Mac App Review Sudden Delays?

We are an App Developer for past 16 years so have seen a lot happen with App Review over the years (even back when 2 month review times were the norm). However, we have all come to expect app review to take only 48 hours typically.

We submitted several macOS Tahoe updates in Feb all approved within 24 to 48 hours, but 2 updates submitted on 25th Feb are stuck in 'waiting for review'. Very strange indeed and checking this forum, it seems many other devs are having the same issue, but from way earlier than us.

Is this a known issue currently? I suspect their are different app review queues by region and maybe even app category and popularity of the app, but even accounting for all that, this is unusual. There seems to be no logic to which apps are approved same day vs those kept stuck in 'waiting for review'.

It seems the sudden delays started in February. We're all in the same boat, waiting for a resolution. Thanks for pointing out though that there have been times of 2-month reviews. Seems like it has fluctuated in the past, which is good to know.

These are 4 major changes that I have seen for Mac App Store review since the end of the last year.

  1. Quick rejection based on silly claims
  2. Wait time from 1-to-2 days to 4-to-5 days
  3. Reviewers ignoring rejection replies
  4. StoreKit 2 no longer working property in SwiftUI
Mac App Review Sudden Delays?
 
 
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