Does Apple ban developers for selling apps on Cydia?

4 pointswavephorm3 comments

I have software than runs on jailbroken phones and I'd like to sell it, but I have other apps on iTunes and don't want to risk getting banned. Would this be a problem?

View on HN

In past history (which is all I can really speak to): definitely not; in fact, some developers who previously had been selling software for jailbroken devices had ended up on stage with Steve at iPhone events. There have even been cases of well-known-to-Apple developers selling either the same product in both markets, and companies providing similar products (with slightly different functionality) in both markets. For some examples (at least one of which I imagine you will recognize), I will refer you to Qik, uStream, Tap-Tap Revenge, TuneWiki, and YouMail.

I know people who have done it but be warned:

7.3 No Other Distribution Authorized Under this Agreement

Except for the distribution of freely available Licensed Applications and the distribution of Applications for use on Registered Devices as set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 above, no other distribution of programs or applications developed using the Apple Software is authorized or permitted hereunder. In the absence of a separate agreement with Apple, You agree not to distribute Your Application to third parties via other distribution methods or to enable or permit others to do so.

Sounds like this might be okay then. My new software wasn't built with Xcode, it isn't a conventional iOS app, that's why jailbreaking is really my only option for distributing it on iOS.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com