TestFlight External Build Stuck in 'Waiting for Review' for 32+ Hours

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Created Mar ’26

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Hi everyone,

My TestFlight build has been stuck in 'Waiting for Review' for over 32 hours and I'm hoping someone can help or share their experience.

The situation: I have an External Testing group with a Public Link set up. The build was submitted for Beta App Review on March 19th but it's been over 32 hours with no update. I have 25+ testers waiting to install the app.

What I've tried:

Waited patiently
Checked App Store Connect multiple times
No rejection emails received
No issues flagged by Apple

Questions:

Is anyone else experiencing unusually long review times for TestFlight external builds right now?
Is there anything I can do to speed up the process or check if something is wrong?
Has anyone successfully resolved this by contacting Apple Developer Support directly?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Apple Support Case ID: 102846633409

Answer 1

Chriscat OP

Mar ’26

yes, same here. until a month ago all was as usual. Now our builds take more than a week to be reviews for the App Store and I canceled by Testflight build for external users after 1 week and submitted a new one.

this app is 2 years old and there's nothing new in that build that could explain it.

They must be experiencing a tsunami of reviews requests by vibe coders I suppose. Meanwhile we can't work properly. Our testers can't be reached with all our hard work.

Answer 2

joero24 OP

9h

Hi everyone! I'm a new developer, and my app is fairly basic since there are no user logins and all data is saved directly to the device. The only information I collect is basic analytical data.

I submitted my app to the external testing group for TestFlight on June 12th. It has been five days now, and it's still pending review. This delay is putting a halt to my production, as I'm eager to get feedback from actual users and catch any bugs I might have missed.

Out of curiosity, for those who experienced similar delays, did your app finally get reviewed? How long did it actually take?