The application download platform of Apple continues to be relentless with its terms of use Or that is what it seems after, from one day to the next, the application AppGratis has disappeared from this platform A movement that neither Apple nor the company that created AppGratis have commented, leaving in the air the real reason for this fact , and inviting you to think that everything has to do with the strict terms of use that Apple has imposed for its App Store
Thus, since a couple of days, users who try to find and download the application AppGratis will find that this element does not exist. This is not the case with your service, which continues working for all those users who still have the application already installed , being able to use it normal, accessing all its offers and free applications of the dayTherefore, it is recommended not to uninstall the application at this time, until things become clearer.
According to the specialized media TechCrunch, the event could have occurred by violating one of the terms of use added last October in the App Store contract Specifically the one that says that “Apps that display other Apps other than their own service as a promotion or purchase in a similar way or that may lead to confusion with the App Store will be rejected”In other words, no application promotes or allows the purchase of other applications, under pen alty of expulsion. Something that would fit perfectly with the event that happened.
However, there are also cases where several applications have been temporarily removed from the App Store for purely functional reasons Thus, a updatethat compromises the correct functioning of the application, or an application created with an unofficial toolcan disappear despite having passed the cautious evaluation system of the App Store, they can be excluded Therefore, in the absence of official information, it's just speculation, although the terms of use issue seems what more reasonable
So far, AppGratis has been a successful app , achieving exceed 10 million users as of February of this year. And it is that its service is most tempting for users of iOS devices For those who do not know it, it is a promotion platform for applications of payment that, during 24 hours , they are offered completely free to any user, without the need for subscriptions or monthly payments With this, developers get a great promotion platform and number of downloads, while users take the opportunity to get every day applications completely free which otherwise should be payment
For now, none of the parties has spoken.Therefore, we will remain attentive to find out what has been the real reason for the disappearance of this application The positive point of the news is that the service is still fully operational, although new users currently do not have an official method to download and install the applicationFreeApp on your iPhone or iPad
Update:
According to the media AllThingsD, the company Apple has confirmed that the expulsion of AppGratis from Apple Store is given for breaching the point 2.25 of its terms of use for developers (discussed in this article). And not only that, since it would also be inflicting 5.6, which states that "Apps cannot make use of notifications to promote, advertise or do direct marketing of any kind»In addition, this medium includes the statement of sources close to the company of Cupertino who affirm that the expulsion of this application goes beyond the violation of two points, eliminating rooted in a type of business that is very advantageous for developers at the expense of the App Store, affirming that this platform "is designed as a meritocracy" Finally, they comment that other applications that offer a similar service would already be in the crosshairs ofManzana
Thus, the only way for any of these apps to stay in the App Store is to remove the business from paid recommendations .
