Prompt
Do I need to support Apple login if my app is on iPhone?
Latest observation
If your app lets users sign in with Google, Facebook, Twitter, or any other third-party login, then yes — on iPhone/iOS you generally need to support “Sign in with Apple” too.
In short
Apple’s guideline says:
- If your app offers third-party sign-in,
- and it’s available on iOS,
- then you must also offer Sign in with Apple.
When you do not need it
You usually don’t need Apple login if:
- your app has no sign-in at all
- your app uses only your own account system (email/password) and no social login
- Apple login is not relevant to your app’s authentication flow
Important nuance
This is about apps with login, not just being “on iPhone.”
Being in the App Store doesn’t automatically require Apple login. The trigger is other sign-in providers.
Practical rule
If users can tap:
- “Continue with Google”
- “Continue with Facebook”
- “Sign in with X”
then you should also have:
- “Continue with Apple”
If you want, I can also explain the exact App Store rule and the common exceptions.
Observation history
How did Obsurfable measure this prompt?
Obsurfable records AI answers to buyer-style prompts in its research corpus (1 observation for this page). Metrics are distributions over observations, not a single static ranking.
Which AI systems does Obsurfable collect answers from?
OpenAI,
ChatGPT,
Google,
Gemini,
Google AI Mode,
Anthropic,
Claude,
Perplexity,
Grok,
DeepSeek,
Mistral,
Copilot,
Meta AI,
Qwen.
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