I would like to track which websites link to my app in the app store. Is this possible?
Apple do not provide metrics and I'd say they would frown on any attempts to insert analytics code into your description.
Use of Google Alerts for your app name and possibly and inurl:appID might help.
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Please let me know Can we upload the template app on the App Store?
Because we are making a app, this is like a module based app so the buyer of that app can use the app code to use in their apps.
So please let me know could we upload this to the App Store?
If no, where can I publish this app to generate revenue?
I'm not sure I understand correctly your question, but if you want to publish a paid app that would require other app(s) to work, then it would be rejected.
Please see this section of the App Store Review Guidelines (emphasis mine) :
(vi) Apps should allow a user to get what they’ve paid for without
performing additional tasks, such as posting on social media,
uploading contacts, checking in to the app a certain number of times,
etc. Apps should not force users to rate the app, review the app,
download other apps, or take other similar actions in order to access
functionality, content, or use of the app.
Otherwise, please give us more informations about what you're trying to do.
We have a mobile site for our existing website. We have just created an iOS application with back and forward buttons along with an activity indicator. Will it be rejected by Apple? If yes, what else we can include to get the app approved for the App Store?
It will be rejected
The App Store submission guidelines say:
2.12
Apps that are not very useful, unique, are simply web sites bundled as Apps, or do not provide any lasting entertainment value may be rejected
I've also heard many stories about people who have made 'apps' for their website that might even have features like automatically logging in the user, that Apple still rejected.
Just a quick question. For the sake of time we plan on just creating an app which opens the browser and points to our website. Down the line an update will provide the rest of the functionality.
In your experience, would this app get approval? If not what would I need to do to get approval?
Cheers,
RJ
Don't think it will be approved:
2.9 Apps that are "beta", "demo", "trial", or "test" versions will be rejected
2.12 Apps that are not very useful, unique, are simply web sites bundled as Apps, or do not provide any lasting entertainment
value may be rejected
2.13 Apps that are primarily marketing materials or advertisements will be rejected
Although I can't quote from the App Store Review Guidelines directly because it requires a developer account, I can say that point 2.12 suggests that that app would not get approved.
My suggestion is that you read the review guidelines to get an idea of what is required to get approval.
I know of apps on the App Store that are nothing more than a UIWebView. See this link for proof of it: App Store and UIWebView
In order to enhance the user's experience, you could also consider using phonegap or appcelerator
Here's the problem. We have several partner to promo our apps (at Apple App Store). But we can't know how many downloads from each partner.
Is there have any solution?
Apple provides no analytics information as to referer for any download. If you put your own analytics in the app, you might be able to guess a referral if a customer use the same IP address for the first run of the app as for the referrer, but an estimate using this method won't be accurate for a number of reasons.
Here is my requirement ,
Obtaining the list of apps from the AppStore, This contains basic information of the app.
Provide ratings to these app from my app.
Is there an API from Apple where i can achieve the above.
Isn't this what the "App store" app is doing by default? I am not sure Apple is going to approve that if you manage to do something like that. Apple certainly wont want a duplicate....
You simply cannot. Apple forbids you from scraping their sites in Apps on the App Store.
From Apple's "Review Guidelines" - section 12
http://images.worldofapple.com/appstoreguidelines_9910.pdf
Scraping and aggregation
Applications that scrape any information from Apple sites (for example from apple.com, iTunes Store, App Store, iTunes Connect, Apple Developer Programs, etc) or create rankings using content from Apple sites and services will be rejected
Applications may use approved Apple RSS feeds such as the iTunes Store RSS feed
Apps that are simply web clippings, content aggregators, or a collection of links, may be
rejected