Appsfire 4.2 Rolls Out as Apple Continues Crackdown on Discoverability Apps

Appsfire 4.2 Rolls Out as Apple Continues Crackdown on Discoverability Apps

Users get new premium options, including the ability to remove ads

Apple Continues to Ban Apps Which Replicate iTunes Store Functionality

Apple Continues to Ban Apps Which Replicate iTunes Store Functionality

“They aim to be the only provider of recommendations for apps,” says dev

AppGratis Loses Push Notifications at Apple’s Hand

AppGratis Loses Push Notifications at Apple’s Hand

The service is going back to its roots as it prepares HTML5 app

AppGratis Sends In the Lawyers, Insists Business Model Is Legit

AppGratis Sends In the Lawyers, Insists Business Model Is Legit

“Our lawyers acted rapidly and obtained a formal and written apology letter”

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 17th, 2013
AppGratis May Not Be Telling Us the Whole Story

AppGratis May Not Be Telling Us the Whole Story

Leaked document indicates that developers paid big bucks for a top spot

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 16th, 2013
Apple Could Be Working on Its Own AppGratis

Apple Could Be Working on Its Own AppGratis

Job listing mentions “web-based content management applications”

AppGratis on Its Way to Get 1 Million Votes of Confidence

AppGratis on Its Way to Get 1 Million Votes of Confidence

Company claims it hasn’t violated Apple’s iOS guidelines

AppGratis Is Not Going Down, Asks You to Tell Apple What You Think

AppGratis Is Not Going Down, Asks You to Tell Apple What You Think

“The AppGratis saga goes well beyond our personal existence as a company”

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 14th, 2013
“Apple Has Not Returned Any of Our Calls,” Says AppGratis CEO

“Apple Has Not Returned Any of Our Calls,” Says AppGratis CEO

A quick statement from Simon Dawlat, CEO of AppGratis

AppGratis Axing Is Just the Beginning of a Broader Cleanup

AppGratis Axing Is Just the Beginning of a Broader Cleanup

Most app discovery apps are now targeted by clauses 2.25 and 5.6

Free App Tracker Is Here When AppGratis Is Not

Free App Tracker Is Here When AppGratis Is Not

Apple may pull this one as well, but users still have a chance to download

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 9th, 2013
Here’s Why Apple Killed AppGratis

Here’s Why Apple Killed AppGratis

Service replicated App Store, used Push Notifications to send advertising

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 8th, 2013
Apple Pulls AppGratis from iTunes

Apple Pulls AppGratis from iTunes

Neither company has any official statement to share with the public