[drpossum]

But it's no longer a donation (regardless if that word is used or not) when you offer things like material support of the app in exchange for the money. Then it is actually a support contract. If they are not registered a non-profit in the US, they it's just regular income and they have to pay taxes on it. Because they made a profit.

My point is I don't believe this is a serious project worth giving money to until they can say they have resolved this with Apple.

[busymom0]

I still don't think that is against the rules. As long as the app itself is not telling the users to go outside the app to donate/buy things, Apple can't do anything about it.

[drpossum]

While that may be true Apple's opinion is the only one that matters and the author has not provided transparency about it. People are entitled to that transparency if they are soliciting money.

[busymom0]

Author doesn't need to. They only need to if they put an external donation link in the app.