In-App Purchases “Waiting for Review” but not available during App Review (subscriptions unavailable)

Hi everyone,

I’m stuck in the App Review process with In-App Purchases (subscriptions) and would really appreciate some guidance.

Situation:

• I have an app with subscriptions (Premium Monthly and Premium Yearly)
• Both subscriptions are in “Waiting for Review” status
• I submitted a new app version for review

Issue: The app was rejected with:

“subscriptions were unavailable at time of review”

Before that, I also received a rejection saying the reviewer could not locate the In-App Purchases.

What’s confusing:

• Subscriptions are not yet approved (still “Waiting for Review”)
• In the current app version page, I do not see the “In-App Purchases” section at all, so I cannot confirm whether they are attached to this build
• The app correctly loads products via StoreKit, but returns empty when products are not available

Questions:

1. Do subscriptions need to be approved before they can be used during app review?
2. Should I reject the current version and resubmit while manually attaching the subscriptions?
3. Is it expected that the “In-App Purchases” section is missing from the version page in this case?
4. Has anyone experienced this “subscriptions unavailable” issue while IAPs are still “Waiting for Review”?

I feel like I’m stuck in a loop where:

• The app needs IAP to pass review
• But IAP are not available yet during review

Any advice on the correct process would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!