Dodgy iPhone developer booted from AppStore

A prolific iPhone software developer has been kicked of AppStore amid accusations of dubious five-star reviews.

iPhone developer Molinker has been kicked off Apple's AppStore over allegations of dodgy 'user' reviews.

iPhoneography reports that a consumer complaint - and a letter to Apple exec Phil Schiller - has seen the developer removed from the AppStore.

Molinker made over 1000 applications for the iPhone/iPod Touch - and all of them have disappeared.

iPhoneography reported that a user - under the name SCW - had tipped the site off over grammatically-similar rave reviews from users who didn't review anything other than Molinker products.

SCW's letter to Schiller read: "Please investigate for I have just looked at 44 of the reviewers who posted reviews for this Molinker Inc app NightCam Pro & EVERY Review except 2 of the 44+ are ALL FAKE 5 star reviews."

Schiller replied to the letter saying "Yes, this developer's apps have been removed from the App Store and their ratings no longer appear either."

- NZ HERALD STAFF