Definition
App Store Compliance
The technical and policy requirements Apple and Google impose on apps before they can be listed in the App Store or Play Store: account deletion functionality, data privacy disclosures, restricted API usage policies, content guidelines, and in-app purchase rules. Apps that fail these requirements are rejected and must be revised before resubmission, often adding days or weeks to launch timelines. Woz pre-bakes these requirements into every generated app by default — the result is passing App Store review in an average of one to two rejections, which outperforms many hand-built apps.
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