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Reply to Apple taking too long to review my brand new app
The email I received by Apple upon submitting my new app said that 50% are reviewed within 24 hours, and 90% are reviewed within 48 hours. The average wait time for iOS is 2 weeks, 1 week for macOS, if not longer. I don't have a problem waiting for 2 weeks because it was a lot longer 15 years ago. Yet, I wish they stop misrepresenting themselves by saying an app will be reviewed within 48 hours. I find it quite uncomfortable knowing they continue to misrepresent themselves at the same time they terminate developer accounts for a fraudulent activity.
Aug ’26
Reply to Extremely Delayed App Review
They don't tell you exactly what has caused your app to be rejected. That's how things worked 15 years ago. And that's how they work today. So I'm certain that bringing that up today is not going to get you anywhere. It seems to me that your best possible approach to tackle rejection is to have a sit-down session. I don't really know how it works. Apple, Inc people mention this appraoch from time to time if you are patient enough to read dozen topics.
Aug ’26
Reply to 15-year account flagged for termination over one unreleased app — seeking advice
App Review Board is going to terminate our account because a new app had been rejected multiple times in review process and remain unresolved . What does 'multiple times' mean? Twice? Five times? Ten times? Why do you repeatedly mention Google's Play Store? What does your termination have to do with it? If you have kept your account for 15 years, how do you not know that you can get your account terminated if you keep submitting the same software title without resolving underlying issues?
Aug ’26
Reply to Stuck in App Review limbo after 4.3(b) rejection, resubmission, and appeal
I was surprised by the decision because the app contains proprietary content developed specifically for the product, along with functionality that strongly differentiate it from other apps in the category. It seems that you don't fully understand what the reviewer means. Have you searched the site for that? There are a lot of topics in the same nature. Nobody cares about somebody else's business because doing so wouldn't pay their bills. Neither do I. I don't even read every line because I have better things to do so that I can put food on the kitchen table.
Aug ’26
Reply to Guideline 5.2.3: what does "limit your app to streaming open-source stations only" require in practice?
I'm not going to read every line that you have written since I have better things to do. I'll only give you a hint because I want you to find an answer for yourself and because that's a trade secret. Just because you claim that you use an open-source streaming database, the reviewer is probably not going to believe it at face value. At least, you would not convey the claim to users. If that doesn't click, I would download similar applications using the same open-source streaming database instead of seeking an easy answer from a total stranger.
Aug ’26
Reply to Guidelines 4.2.6 and 4.3: per-studio branded builds of a B2B SaaS app which model applies?
I'm not going to read every line you have written. If it's your client that owns the app, then they have to be the account holder, to my knowledge. That's the rule change they made around 2018 if I remember correctly. You can have them create an account and give you the Developer role or equivalent so that you can develop and publish THEIR app. If you work for clients, you are supposed to know that.
Aug ’26
Reply to Several apps stuck in “Waiting for Review” for over one to two weeks – anyone else experiencing this?
This is unusual compared to my previous submissions It's not unusual to me. The queue has been a lot longer since the end of the last year. The queue was a lot longer 15.5 years ago. Depending on the development platform, you can end up waiting for at least two weeks. I have three new boys waiting in the queue. I don't make a big deal about it. I care more about reviewer's competence. Some of them don't even know how to scroll a webpage or don't bother to scroll further down and reject submission by saying users have no way of posting a support question. I don't want that kind of stupidity from a professional reviewer.
Aug ’26
Reply to App Rejected, but can't fix what's wrong
My app was rejected for a silly reason (silly that I missed it) - I apparently used the same image for all subscriptions. I don't think that's the reason for rejection. Am I missing something? I think so. But you are only showing what you want others to see. If you are truly requesting assistance from total strangers who know nothing about your software product, I suggest you show the entire page so that there will be no wild goose guess chase.
Aug ’26
Reply to App Review
We've since submitted an updated build directly addressing the original concern. You shouldn't have done that. You are now back to the end of the line. Filing an expedited request after waiting for 7 or 8 days is a bad idea as well. Being expedited doesn't mean you are skipping heads in between and jumping to the top of the queue.
Aug ’26
Reply to Guideline 4.3(b) rejection although core functionality was never tested
Kardea, was rejected under Guideline 4.3(b) as belonging to a saturated category. Says who!? The reviewer? I doubt it. Which category is not saturated? What would be the most appropriate way to obtain a complete functional review? You don't mention the categories to which you submit your app or application. You don't state the exact words of rejection. There is no software description. There is no list of keywords. You don't mention the development environment, either. It sounds to me that your product has something to do with Tarot card reading. But why would you let those who could assist you make the imagination of their own?
Aug ’26
Reply to Apple taking too long to review my brand new app
The email I received by Apple upon submitting my new app said that 50% are reviewed within 24 hours, and 90% are reviewed within 48 hours. The average wait time for iOS is 2 weeks, 1 week for macOS, if not longer. I don't have a problem waiting for 2 weeks because it was a lot longer 15 years ago. Yet, I wish they stop misrepresenting themselves by saying an app will be reviewed within 48 hours. I find it quite uncomfortable knowing they continue to misrepresent themselves at the same time they terminate developer accounts for a fraudulent activity.
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Aug ’26
Reply to Extremely Delayed App Review
They don't tell you exactly what has caused your app to be rejected. That's how things worked 15 years ago. And that's how they work today. So I'm certain that bringing that up today is not going to get you anywhere. It seems to me that your best possible approach to tackle rejection is to have a sit-down session. I don't really know how it works. Apple, Inc people mention this appraoch from time to time if you are patient enough to read dozen topics.
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Aug ’26
Reply to 15-year account flagged for termination over one unreleased app — seeking advice
App Review Board is going to terminate our account because a new app had been rejected multiple times in review process and remain unresolved . What does 'multiple times' mean? Twice? Five times? Ten times? Why do you repeatedly mention Google's Play Store? What does your termination have to do with it? If you have kept your account for 15 years, how do you not know that you can get your account terminated if you keep submitting the same software title without resolving underlying issues?
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Aug ’26
Reply to Stuck in App Review limbo after 4.3(b) rejection, resubmission, and appeal
I was surprised by the decision because the app contains proprietary content developed specifically for the product, along with functionality that strongly differentiate it from other apps in the category. It seems that you don't fully understand what the reviewer means. Have you searched the site for that? There are a lot of topics in the same nature. Nobody cares about somebody else's business because doing so wouldn't pay their bills. Neither do I. I don't even read every line because I have better things to do so that I can put food on the kitchen table.
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Aug ’26
Reply to Guideline 5.2.3: what does "limit your app to streaming open-source stations only" require in practice?
I'm not going to read every line that you have written since I have better things to do. I'll only give you a hint because I want you to find an answer for yourself and because that's a trade secret. Just because you claim that you use an open-source streaming database, the reviewer is probably not going to believe it at face value. At least, you would not convey the claim to users. If that doesn't click, I would download similar applications using the same open-source streaming database instead of seeking an easy answer from a total stranger.
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Aug ’26
Reply to Guidelines 4.2.6 and 4.3: per-studio branded builds of a B2B SaaS app which model applies?
I'm not going to read every line you have written. If it's your client that owns the app, then they have to be the account holder, to my knowledge. That's the rule change they made around 2018 if I remember correctly. You can have them create an account and give you the Developer role or equivalent so that you can develop and publish THEIR app. If you work for clients, you are supposed to know that.
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Aug ’26
Reply to Several apps stuck in “Waiting for Review” for over one to two weeks – anyone else experiencing this?
This is unusual compared to my previous submissions It's not unusual to me. The queue has been a lot longer since the end of the last year. The queue was a lot longer 15.5 years ago. Depending on the development platform, you can end up waiting for at least two weeks. I have three new boys waiting in the queue. I don't make a big deal about it. I care more about reviewer's competence. Some of them don't even know how to scroll a webpage or don't bother to scroll further down and reject submission by saying users have no way of posting a support question. I don't want that kind of stupidity from a professional reviewer.
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Aug ’26
Reply to App Rejected, but can't fix what's wrong
My app was rejected for a silly reason (silly that I missed it) - I apparently used the same image for all subscriptions. I don't think that's the reason for rejection. Am I missing something? I think so. But you are only showing what you want others to see. If you are truly requesting assistance from total strangers who know nothing about your software product, I suggest you show the entire page so that there will be no wild goose guess chase.
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Aug ’26
Reply to App Review
We've since submitted an updated build directly addressing the original concern. You shouldn't have done that. You are now back to the end of the line. Filing an expedited request after waiting for 7 or 8 days is a bad idea as well. Being expedited doesn't mean you are skipping heads in between and jumping to the top of the queue.
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Aug ’26
Reply to Guideline 4.3(b) rejection although core functionality was never tested
Kardea, was rejected under Guideline 4.3(b) as belonging to a saturated category. Says who!? The reviewer? I doubt it. Which category is not saturated? What would be the most appropriate way to obtain a complete functional review? You don't mention the categories to which you submit your app or application. You don't state the exact words of rejection. There is no software description. There is no list of keywords. You don't mention the development environment, either. It sounds to me that your product has something to do with Tarot card reading. But why would you let those who could assist you make the imagination of their own?
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Aug ’26