What iOS apps declare, and where it doesn't add up
Every App Store privacy label kept week by week, with signals to look at: background location the label doesn't declare, ads sold while the label declares none, policy links that break. Reasons to check, never findings.
Lists ready for you
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Background location, not declared
Apple's page says the app uses location in the background; the label does not declare Location.
7,861 apps
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Sell ads, label doesn't declare it
The developer's app-ads.txt names major networks while the label declares no data used for third-party advertising.
11,424 apps
What the file holds
A dated history per app or per developer: every capture, what changed in the label, version and policy link, ready to attach to an audit.
Built from public data only: App Store listings, each developer's app-ads.txt and site, and the EU trader details Apple publishes. Labels are declared, not verified.
A free account opens the ready-made lists, sees the first 10 matches in each and takes a 10-row CSV sample a month. Profiles and full files come with a plan.