Can I promote my iOS app here?
No, Rule 2 bans self-promotion of apps, YouTube channels, videos, and blog posts. You must modmail the moderators first for any AMA or app promotion.
Subreddit guides
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.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 1,000,771
- Verified
- September 7, 2026
- Category
- Technical product and developer communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
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. 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 well-written discussion post about a specific iOS software feature or change, with your own analysis and a clear question for the community.
- A developer AMA, but only after you have modmailed the moderators and received permission under Rule 2.
- Sharing a genuinely useful iOS tip or workaround for a software issue, written with enough depth to foster discussion.
- Linking to an original source article about an iOS update, after checking the new section to make sure nobody else has posted it yet.
Avoid
- Do not self-promote your YouTube channel, videos, blog posts, or apps under Rule 2.
- Do not post links to sites that only summarize another source and link out for the full article, as Rule 3 forbids it.
- Do not post about hardware support issues, battery life, speed tests, throttling, or Siri answers outside their designated threads.
- Do not post iOS beta content here, it belongs in r/iOSBeta.
- Do not post homescreen, lockscreen, or control center setups outside the designated sticky thread.
- Do not post app release notes unless they are for iOS itself, per Rule 5.
What actually works in r/ios
These are the highest scoring posts Rankhog observed in r/ios over the past month, with what each one did differently. Rankhog watches this community continuously, so it sees posts when they are published and again as they climb.
- Upvotes
- 625
- Comments
- 122
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
Why it worked
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 611
- Comments
- 158
- Posted
- Sep 11, 2026
Why it worked
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 521
- Comments
- 56
- Posted
- Sep 6, 2026
Why it worked
- Told in the first person
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 514
- Comments
- 60
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
- Upvotes
- 488
- Comments
- 32
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
Why it worked
- Leads with a concrete number
- Upvotes
- 446
- Comments
- 14
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
Why it worked
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 304
- Comments
- 84
- Posted
- Sep 8, 2026
Why it worked
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 258
- Comments
- 69
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
- Upvotes
- 219
- Comments
- 54
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
- Upvotes
- 154
- Comments
- 20
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
What r/ios Is For
This community is for discussions about iOS only. The public description is simple, it says iOS is developed by Apple Inc. The rules make clear that anything about Apple in general, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or other off-topic subjects should go to the relevant subreddits instead. People come here to talk about iOS software features, updates, and issues. Software issues are allowed, but hardware support issues are not. The community expects posts that foster reasonable discussion with actual content, not rants or circlejerking.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that will make or break a marketing-adjacent post is Rule 2, which says you cannot self-promote your own YouTube channels, videos, or blog posts, and that developers promoting their own apps must modmail the moderators first. Rule 3 matters too because it bans sites that only provide a brief summary with a link to the full article on someone else's site, which kills the common SEO play of repackaging news. Rule 6 keeps everything strictly about iOS, so anything about Apple broadly, iPhone hardware, iPad, or Apple Watch will be removed. Rule 8 requires posts to foster reasonable discussion, and it explicitly covers spam and sketchy links. Rule 9 bans reposts and rehosted content, meaning you need to check the new section before sharing and link to the original source. Rule 10 removes low-effort posts like image macros and single-sentence text posts. Rule 1 sends battery life, speed test, throttling, and Siri answer posts to a weekly megathread, and beta content to r/iOSBeta. Rule 11 confines homescreen and lockscreen setup posts to a designated sticky thread.
What To Post
A good post here is a genuine discussion about iOS software that has real substance and fosters reasonable conversation. If you are a founder, the safest path is to participate as a knowledgeable community member who talks about iOS features, software issues, or updates in a way that adds value. If you are a developer and want to promote an app or do an AMA, you must modmail the moderators first and get their approval. If you share news, link to the original source, not a site that summarizes it. Before asking a question, use the search bar to make sure it has not been asked many times already. Keep battery and speed discussions in the weekly megathread, and keep homescreen or lockscreen setups in the designated sticky thread.
What To Avoid
Avoid any self-promotion of your YouTube channel, videos, blog posts, or apps. Rule 2 is explicit about this, and developers must modmail first before doing an AMA or promoting an app. Avoid posting links to sites that only summarize another source and link out for the full article, as Rule 3 bans that. Avoid sketchy or illegitimate links, since Rule 8 covers spam and such links. Do not post about hardware support issues, battery life, speed tests, throttling, or Siri answers outside their designated weekly megathread. Do not post iOS beta content here, it belongs in r/iOSBeta. Do not post homescreen, lockscreen, or control center setups outside the sticky thread. Do not post app release notes unless they are for iOS itself. Do not post photos of app codes or the codes themselves. Do not repost content or rehost articles from another source. Do not post low-effort content like image macros or single-sentence text posts. Do not post iCloud lock questions, the rule says to contact Apple if you really own the device.
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Common questions about r/ios
Can I post about my Apple-related product that is not specifically about iOS?
No, Rule 6 requires posts to be about iOS only. General Apple, iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch discussions belong in their relevant subreddits.
Can I share a news article that summarizes another site's reporting?
No. Rule 3 bans sites that only provide a brief summary with a link to the full article on someone else's site. Link to the original source instead.
Can I post a promo code or app code image?
No, Rule 4 prohibits posting photos of codes or the codes themselves.
What should I do if my question might be common?
Use the search bar first. The subreddit removes frequently asked questions that do not have a change in answer.
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