DCDespia CEOinblog.despia.com·4d ago · 18 min readGuideline 5.6 Rejection: Why AI-Built Apps Get FlaggedA guideline 5.6 letter accuses you of hiding features and behaving like a fraud. If a legitimate app receives one despite hiding nothing, similarity and reviewability are two of the first things worth00
DCDespia CEOinblog.despia.com·4d ago · 11 min readWebView App Rejected Under Guideline 5.6: The FixApple has no rule against WebViews. Three things are worth checking first after a guideline 5.6 rejection on a web-built app: an interface that looks like the tool that generated it, an app that adds 01O
DCDespia CEOinblog.despia.com·Jul 27 · 15 min readPlaceholder Purpose Strings: Fix the 5.1.1 RejectionSince around July 20, 2026, submissions have been coming back with an automated message about placeholder or otherwise insufficient purpose strings, filed under Guideline 5.1.1. The message names no k00
DCDespia CEOinblog.despia.com·Jul 27 · 15 min readBase44 App Permissions: Fix the 5.1.1 RejectionSince around July 20, 2026, submissions have been coming back with an automated message about placeholder or otherwise insufficient purpose strings, filed under Guideline 5.1.1. It names no key, no re00
DCDespia CEOinblog.despia.com·Jul 27 · 15 min readLovable App Permissions: Fix the 5.1.1 RejectionAn automated message under Guideline 5.1.1 says your submission includes placeholder or otherwise insufficient purpose strings. It names no key, no resource, and no file, which is why the first hour g00
DCDespia CEOinblog.despia.com·Jul 25 · 13 min readLovable App Store Approval: The Rejection ChecklistApp Review does not reject Lovable apps at random. It rejects them for a short, repeatable list of reasons, and almost every builder hits the same six. Nobody can promise Apple will approve your app, 00
DCDespia CEOinblog.despia.com·Jul 25 · 11 min readBase44 App Store Approval: The Rejection ChecklistApp Review does not reject Base44 apps at random. It rejects them for a short, repeatable list of reasons, and almost every builder hits the same five. Nobody can promise Apple will approve your app, 00
DCDespia CEOinblog.despia.com·Jul 24 · 5 min readRestore Purchases Button Missing? Fix Guideline 3.1.1Guideline 3.1.1 catches a lot of apps on their second submission. Billing works, the app ships, and Apple sends it back saying purchases can be restored but there is no way to restore them. Whatever y00
DCDespia CEOinblog.despia.com·Jul 24 · 3 min readHow to Add a Restore Purchases Button (iOS + Android)If your app sells subscriptions or non-consumable purchases, Apple requires a Restore Purchases button under Guideline 3.1.1, and a missing one is a fast, automatic rejection. Here is how to add a Res00
DCDespia CEOinblog.despia.com·Jul 24 · 3 min readGuideline 3.1.2 EULA Rejection: The Fast FixAlmost every subscription app meets Guideline 3.1.2(c) at least once. The rejection cites required subscription information, and the piece that is actually missing is the Terms of Use (EULA) link. It 00
