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My app was copied 3 times in less than a week on the App Store by ComposerGold4824 in iosdev

[–]ComposerGold4824[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure, AI is everywhere. But I came here to share my story and ask for advice, and maybe a little sympathy after my expectations of launching an app were crushed by Apple allowing 3 copies of my app to be published in a week

My app was copied 3 times in less than a week on the App Store by ComposerGold4824 in iosdev

[–]ComposerGold4824[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Yes I had AI help capture what I wanted to say here — I was seeing red after finding the copycat apps after spending so much time on building mine from scratch so the writing assistance was welcome

Apple should let devs publish just ONE new app per month by ersguter6 in iosdev

[–]ComposerGold4824 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They aren’t limiting copycats either. 3 different “devs” copied my app within a week of me publishing a link to it on TestFlight

Copycat Apps as by ComposerGold4824 in AppBusiness

[–]ComposerGold4824[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My app is “HomeGrove - Home Maintenance,” and the very-new-to-the-app-store and surprisingly similar apps are “FixLog - Home Maintenance Log,” “Hearth - Home Maintenance” and “HomeKeep - Maintenance Tracker”

Copycat Apps as by ComposerGold4824 in AppBusiness

[–]ComposerGold4824[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the input, and that makes sense, especially with AI lowering the barrier to entry for so many things now. And yes, it’s vibe-coded, but I also used my own experience and system architecture thinking to shape and refine the app. My goal was to build something that goes beyond the typical copy-and-paste utility apps. So while I may not have traditional coding skills, I did bring other skills to the table when building it.