How to deal with mobile app plagiarism?

Question

Mobile development

Let me know if anyone has come across a similar situation.
Some eccentric decided to steal the idea and all the data of the mobile application, decompiled the application on android, pulled out all the databases with directories, made a crooked cross-platform javascript craft and stuck all the databases there without changing the structure and data (even links inside the database refer to our site).
In addition, the competitor completely copied the landing page of the application, replacing only the pictures, where I don’t even know where such impudence can be gained.
In fact, we have already submitted an application to Roskomnadzor, and now the question arose of how to correctly fill out applications on Google Play and the Apple Store. We decompiled his application on both platforms and made sure that the bases are identical. Is it okay to talk to support about decompiling or viewing data inside the application folder? If anyone has experience in solving similar problems, advice would be welcome.

Answer 1

Did you protect the base in Rospatent or issue an author's certificate through the deposition of code and documentation?
If not, it's time! (service checked personally, 5% discount!)

Answer 2

Catch behind the barn and stuff your face!

Answer 3

Why do people go to someone else's client? Why is he better? Learn, fix yours.
If you can't do better, and the application is in such demand that there are many third-party clients, you can even monetize it by making a separate developer API with authorization and providing it to third-party client authors for a certain $$. This method turned out to be more convenient for us at one time than to actively develop our client.
Moreover, large developers will cooperate with you and try to comply with the agreement on the use of the API, and small developers will do tricks in the usual API, they will get tired and leave the competition.

Answer 4

Here is an article, there is a lot of interesting things there. https://medium.com/uptech-team/how-to-make-your-an...

Answer 5

Do as ICQ tried to fight in its time - change the API. Update the app and then change the API. All "foreign" users who do not have an update will fall off. And of course, actions with Rospatent need to be taken - because ICQ eventually lost this war with qip ...

Answer 6

Administratively, no way. Since you yourself admitted that you reversed his app and copied his database
Roll out updates more often, communicate with users, etc.

Answer 7

Attach some kind of authorization to your API.

Answer 8

Sue fines ... I can advise lawyers ...

Answer 9

Rejoice - it means someone needs an application, a rarity, however.
And if on the topic - Looks like a programmer, a smart person - and looking at the already twenty-year-old hysteria-fighting piracy (and its complete inefficiency), is it really difficult to copy the most effective solution? Link to online services.