Recently, Elon Musk accused Apple of favouring OpenAI over other AI apps in the App Store rankings; however, the Cupertino tech giant is denying these accusations.
The company sent a statement to Bloomberg, saying that its App Store is “designed to be fair and free of bias.” The spokesperson continued by saying that the App Store features “thousands of apps through charts, algorithmic recommendations and curated lists selected by experts using objective criteria.” Additionally, the spokesperson said, “our goal is to offer safe discovery for users and valuable opportunities for developers, collaborating with many to increase app visibility in rapidly evolving categories.”
Hey @Apple App Store, why do you refuse to put either 𝕏 or Grok in your “Must Have” section when 𝕏 is the #1 news app in the world and Grok is #5 among all apps?
Are you playing politics? What gives? Inquiring minds want to know. https://t.co/3wenLZGtwG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 11, 2025
Musk says that Apple’s App Store is an antitrust violation because it favours OpenAI. Additionally, he’s saying X will take legal action, and further, Musk asked Apple why it’s refusing to put X or Grok in ‘Must Have’ section on the App Store. He also claimed that that X is the number one news app in the world and Grok is in the top five of all apps, so it should be in that section. Although, Musk didn’t offer any evidence.
However, despite Musk’s claims, the Chinese AI app, DeepSeek, once reached the top of the free app rankings, and so has Perplexity, both after Apple and OpenAI announced their partnership.
Source: Bloomberg, Via: Engadget
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