Dev banned by Apple: $10k/mo app wiped, $12k frozen, appeals ignored
alexmacgregor__ · x · 2026-10-03
Indie developer @willbakerships says Apple banned him three months ago: a $10k/mo app was wiped from the App Store and $12k in payouts locked up. Three appeals received no response and no stated reason.
He still calls himself an Apple-maxi despite the ordeal; the quote-tweet uses the case to celebrate the value of the open web when one platform's unilateral decision can end a developer's livelihood.
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