App Store guideline 1.1.4
Apps may not contain overtly sexual or pornographic material. Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails.
- Guideline
- 1.1.4
- Section
- 1. Safety
- This page
- Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails.
- Version
- Guidelines last updated October 16, 2026
- Official source
- Apple's App Review Guidelines
What it means
- The guideline describes this as explicit portrayals of sexual body parts or acts whose aim is erotic arousal rather than aesthetic or emotional effect.
- It says the rule reaches 'hookup' apps and other apps that include pornography or could be used to facilitate prostitution, human trafficking or exploitation.
Related guidelines
Apple's text
This page is an unofficial explanation in our own words. Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails. Apple's wording is on its page, linked below.
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