App Store Review Guidelines

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Apple policy document developer guideline software distribution policy

The App Store Review Guidelines are Apple's official rules and standards that developers must follow for their apps to be approved and distributed on the iOS App Store.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
App Store Review Guidelines canonical	2
Apple App Store Review Guidelines	2
App Store Review Guidelines for Kids Category	1
Apple-reviewed extensions	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T955976 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: App Store Review Guidelines
Context triple: [App Store, policy, App Store Review Guidelines]

A. App Store
The App Store is Apple’s official digital marketplace for discovering, purchasing, and downloading apps and games on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS devices.
B. Apple Store
Apple Store is Apple Inc.’s official retail and online chain that sells its hardware devices, software, and services while providing product support and technical assistance.
C. iTunes
iTunes is Apple’s media management and playback software that also served as the primary hub for purchasing and organizing digital music, movies, and other content.
D. iTunes Store
The iTunes Store is Apple’s pioneering digital media marketplace that popularized legal online purchases of music, movies, TV shows, and other content.
E. Amazon Appstore
Amazon Appstore is a digital distribution platform for mobile apps and games, primarily for Android devices and Amazon’s Fire tablets.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: App Store Review Guidelines
Target entity description: The App Store Review Guidelines are Apple's official rules and standards that developers must follow for their apps to be approved and distributed on the iOS App Store.

A. App Store
The App Store is Apple’s official digital marketplace for discovering, purchasing, and downloading apps and games on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS devices.
B. Apple Store
Apple Store is Apple Inc.’s official retail and online chain that sells its hardware devices, software, and services while providing product support and technical assistance.
C. iTunes
iTunes is Apple’s media management and playback software that also served as the primary hub for purchasing and organizing digital music, movies, and other content.
D. iTunes Store
The iTunes Store is Apple’s pioneering digital media marketplace that popularized legal online purchases of music, movies, TV shows, and other content.
E. Amazon Appstore
Amazon Appstore is a digital distribution platform for mobile apps and games, primarily for Android devices and Amazon’s Fire tablets.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple policy document ⓘ developer guideline ⓘ software distribution policy ⓘ
accessURL	https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ ⓘ
appliesTo	app descriptions ⓘ app icons ⓘ app metadata ⓘ app screenshots ⓘ app updates ⓘ App Store ⓘ surface form: iOS App Store App Store ⓘ surface form: iPadOS App Store in-app purchases ⓘ App Store ⓘ surface form: macOS App Store new app submissions ⓘ subscriptions ⓘ App Store ⓘ surface form: tvOS App Store App Store ⓘ surface form: watchOS App Store
changeControl	Apple may revise guidelines at any time ⓘ
changeFrequency	updated periodically ⓘ
coversTopic	business ⓘ design ⓘ legal ⓘ performance ⓘ safety ⓘ
enforcedBy	App Review process ⓘ Apple App Review team ⓘ surface form: Apple App Review staff
governs	distribution of apps on Apple’s App Store ⓘ
includesRequirement	apps must be stable and perform as advertised ⓘ apps must comply with local laws ⓘ apps must not contain offensive or illegal content ⓘ apps must not mislead users ⓘ apps must respect user privacy ⓘ apps must use Apple’s in-app purchase system for digital goods ⓘ apps must use approved APIs ⓘ apps using subscriptions must clearly disclose terms ⓘ
includesSection	Business ⓘ Design ⓘ Legal ⓘ Performance ⓘ Safety ⓘ
jurisdiction	global ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
maintainedBy	Apple App Review team ⓘ Apple Developer Relations ⓘ
primaryPurpose	define criteria for app approval and rejection ⓘ enforce legal and content restrictions ⓘ ensure quality and reliability of apps ⓘ protect users from harmful or inappropriate apps ⓘ regulate apps distributed via the App Store ⓘ
publisher	Apple Inc. ⓘ
relatedDocument	App Store Review Guidelines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: App Store Review Guidelines for Kids Category Apple Developer Program License Agreement ⓘ
relatedPlatform	App Store ⓘ surface form: Apple App Store
targetAudience	app developers ⓘ
violationConsequence	app rejection ⓘ app removal from App Store ⓘ suspension of developer account ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

App Store → policy → App Store Review Guidelines ⓘ

App Store Review Guidelines → relatedDocument → App Store Review Guidelines self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: App Store Review Guidelines for Kids Category

App Store Small Business Program → relatedTo → App Store Review Guidelines ⓘ

Extensions gallery → securityModel → App Store Review Guidelines ⓘ

subject surface form: Extensions gallery (Safari)

this entity surface form: Apple-reviewed extensions

Extensions gallery → governedBy → App Store Review Guidelines ⓘ

subject surface form: Extensions gallery (Safari)

this entity surface form: Apple App Store Review Guidelines

App Store for visionOS → policy → App Store Review Guidelines ⓘ