An app family controls how related apps owned by the same developer organization appear together in the App Store. It gives the group one name, slug, description, and icon. Each app remains independently installable and keeps its own configuration, capabilities, scopes, runtime, and review lifecycle.
When to use a family#
Create a family when one organization publishes several products that should share an umbrella identity. For example, “Meta Shops” and “Meta Ads” can belong to a “Meta” family while remaining separate apps that merchants install independently. Do not create a family for a single app unless you are preparing to add related apps.
What a family contains#
Field |
Purpose |
|---|---|
Name |
The shared marketplace name for the group. |
Slug |
The organization-scoped stable identifier for the family. |
Description |
Explains how the grouped apps relate. |
Icon |
The shared visual identity shown for the family. |
Apps |
The independently configured apps currently assigned to the family. |
Managing membership#
Choose a family while creating or editing an app in the Developer Portal. An app can belong to one family from the same organization, or to no family. Removing a family does not delete its apps; their family association is cleared and the apps continue independently.