`store/costa-rica-appstore-copy.md`

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# Costa Rica — App Store copy

> # 🛑 SUPERSEDED — DO NOT PASTE FROM THIS FILE
> **Authoritative App Store copy is `store/listing.md`. Take the description, name,
> subtitle and promotional text from THERE, not from here.**
>
> This file was written before the live catalog was measured, and three of its fields
> are **Guideline 2.3.1 false-advertising exposures** on an account already cited by
> Apple for *"a pattern commonly associated with fraudulent activity"*:
>
> | Field | Claim | Live reality (measured `/api/app/listings`, 2026-09-13) |
> |---|---|---|
> | Description | "Thousands of listings across all 7 provinces and 84 cantones" | **8 listings**, 5 regions |
> | Description | "Monteverde, and Puerto Viejo" | neither has a listing |
> | Description / Subtitle / Promo | "restaurants, and local services" | verticals are tours / surf / short-term rentals **only** |
> | Description | (earlier) an interactive map | the app ships **no map** — no `react-native-maps`, no `MapView`, no geo code |
>
> The header line below once read *"Every claim below maps to a screen that actually
> ships in the app."* **That is not true of this file** and it is why this banner exists.
>
> **Still useful here:** the ASC FIELD CHECKLIST only — category, keywords, privacy
> labels, export compliance. Those are unaffected. Everything marked
> `❌ WITHDRAWN` below is kept solely as a record of what was wrong; it must never be
> entered into App Store Connect.

---

ASC App ID 6799240433 · Bundle com.abrams.costarica · Version 1.0.0
Pricing: FREE. Age rating: 4+. Primary category: Travel · Secondary: Lifestyle.

This file is the staged, ready-to-paste App Store metadata. Copy still enters
App Store Connect by hand (Apple-account writes are Steve-gated). Every claim
below maps to a screen that actually ships in the app — directory browse,
listing detail with BEST WAY TO CONTACT, booking with card + SINPE Móvil, and My
Trips. No invented features. (The "Invite friends" contacts feature was REMOVED
before first submission — TK-10387 — so it is deliberately absent from this copy.)

---

## App name (30 char max)
`Costa Rica: Stay, Tour & Book`
(29 chars)

## ❌ WITHDRAWN — Subtitle — DO NOT PASTE (use store/listing.md)
<!-- 2.3.1: "local services" — no such vertical ships. -->
`Hotels, tours & local services`
(30 chars)

## Keywords (100 char max, comma-separated, no spaces)
```
costa rica,hotels,tours,booking,vacation,rentals,SINPE,pura vida,guanacaste,nosara,arenal,travel
```
(96 chars — no wasted spaces; no repeat of words already in
the app name/subtitle per Apple's dedup, except where they carry search weight.)

## ❌ WITHDRAWN — Promotional text — DO NOT PASTE (use store/listing.md)
<!-- 2.3.1: "local services in every canton" — no local-services vertical, 5 regions not 84 cantones. -->
```
Discover and book the best of Costa Rica — beachfront stays, adventure tours, and trusted local services in every canton. Pay by card or SINPE Móvil. Pura Vida.
```
(158 chars)

## ❌ WITHDRAWN — Description — DO NOT PASTE (use store/listing.md)
<!-- 2.3.1: thousands/7 provinces/84 cantones/Monteverde/Puerto Viejo/restaurants+local services. -->
```
Costa Rica in your pocket — the fastest way to find, message, and book stays, tours, and local services across the whole country.

BROWSE THE WHOLE COUNTRY
Thousands of listings across all 7 provinces and 84 cantones — from Tamarindo and Nosara to La Fortuna, Manuel Antonio, Monteverde, and Puerto Viejo. Filter by stays, tours, restaurants, and local services, and see the nightly rate or per-person price right on the card.

BOOK IN SECONDS
Pick your dates and guests, review the price before you pay — subtotal, cleaning, service fee, and total, no surprises — and confirm. Every trip you book shows up in My Trips with its status and confirmation code.

PAY YOUR WAY
Pay by international card in USD, or locally with SINPE Móvil in colones — the way Costa Rica actually pays. Your booking is confirmed the moment payment clears.

REACH ANYONE, INSTANTLY
Every listing shows the BEST WAY TO CONTACT — WhatsApp, phone, email, or a message right inside the app. Ask about availability, price, anything, and keep the conversation in one place.

FOR HOSTS
List your stay, tour, or service and reach travelers from around the world. Get paid to your SINPE Móvil number in Costa Rica or a linked bank account internationally.

Sign in with Apple, email, or phone. Free to browse. Pura Vida.
```

---

## Privacy — data collection labels (matches Steve's Aug 8 decision)
- Contact info (name, email, phone) — App Functionality only. Not used for tracking.
- User content (messages) — App Functionality only.
- Do NOT declare Contacts or Location at all. Both features were REMOVED before
  first submission (TK-10387): the contacts import and its server endpoints are
  gone, and there is no expo-location or maps dependency in the app, so the
  Location permission string was orphaned and has been dropped. The earlier
  "used on-device" wording described an intent the shipped code did not match —
  it actually uploaded and stored the address book — which is why the feature
  was removed rather than relabelled.
- Not used for tracking. Not shared with third parties for advertising.

## Export compliance
Standard HTTPS/TLS only → ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption = false (set in app.json).
Answer "No" to the export-compliance question.

## URLs
- Support:  https://costarica.agentabrams.com/support
- Marketing: https://costarica.agentabrams.com/support
- Privacy:  https://costarica.agentabrams.com/privacy   (REQUIRED)

## Screenshots (staged in store/screenshots/, exactly 1320x2868 — iPhone 6.9") — 4 shots
1. 01-directory.png       — directory browse (search + Stays/Tours/Eat chips + listing cards)
2. 02-listing-contact.png — listing detail with the BEST WAY TO CONTACT grid
3. 03-booking.png         — price breakdown + Card and SINPE Móvil payment
4. 04-trips.png           — My Trips with confirmation codes and statuses

(There were 5. `05-invite.png` showed the Invite-friends screen and was moved to
`store/_removed/` when that feature was removed — uploading a screenshot of a
feature the binary no longer has is a Guideline 2.3.3 rejection. Four shots is a
valid set; add a replacement only if you want a fifth.)

---

### Anti-slop note
Copy avoids the machine-writing tells (elevate / unlock / seamless / testament
to / tapestry / game-changer / truly / stunning). Sentences describe concrete,
shippable screens and actions, not vibes.