We have built an app that fetches auto part catalog data from an API and displays it to the user in the app. Apple has rejected our app with the following response:
Guideline 4.2.2 - Design - Minimum Functionality
We noticed that your app only includes links, images, or content aggregated from the Internet with limited or no native iOS functionality. Although this content may be curated from the web specifically for your users, since it does not sufficiently differ from a mobile web browsing experience, it is not appropriate for the App Store.
It is true that our app doesn't have any native functionality, but it is critical for our users to be able to look up this data without having to browse to our website. We are wondering if we add a data caching function so that the app can function offline would meet the requirements and allow the app to be published. Could anyone give us advice in this area?
We have contacted Apple support numerious times to get clarification on this but never seem to get real answers from them. Any advice is much appreciated.
Our app can be previewed via Expo here: https://expo.io/@marcydesign/tpms