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Surprised to see "does not leak memory" is not on the list. That's a biggie.

I don't think Apple reject apps that leak "a bit". There's this older discussion on SO: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1136511/does-apple-reject....

If you leak fast your app is unlikely to "not crash" and "remain responsive".

Well, I suppose it's true -- I have submitted apps to Apple that got approved that leaked memory. But the leaks were coming from one of their frameworks (WebKit).

So perhaps what I said should be amended to say: "Your app does not leak memory, at least because of any code you wrote".

It's a worthy goal, but missing it still doesn't cause rejection. BTW, I do include "don't leak memory" in my general-purpose template for testing (as opposed to submitting) iOS apps here: https://ontestpad.com/library/200/ios-app-testing-template

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