While reading about iFIXIT’s new FixBot, I learned that IFIXIT has had app difficulties with Apple’s App Store in the past. Back in 2015, IFIXIT “tore down the Apple TV and Siri Remote” that had been sent to it by Apple. IFIXIT, which had an iOS app, explained what happened next:

A few days later, we got an email from Apple informing us that we violated their terms and conditions—and the offending developer account had been banned. Unfortunately, iFixit’s app was tied to that same account, so Apple pulled the app as well. Their justification was that we had taken ‘actions that may hinder the performance or intended use of the App Store, B2B Program, or the Program.’

It sounds like the disappearing of the IFIXIT app was downstream from the suspension of IFIXIT’s developer account. Fortunately, the 2015 post comes with a happy 2025 update:

iFixit has an all-new mobile app in the App Store and the Android Play Store. This archived post is about the previous version of the app. We spent our time in the penalty box, and Apple has reinstated our account. We appreciate their consideration.

Ihave never used the iFIXIT app (the website works well enough for me), but I am glad to read that it is once again an option for people with iPhones and iPads.