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r/ios rules, stats, and what to post

A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/ios: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.

Members
1M
Community age
Created Jun 2010, 16 years
To post
No minimum in the rules
To comment
No minimum in the rules
Self-promotion
Banned
Links
Allowed with conditionsNo sketchy links, spam, or sites that only provide a brief summary with a link to the full article on another site.
Promo risk
HighFrom the rules, not from removal counts

Checked October 21, 2026 from the community's public Reddit pages:

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By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.

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Rule summary

  • No hardware support issues. (Software issues allowed): > **Rule 7** No hardware support issues, instead go to r/applehelp or r/iphonehelp. Software issues (iOS & iPadOS issues) are permitted. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  • Civility: All users that participate in this subreddit are expected to act civilly. We encourage all our users to read [Reddiquette](https://www.reddithelp.com/en/categories/reddit-101/reddit-basics/reddiquette) prior to participating on Reddit. We will not tolerate the following: - Insults, discrimination, or hate speech based on race, gender, age, nationality, sexuality, or religion. - Anything that violates [Reddit’s Content Policy](https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy)
  • Posts must foster reasonable discussions.: > **Rule 8** All posts must foster reasonable discussion, posts shouldn't just be "Wow x feature is so cool" or "I hate x feature". Posts should have actual content, and shouldn't be rants or "circlejerking" posts. This rule also covers spam and illegitimate/sketchy links. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  • No speed issues, battery life, beta issue or Siri answers.: > **Rule 1** No posts highlighting throttling issues, speedtest results, battery life/health/drain except in the [Weekly iOS Battery Support Megathread](http://reddit.com/r/ios/about/sticky?num=2) or hilarious Siri answers >iOS betacontents belong to r/iOSBeta Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below). _________________
  • Promotion and Spam Guidelines: > **Rule 2** Do not self-promote your own youtube channels, videos, or blog posts. Refrain from posting news with minimal/recycled content. This Rule also applies to Developers promoting their own apps. If a Developer wishes to do an AMA/promote your app, please [modmail us](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fios) first. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  • No blog sites with only a summary of another site.: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > **Rule 3** No sites that provide only a brief summary with a link to the full article on someone else's site. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  • No app codes.: > **Rule 4** Do not submit photos of codes, or just the codes (from places like Starbucks) themselves. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below). _________________
  • No photos of app release notes, except for updates to iOS.: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > **Rule 5** No posting of app release notes (funny or otherwise) except for updates to iOS. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below). ___________________
  • Off-Topic.: > **Rule 6** Posts must be discussions about iOS only. For all discussions about Apple, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or any other off-topic discussions, please move the discussion to the relevant subreddits. We don't allow spam or irrelevant self-promotion without authorization from the moderators. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  • No reposts and/or rehosted content.: > **Rule 9** No reposting and/or rehosted content. For reposts, please check the /new section of the sub to see if the content you want to post has been posted by another user. Rehosting usually means taking the content from the original source and hosting it somewhere. In /r/ios's case, we mean that an article has shared the news that another source originally published.
  • No low-effort posts.: > **Rule 10** No low-effort posts such as image macros and single sentence text posts, AI content or posting with caps lock on. Moderators may use discretion to upkeep the quality of the subreddit. Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  • Show your Homescreen/Lockscren iOS Thread: > **Rule 11** No post about your Homescreen/Lockscren /Control Settings setup, except in the [Show your Homescreen/Lockscren iOS Thread](http://reddit.com/r/ios/about/sticky?num=1) Reposting posts removed by a moderator without express permission is not allowed. Not here, and not on most of reddit. Please read reddiquette (linked below).
  • Common Question: **Frequently asked question:** Your submission has been deemed as a question very frequently asked that often does not have a change in answer. Please use our search bar
  • No iCloud lock posts: No iCloud lock posts, if you really own it, contact Apple

Works well

  • A text post that shares a specific, non promotional observation about how an iOS feature behaves and asks the community whether they have seen the same thing
  • A discussion starter about an iOS or iPadOS software issue you genuinely solved, written as a story with enough detail that others can weigh in
  • A modmail first AMA or app share, which is the one path the promotion rule explicitly opens for developers
  • A well written question about iOS software behavior that a search of the subreddit shows has not been asked recently

Avoid

  • Posting a link to your own blog, YouTube channel, or video, which “Promotion and Spam Guidelines” bans outright
  • Promoting your own app without messaging the moderators first, since “Promotion and Spam Guidelines” applies to developers too
  • Dropping a sketchy or spammy link, which “Posts must foster reasonable discussions.” covers
  • Posting a summary article that just points to someone else's full story, banned under “No blog sites with only a summary of another site.”
  • Asking for help with a hardware problem, which “No hardware support issues. (Software issues allowed)” sends to r/applehelp or r/iphonehelp
  • Posting about battery life, speed tests, or beta bugs outside the weekly megathread, banned by “No speed issues, battery life, beta issue or Siri answers.”” in the rules list, which “No speed issues, battery life, beta issue or Siri answers.” governs

What r/ios Is For

This is the main subreddit for talking about iOS, the operating system Apple develops for the iPhone. The people here are iOS users, and developers show up too, which is clear from the rules that talk directly about developers promoting their own apps. The rules tell me the room is built around discussion of iOS and iPadOS software, so questions, features, and software problems are welcome, while hardware problems are pushed over to r/applehelp or r/iphonehelp. This is a community that takes its rules seriously. Almost every rule ends with the same warning about reposting something a moderator already removed, which tells you the moderators here enforce things and expect you to have read the rules before posting.

Rules That Matter Before Posting

The rule that decides everything for a founder is “Promotion and Spam Guidelines”. It bans self promotion of your own YouTube channels, videos, and blog posts, it covers developers promoting their own apps, and it says that if you want to run an AMA or promote your app, you must message the moderators first through modmail. “Posts must foster reasonable discussions.” is the second gate, because every post needs actual content that sparks discussion, and it also covers spam and sketchy links. “No low-effort posts.” matters too, since it bans image macros, single sentence text posts, AI content, and caps lock, and gives moderators discretion over quality. “Off-Topic.” keeps the room on iOS only, so Apple hardware or iPad chatter has to move elsewhere. “No reposts and/or rehosted content.” means you should check the new section before posting and never rehost someone else's article. Finally, “No blog sites with only a summary of another site.” kills the classic trick of wrapping someone else's news in your own blog post.

What To Post

For a founder, the honest answer is that this is a hard room for marketing, and that is fine. The one sanctioned path is written right into “Promotion and Spam Guidelines”, which is to modmail the moderators first if you want to run an AMA or share your app. Outside of that, the posts that survive are ones with real substance that start a genuine discussion about iOS or iPadOS. If you have learned something real from building for iOS, like a deep observation about how a feature behaves, and you frame it as a question or a discussion starter rather than a pitch, you are closer to the mark. Write it in your own words, make it a proper text post with enough meat that people can respond to it, and check the new section first to make sure it has not been posted already.

What To Avoid

Do not self promote your channel, videos, or blog, and do not promote your own app without modmailing the moderators first. Do not post sketchy links or spam, and do not post summary articles that just link to someone else's full piece. Keep hardware problems out, and keep battery life, speed, and beta talk out of the main feed. Skip low effort formats, AI content, image macros, single sentence posts, and caps lock. Do not repost content that has already been posted, and never repost something a moderator removed without permission. Do not post app release notes, app codes, homescreen or lockscreen setups outside the weekly thread, iCloud lock posts, or frequently asked questions that a search bar would have answered.

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Common questions about r/ios

Can I post a link to my blog or YouTube video about iOS?

Not directly. Self promotion of channels, videos, and blog posts is banned, and app promotion needs moderator approval first through modmail.

I built an iOS app. Can I do an AMA or share it here?

Yes, but only after messaging the moderators first through modmail, as the promotion rule requires.

Can I ask a software question about iOS here?

Yes. The rules explicitly allow software issues about iOS and iPadOS, but hardware problems belong in r/applehelp or r/iphonehelp.

Where do battery life posts go?

No. Battery life and health posts are only allowed in the weekly iOS battery support megathread.

Can I post AI generated content?

No. AI content is banned under the low effort rule.