Raising the Gates Is Not the Way to Improve the App Store

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By John VoorheesAug 13, 2026, 12:34 pm90 pts
Jeff Johnson has a knack for finding spam on the App Store. Yesterday it was review spam, and today it’s app submission spam. In a post where he called out an individual for releasing 41 apps, and presumably contributing to slow app review times, Johnson proposed a solution: …bring back Apple Developer Program…

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