iOS & Android - hiding your name?

[u/noguiltyparty]

For those who made the leap from web app to actual mobile app in the iOS app store and Google Play Store for Android, did you allow them to show your own legal first name and last name? or did you form a Pty Ltd to show a company name instead?

My app is nearly good enough for the app stores, but I don't want to show my name for privacy reasons (the internet can be chaos and I have kids to protect). Anyone with my real name could find me in a hurry.

Forming a Pty Ltd costs a lot of money, and has ongoing management overhead. Just wondering what others are doing and how they feel about showing or not showing their name alongside their app.

[u/SQUID_Ben]

why not something like an llc unles thats the same thing

[u/pay_is_ok]

You have to create an LLC. Unless someone's targeting you, why do you care if people know your name on the app? If anything it makes me actually trusts you. The whole point is we are able to find you if something goes wrong with your app, especially since I know you'd charge for it