Why did Apple do this?

They won't tell us.

On August 13, 2025, without any warning, Apple removed Rave from the App Store. After 10+ years and 73 million downloads, Rave was deleted. On December 19, they escalated their attack by labeling the Rave app on Mac as "malware," blocking it for the 7.5 million users who downloaded it.

Apple says Rave "engaged in fraudulent and dishonest behavior" and refers to this part of their developer agreement:

3.2(f) You will not, directly or indirectly, commit any act intended to interfere with any of the Apple Software or Services, the intent of this Agreement, or Apple's business practices including, but not limited to, taking actions that may hinder the performance or intended use of the App Store, Custom App Distribution, TestFlight, Xcode Cloud, Ad Hoc distribution, or the Program (e.g., submitting fraudulent reviews of Your own Application or any third-party application, choosing a name for Your Application that is substantially similar to the name of a third-party application in order to create consumer confusion, or squatting on application names to prevent legitimate third-party use). Further, You will not engage, or encourage others to engage, in any unlawful, unfair, misleading, fraudulent, improper, or dishonest acts or business practices relating to Your Covered Products or Corresponding Products (e.g., engaging in bait-and-switch pricing, consumer misrepresentation, deceptive business practices, or unfair competition against other developers);

Rave has never done any of those things.

• • We don't fake reviews.
• • We don't steal names (we've been Rave for a decade).
• • We don't trick users.
• • We are not malware.

We asked Apple to tell us exactly what they think we did. They refused to elaborate.

That's because Rave didn't do anything wrong. This isn't about Rave breaking rules. It's about a big company crushing a small one.

Rave is a family-owned Canadian company—a team of 12 who are passionate about our community of 215 million users who have downloaded Rave from all over the world. Apple is trying to kill that community. We've received countless messages of support from our users, and we promise to never give up on returning Rave to iOS and Mac, where it belongs.

Rave is right, but Apple is rich. We are preparing strong legal action, but as a free app, our financial resources are constrained. We have always vowed to keep Rave free so that everyone, regardless of wealth, can fully enjoy it. But now, as we fight a life-or-death struggle against the world's most powerful company, we need your support.

If you love Rave and are able to donate, please consider doing so at our donation page. We promise that 100% of the money will go directly into our legal fund. We will fight like heck to bring Rave back to you.

If you're unable to donate, please consider supporting us by signing our petition and posting to TikTok, Instagram, or tweeting (𝕏'ing?) under #saverave. Because you should decide what apps you use, not Apple.

Apple is doing this because they can. Rave is small. Apple is big. But Rave's community of over 200 million users is huge. If we stand together, Apple won't be able to bully us, and will have to return Rave to iOS and Mac.

Thank you so much for your support,
The Rave Team