Subreddit rules check
r/iosdev
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · Use relevant flair/tags (Help/GitHub/Tutorial); rules don’t clearly address promo—ask moderators if unsure before posting overt advertising.
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, question, discussion
Headline: short first‑person announcement (e.g. “My app is live!”). Write in first person, 100–300 words with screenshots/GIFs, describe what the app does, your process/metrics and a concrete question or lesson. Tone: celebratory/helpful/technical. Posts that get upvoted: launches, post‑mortems, honest troubleshooting; avoid hard‑sell one‑line ads or zero‑context links.
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 July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/iosdev'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.