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Ask HN: I'm cloning my own app into 10x new apps. Is it allowed on Google Play?

5 pointsby makuchakualmost 10 years ago
Hi everyone,<p>I have made a decently fine app in my free travel time : Memes for Whatsapp - https:&#x2F;&#x2F;play.google.com&#x2F;store&#x2F;apps&#x2F;details?id=com.makulabs.chat.memes.pro.for.whatsapp&amp;referrer=hn<p>App lets you search memes, share them on various chat apps, etc. I&#x27;ve also added a bit of Facebook audience network for Ads.<p>I am now building a script which will make copies of the source, replace string files &amp; some selected assets to generate a brand new app (with a new package ID) which does something brand new but on same lines as of the original app.<p>ORIGINAL App : search and share memes<p>NEW CLONE Apps : [search and share inspirational quotes, search and share devotional pictures of gods, search and share pictures of new clothing styles, search and share hollywood actress pics, etc]<p>All of these cloned apps will have separate ID&#x27;s, tracking, etc - but will be based on my original source code.<p>Objective is not to repeat myself. Bug fixes are easier, generating new APK&#x27;s for all is like just running a script, etc.<p>*BIG question : Are apps produced from such a process acceptable on Google Play (specially since the manual screening has started)?<p>Thanks in advance!

6 comments

makuchakualmost 10 years ago
Update - so I wrote scripts to do this and now I have 5 apps live which are &quot;generated&quot; from the same code base.
cweagansalmost 10 years ago
Just keep it in one app and do in-app purchases for different content packs. Much easier.
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caspercrfalmost 10 years ago
I&#x27;m not sure about the cloning, but having the names Whatsapp and Twitter in your app name could get the app banned.
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CmonDevalmost 10 years ago
And are you worried about ethics?
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alain94040almost 10 years ago
Nice touch, putting a referrer tag for HN in your URL.
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feldalmost 10 years ago
don&#x27;t fill up app stores with this cruft
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