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Loot box apps must disclose odds before purchase

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This disclosure requirement ensures customers have material probability information before spending money on randomized virtual items, preventing uninformed purchases.

Recent Activity

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Medium Jun 9, 2026

The updated guidelines state that developers must ensure kids receive age-appropriate experiences within their apps and must remove user-generated content that violates the guidelines, terms of service, or community standards. Under the revised policy, if Apple identifies policy-violating content, the developer will be asked to remove it and provide a compliance improvement plan. Based on the developer's response, the app may be removed from the App Store until compliance is demonstrated. This establishes a formal escalation pathway where developer inaction or inadequate remediation can result in app suspension or removal.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Jul 10, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1442 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Before purchasing a loot box or similar randomized item in an app, you are entitled to see the odds of receiving each type of item.

How other platforms handle this

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your Review must clearly disclose any "material connection" you may have with Grubhub or the Merchant

Uber Medium

Any person nominated or appointed as arbitrator to a dispute initiated under this Agreement shall disclose any previous or existing relationship with a Litigation Funder...This obligation is continuous and requires ongoing disclosure at any time while the arbitration is pending.

Twitch Medium

You will display or read out the following disclaimer when promoting, administering, or conducting a Promotion: "This is a promotion by [Your Name]. Twitch does not sponsor or endorse this promotion and is not responsible for it."

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Apps offering "loot boxes" or other mechanisms that provide randomized virtual items for purchase must disclose the odds of receiving each type of item to customers prior to purchase.

— Excerpt from Apple's Apple App Store Review Guidelines

Provision details

Document information
Document
Apple App Store Review Guidelines
Entity
Apple
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018902
Document ID
CA-D-00025
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
4757c78422154f6dba5cf35af2a90cf427e5b7c56e974238344df717cb9eb93f
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:44 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Apple
Document: Apple App Store Review Guidelines
Record ID: CA-P-018902
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:44:30 UTC
SHA-256: 4757c78422154f6d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/apple/apple-app-store-review-guidelines/provision/CA-P-018902/loot-box-apps-must-disclose-odds-before-purchase/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Apple's Loot box apps must disclose odds before purchase clause do?

This disclosure requirement ensures customers have material probability information before spending money on randomized virtual items, preventing uninformed purchases.

How does this clause affect you?

Before purchasing a loot box or similar randomized item in an app, you are entitled to see the odds of receiving each type of item.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 275 platforms. See the full comparison.

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