A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/ipad: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
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This community is for all things iPad and iPad Pro. The public description says it covers information, discussion, news, iPadOS, hardware, and more about Apple's tablet. Based on the rules, the people posting here are iPad owners and users looking for substantive discussion, news, and setup ideas rather than quick photos or basic questions.
The rules that matter most for anyone with something to promote are 'No Self-Promotion', 'Selling / Trading', and 'Low-Effort / Repetitive Content'. The 'No Self-Promotion' rule allows promotion only if it provides useful and informative content and your account is not mainly used for self-promotion, with a possible exception if you message the moderators first. The 'Selling / Trading' rule is blunt, saying posts soliciting the purchase, sale, or donation of products or services through normal or affiliate links will be automatically removed and the account banned, and company accounts will be automatically banned. The 'Low-Effort / Repetitive Content' rule requires posts to foster discussion, present informative content, and have substance, which means a thin marketing post will not survive. The 'iPad and Setup Photos' rule also matters if your product is an accessory, because setup photos are only allowed if they showcase at least one third-party accessory with a list and review or a workflow discussion.
A good post here is a substantive discussion or informative piece about iPad hardware, iPadOS, or an iPad workflow. If you make an accessory, the 'iPad and Setup Photos' rule gives you a path, but only if you showcase at least one third-party accessory, list and review the accessories, and discuss your workflow or experience with the setup. If you want to share something promotional, the 'No Self-Promotion' rule says it must provide useful and informative content, your account cannot be mainly used for self-promotion, and you should message the moderators first to ask for an exception. A genuine review of an accessory you use, with no affiliate link and no sales language, fits the spirit of the community.
Avoid anything that looks like a sale or a low-effort post. The 'Selling / Trading' rule bans posts soliciting purchases, sales, or donations through normal or affiliate links and bans company accounts outright. The 'Low-Effort / Repetitive Content' rule removes iPad in a box photos, simple iPad photos, joined the club posts, Apple ecosystem photos, memes, and home screenshots. The 'Purchase Related Content' rule sends purchase advice and product comparison questions to the What Should I Buy thread, so do not post those as main posts. The 'Tech-Support Questions' rule sends hardware and software support questions to the Discussion and Tech-Support thread. The 'Note-taking / Digital Art' rule only allows those posts on Sundays, and your art can only be posted once every two months. The 'Jailbreak / Sideloading' rule sends that talk to other subreddits, and the 'Subreddit Meta / Off-Topic' rule removes anything not directly related to iPads.
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You can, but only if it provides useful and informative content and your account is not mainly used for self-promotion. The 'No Self-Promotion' rule also says exceptions may be made if you message the moderators first.
No. The 'Selling / Trading' rule says posts soliciting purchases, sales, or donations through normal or affiliate links will be automatically removed and the account banned.
Only on Sundays, and only once every two months for your own art. The 'Note-taking / Digital Art' rule also says your post may be removed if it looks like self-promotion.
No. The 'Purchase Related Content' rule sends all purchase advice and product comparison questions to the What Should I Buy sticky thread.
No. The 'Tech-Support Questions' rule sends all hardware and software support questions to the Discussion and Tech-Support sticky thread.
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