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> I think the motivating assumption behind the rule is that "repackaged websites" are different than (and worse than) "real" iOS apps.

The rule reads

> If your app is not particularly useful, unique, or “app-like,” it doesn’t belong on the App Store.

It's not necessarily that a website is worse than an app, but it's the fact that a website is not an app (even if you give it a name like PWA). Not an app --> doesn't belong on the app store.



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