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The certification process tends to only look for things that are Bad for Apple or Google, as almost anyone who's tried getting a big app update certified. Meanwhile, 1000 iterations of shareware calculators that you have to pay $4 to unlock the number 9 are accepted frequently. There's so many clearly crap apps out there that don't get a second look.


> shareware calculators that you have to pay $4 to unlock the number 9

This is probably made up/for comedic effect, but just in case it isn't, do you have a link?


Usually it’s not like that, but they’ll show ads on a calculator that completely matches the native calculator, until you pony up.

Other examples are todo lists that only allow you one group unless you pay them.




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