Pre approval for app submission?

Hello,

Was reading the Developer TOS and saw that Apps could not offer a service that Square currently offers. We have plans to develop an app, but have concerns about going through the development process to find out that Square has been working on the same type of functionality, rendering our app moot. Is there a way to get pre-approval before beginning the development process to avoid this type of scenario? Thanks.

Unfortunately this is not currently available, though I can see where you’re coming from. I’ll mark this as a feature request for now so that our PMs can see this.