{
  "id": 313284,
  "title": "★ App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/app-store-rejection-of-the-week-dark-hours-313284",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-07T16:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daring Fireball",
    "slug": "daring-fireball",
    "url": "https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/app_store_rejection_of_the_week_dark_hours"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Terry Godier attempted to submit an iOS app called Dark Hours, which is an astronomy website, to the App Store. However, it was rejected under the pretense that it contained astrology. Despite having no astrology-related elements, Godier appealed the rejection and faced multiple escalations before reaching the App Review Board. The Review Board upheld the initial rejection, stating that the app included a live tarot reading feature. This decision is laughably incorrect, as Dark Hours has nothing to do with astrology or tarot. The app is well-designed, native, and significantly more useful than its website counterpart. Godier believes that the App Store should embrace and showcase exceptional apps like Dark Hours, rather than rejecting them based on fallacious grounds.",
  "summary": "https://blog.terrygodier.com/2026/08/07/browsers-have-standards-the-app.html",
  "key_points": [
    "App Dark Hours rejected for astrology claim",
    "App Review Board upholds rejection",
    "App features live tarot reading"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/313284.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News Best",
        "title": "App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/app-store-rejection-of-the-week-dark-hours",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:59:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}