Check subscription trial designs against the app store rules

About this exercise

Your team proposed 4 designs for a free trial in your meditation app, and you want to check them against the app store's subscription guidelines before design review. You want one numbered line per design, under 50 words total, each starting Allowed, Not allowed, or Guidelines don't say, then the rule number in parentheses where one applies. Use only the current guidelines, plain text, nothing else.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

• Using the old revision. The 2025 note allowed 1-day trials, which would make design 1 look fine. Try: Say: "Use only the Sept 2026 guidelines."
• Guessing on uncovered ideas. The AI judges the discount by what stores usually allow. Try: Add: "If no rule covers it, write Guidelines don't say."
• Not counting the taps. A long path to Cancel can look reasonable unless someone counts against the rule. Try: Add: "Check every design against every rule."
• Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands 10-20% over. Try: Cap each line: "each line under 8 words."
• Getting markdown back. AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in the design review notes. Try: Ask for "plain text, no bold, no headings."

What a strong prompt includes

• Gives exact labels
• Names the current version
• Asks for rule numbers
• Sets a length limit
• Asks for plain text

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