Publish same app multiple times

Question

I need to publish the same app multiple times with just some small differences (app name, app launcher icon, colors and images).

I will configure Gradle to have a different applicationIdSuffix for each buildTypes.

So the apps will have this kind of packages: "com.appname.app1", "com.appname.appB", "com.appname.app3", "com.appname.app1234", etc...

Is that allowed from the Google Play Store rules?

Answer 1

Yes. You can publish the apps by changing there package names.

Answer 2

No, you cannot do what you are proposing. It is against the Play Store rules to do this.

If they determine you are doing this, your account could get banned, and there is precedence for this.

You really need to figure out how you can target multiple platforms with the same APK.

Here is the specific language from the page:

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Do not post repetitive content.