Can I post about my app here?
Yes, but only on Saturday, and you may post about one app once per year.
Subreddit guides
r/iOSProgramming rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/iOSProgramming: 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
- 205,933
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Technical product and developer communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Be civil: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy As for being rude, this is mostly up to our discretion, but includes correcting someone's grammar in an impolite way. Your comment will be removed for such an offense and you may be banned if you have a history of doing that. All content on this subreddit should be appropriate for all ages.
- Frequently asked questions: Some questions are now restricted to the Discord server. These questions are often easily searchable, or have been asked many times before. You can find the Discord server [here](https://discord.gg/Y38tkC5M9w).
- Frequently posted topics: Some topics are now restricted to the Discord server. Such topics include: job ads/offers, requests, or app ideas.
- Self-promotion is allowed to some extent: Self-promotion is permitted to a certain extent. If your product or service is behind a paywall, we expect you to provide a description of your product or service, the challenges you faced, and, perhaps as a bonus, a technical overview of it. For freely accessible products or services, our policy is more lenient. However, we do not allow blatant advertisements or spam. Articles or links that solely exists to promote a paid product or service may be removed at our discretion.
- Posts must be about Apple platform development: Posts unrelated to development on any Apple platform (iOS, macOS, etc) may be removed. This includes posts about Android development, and posts not about development at all.
- No piracy or jailbreaking guidance: This subreddit is not the place to seek help for piracy or jailbreaking. We do not condone pirating other developers apps or services. For jailbreaking, please visit r/jailbreak
- Only post your app on Saturday: You may post about *one* app, *once* a year. It does not have to be your first app. please refrain from posting few hours before a new day or if you don't have previous activity. You cannot make more than one app post per year. You may not post about multiple different apps within the same year. Read post content guideline at: https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/wiki/app-saturday
Works well
- A technical writeup of how you solved an iOS development problem, with a brief mention of your free tool or library.
- A post on Saturday about your app, following the one app per year limit, if you have previous activity in the community.
- A code sample or open source project related to iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, or visionOS development.
- A detailed description of your paid product, including the challenges you faced and a technical overview, rather than a link that only promotes it.
Avoid
- Do not post job ads, requests, or app ideas, because those go to the Discord server.
- Do not share your app on any day other than Saturday.
- Do not post about more than one app in the same year, and do not post about the same app more than once per year.
- Do not post a link that only exists to promote a paid product or service.
- Do not post about Android development or anything unrelated to Apple platform development.
- Do not correct someone's grammar in an impolite way, because your comment will be removed and you may be banned.
What r/iOSProgramming Is For
This community is for discussing, sharing articles, code samples, open source projects, and anything else related to iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, or visionOS development. People who post here are developers working on Apple platforms, sharing technical work and asking development questions. The rules make clear that the subreddit is only for Apple platform development, so posts about Android or anything not about development will be removed. Some questions and topics, like frequently asked questions, job ads, and app ideas, are restricted to the Discord server instead of the subreddit.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule called "Self-promotion is allowed to some extent" is the one that decides whether your marketing post survives. It says self-promotion is permitted to a certain extent, but if your product or service is behind a paywall, you must provide a description of your product or service, the challenges you faced, and perhaps a technical overview. For freely accessible products or services, the policy is more lenient. However, the rule says they do not allow blatant advertisements or spam, and articles or links that solely exist to promote a paid product or service may be removed at their discretion. The rule called "Only post your app on Saturday" is the other big one for founders. It says you may post about one app, once a year, and it does not have to be your first app. You cannot make more than one app post per year, and you may not post about multiple different apps within the same year. The rule called "Frequently posted topics" also matters, because it says job ads, offers, requests, and app ideas are restricted to the Discord server. The rule called "Posts must be about Apple platform development" means anything unrelated to development on iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, or visionOS may be removed.
What To Post
A good post for a founder here is a technical deep dive that happens to mention your product, not a product pitch. If your product is behind a paywall, the rule called "Self-promotion is allowed to some extent" expects you to provide a description of your product, the challenges you faced, and a technical overview. That means you should write about how you built something, what problems you solved, and what you learned, rather than just dropping a link. If your product is freely accessible, the policy is more lenient, but you still cannot post blatant advertisements or spam. A strong post would be an article or code sample about an Apple platform development problem you solved, with context about your product woven in naturally. If you want to share your app, the rule called "Only post your app on Saturday" says you may post about one app, once a year, and you should have previous activity in the community before you do.
What To Avoid
Avoid posting your app on any day other than Saturday, and do not post about more than one app per year. Do not post job ads, offers, requests, or app ideas, because those are restricted to the Discord server. Do not post links or articles that only exist to promote a paid product or service, because they may be removed at the moderators' discretion. Do not post blatant advertisements or spam. Avoid posting anything unrelated to Apple platform development, including Android development. Do not seek help for piracy or jailbreaking, because the rule called "No piracy or jailbreaking guidance" says that is not allowed here. Do not be uncivil, and do not correct someone's grammar in an impolite way, because the rule called "Be civil" says your comment will be removed and you may be banned if you have a history of doing that.
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Common questions about r/iOSProgramming
Can I promote a paid product or service?
Yes, but you must include a description, the challenges you faced, and a technical overview. Links that only exist to promote a paid product may be removed.
Can I post a job ad or app idea?
No. Those topics are restricted to the Discord server.
Can I ask about Android development?
No, this subreddit is only for development on Apple platforms like iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, or visionOS.
Can I correct someone's grammar?
Yes, but be civil. Correcting someone's grammar in an impolite way can get your comment removed and may lead to a ban.
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