Subreddit rules check
r/appledevelopers
Can you promote here?
The written rules take no clear position, which is NOT permission: unclear communities enforce norms through removals instead of rulebooks. Sort by top, study which builder posts survived and how they were framed, and when in doubt ask the mods.
From the rules · No explicit promo rules visible in the sidebar; the community rewards authentic indie‑dev milestones and questions — avoid blatant marketing or low-effort ads.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: showcase, story, question
Use a first-person, headline-first title (e.g., “I launched X — Y downloads/revenue” or “Help: App stuck in review”). Short-to-medium body (roughly 150–600 words), candid and helpful tone, include real metrics/screenshots and lessons learned. Posts that share concrete numbers, launch journeys, or specific App Store questions get upvoted; blatant one-line ads or purely salesy copy will be ignored or downvoted.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked August 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/appledevelopers's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.