Ultima Mobile... iOS update: the App Store said no.
Hey everyone, wanted to be straight with you, especially those who said they'd jump in once Ultima Mobile for you Tablet hit iOS.
Quick background for anyone new: I've been building a free, offline-first mobile recreation of classic Ultima Online, every land connected into one seamless world, no subscriptions, no ads, runs entirely on your mobile device. It's live and free right now on Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux.
The one place it won't be is the iOS App Store — and I want to own that, not point fingers.
Apple rejected it under their "Copycats" guideline: the app resembles Ultima Online without authorization. And honestly? They're right. I tried hard to meet them halfway, renamed it from "Ultima Mobile Classic" to just "UM Classic," scrubbed every Ultima and Britannia reference from the listing, even pulled the intro video. But at the end of the day the game looks like UO… because it's a love letter to UO, built in that world. No rename fixes that, and I don't hold the rights, it's a non-commercial passion project, and the risk has always been mine. I went in knowing that.
So no hard feelings toward Apple. They're doing exactly what they're supposed to. I'm just genuinely gutted, because I know so many of you are on iPads and were looking forward to it.
The plan: I'm trying to get it out through TestFlight (Apple's beta channel) a separate, lighter review. It's pending right now. If it's allowed through, I'll drop a public link and up to 10,000 people can install it on iPad. Everything's crossed that it comes through, and I'll post the link the second it's live.
Until then it's all there and free on Android + desktop:
Thanks for all the love on this project. To everyone waiting on iOS, I'm still fighting for you. 🤞
