about each word, maybe showing its history etc.? How about showing the differences between different languages? And similarities - what's the closest American word to poppycock? What's the closest Irish word to codswallop?
Right now, your app has very little functionality, but before you go ahead and add more, decide whether what you think about adding is of any use. Will developing the extra functionality make it more likely to get accepted, or will you be wasting your time?
Following on @darkpaw point, what is the unsolved user pain point, or expectation, you want to solve.
You have first to dig into the problem, to make sure its solution would have real value. Then you'll start developing.
Thank you for your replies. I was just trying to create a fun app. It wasn't designed to solve a problem. Is that not allowed?
How about incorporating a well-designed iMessage Sticker pack? Someone in a top hat saying "Rapscallion!" - that sort of thing?
You need to add more functionality. An app that just plays a bit of audio is not really of any use.