App Store – rejected my simple Appfigures client

I don’t say there isn’t any inconsistency in Apple’s behavior, but this article, IMO, doesn’t show that.

The app was rejected because “We noticed that your app offers a subscription with a mechanism other than the in-app purchase API.”

Author’s questions:

#1: ”Can anyone explain to me, how did they let the official Appfigures app into the App Store? It’s the same thing, and I’m pretty sure they don’t have IAPs.”

Apple doesn’t object to the app not having in-app purchases; it objects to it having in-app purchases that don’t use the App Store ⇒ does the official AppFigures app offer subscriptions? If not, that app doesn’t break the quoted rule.

#2: ”There are countless apps that use 3rd party data, even if a subscription is needed. This doesn’t make any sense.”

Question: does any such app offer “a subscription with a mechanism other than the in-app purchase API”? If not, that app doesn’t break the quoted rule.

What is your business model outside of IAP?