Is it allowed to load your own ads in iPhone app?

Question

Is it allowed to load your own ads in iPhone app? I mean, I want to periodically load some ad images from internet to the app, while my user uses it without using iAds network. Is it allowed by Apple? I have read AppStore Review Guidelines and found no restrictions, if the App is not designed only for ads.

Answer 1

Yes, that is allowed and not a subject endangering the Apple approval process.

Answer 2

sure it is. that's what i do here with my free "lite" app:

http://itunes.apple.com/app/i-love-valmalenco-lite/id459172948?mt=8%20target=

i use an iAd, but when no ads are available (most of the time) i use my own banner which links to the iStore address of my "fullVersion" app (so... a very personal ad of my own... but i know of examples apps which use other commercial ads as adsense...)