Apple blocked 1.6 million risky and untrustworthy apps and app updates in 2021
- over 835,000 problematic new apps, and an additional 805,000 app updates
- more than 34,500 apps were rejected for containing hidden or undocumented features
- 157,000 apps were rejected because they were found to be spam, copycats, or misleading to users, such as manipulating them into making a purchase
- over 343,000 apps for requesting more user data than necessary or mishandling data they already collected
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/06/app-store-stopped-nearly-one-point-five-billion-in-fraudulent-transactions-in-2021/