App stuck in "Waiting for review", no contact since Feb 12th

Hey team,

I am reaching out about an app I submitted for review (app id: 6748933312). I started the review process Feb 4th, 26 days ago.

The process started off positively - I got my first response within 3 days and had to go back and forth a couple times to bake in some review feedback, which was expected since this was the first submission. I even jumped on a call with Bill who gave some super helpful clarifying guidance! Thanks Bill :)

But it then went downhill from there... I submitted my 3rd version on Feb 12th and was hoping that would get me the approval. But then I didn't hear anything for 10 days despite calls to support and a request for expedited review. At which point I wasn't sure what to do and I wanted to iron out some bugs, so i pulled and resubmitted on Feb 22nd, and I still haven't heard back from the team. Stuck in "Waiting for review" for another 10 days.

I really don't know what to do now, I can't tell if Apple has just stopped accepting new apps altogether? My friends are able to submit updates to existing apps and get approvals within hours.

Pls help, I'm losing hope as a new app developer. -James

Still no w word from apple unfortunately…

what’s really sad is that even my external build is stuck too! even that would allow me to get some feedback.

any tips for getting external builds approved?

Thank you for your post. We're investigating and will contact you in App Store Connect to provide further assistance. If you continue to experience issues during review, please contact us.

same for me ! app id : 6752897806

At least you had a reply. I have been stuck since feb 5th waiting for a review, and another app since 12th no movement.

Can’t even get a TestFlight build approved to go to alpha testing.

I get busy… but this is madness when I see other developers getting approvals in hours/days

App stuck in "Waiting for review", no contact since Feb 12th
 
 
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