guidline 4.2.2 and minimal native functionality rejection

4.2.2 Other than catalogs, apps shouldn’t primarily be marketing materials, advertisements, web clippings, content aggregators, or a collection of links.

I cannot understand why app is rejected. The app collects 1000 grocery store offers a week from 250 papers using AI. Users vote on best offers and keep updated with notifications for their own personal products. Images of my app and original pages it is reading from.

the most frustrating thing is that the only other app trying to solve the same problem just displays theres papers statically like a website with absolutely no functionality. Their app is a copy of the website: https://mattilbud.no

Features of app:

  • Favorite offers, contributing to a global and local vote system.
  • Saved searches with notifications when new matching offers appear.
  • Search by product name or category, with filtering by store.
  • Adjustable grid layout for homepage offers.
  • Home Screen Quick Actions for saved searches.
  • Option to view the original grocery page.
  • Native Share Sheet integration for sharing offers.
  • Haptic feedback on key interactions.
  • Dark/Lightmode based on ios appearance settings.

What do you expect other developers to tell you, except than appealing or contacting support ?

PS: seeing such screenshots is not really useful on the developers forum.

Thank you for your post. If you disagree with the outcome of the review, we recommend submitting an appeal to the App Review Board. When filing your appeal, make sure to:

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guidline 4.2.2 and minimal native functionality rejection
 
 
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