Apple has issued warning emails to developers that it will purge apps from its App Store that are outdated, don't follow current review guidelines or are no longer functioning as intended.
Developers will have 30 days to submit an update to keep their apps on the App Store prior to removal. Updates made after the timeframe will have to be approved in order for apps to return to the App Store. Removed apps will continue to be associated with developer's accounts and their users will experience no interruption to services and will still be able to make in-app purchases.Protopop Games' Motivoto is among the apps being impacted by the policy.
"I feel sick. Apple just sent me an email saying they're removing my free game Motivoto because its more than 2 years old. It's part of their App improvement system," Protopop Games developer Robert Kabwe tweeted. "This is not cool. Console games from 2000 are still available for sale. This is an unfair barrier to indie devs."
Two developers who received the same email said that they haven't had time to update their older apps, while , citing the game Pocket God remaining on the App Store despite not receiving an update since 2015 as an example.
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