How the App Store got taken over by copycats

Why is every successful app followed by hordes of clones? And why does Apple let the cloners get away with it? Macworld investigates a blight on the mobile gaming industry

Apple settles lawsuit over copycat apps on App Store: What is it - Times of India

App Developer Launches Petition to Ask Apple to Save All Resolution Center Correspondence

Apple has copied some of the most popular apps in the App Store for its iPhone, iPad and other software updates - The Washington Post

Apple is removing the 'Wordle' copycats from the App Store - Tech

Apple's App Store blocks over $2B in fraudulent transactions

Wordle clones removed from iPhone App Store as 'gross' ripoffs attempt to profit from viral success

Rapper Bad Bunny lashes out over viral AI copycat hits

Wordle' clones further illustrate the curation problem in the App Store - General Discussion Discussions on AppleInsider Forums

Copycats not allowed: Apple yanks knockoffs of viral puzzle game Wordle from App Store

CopyCat Android Rooting Malware Infected 14 Million Devices

Dodgy Wordle copycats are already banned from Apple's App Store, but there's more work to do