Hey everyone 👋 I have 14 years of experience in iOS development, starting in my mid-teens and later working as a senior and lead developer with Fortune 50 companies. Around 1.5 years ago I began my indie journey as a side hustle, and for the past 3 months I have been building apps full time with a growing portfolio and increasing revenue 📈 I currently handle everything myself including development, ASO, and design, with marketing planned for later 🚀 I just shipped a major release last week and taking a relaxed week now, so feel free to ask anything about iOS development, indie life, ASO, monetization, or related topics 💬

My iOS app currently holds a 3.5★ rating with limited reviews, and I’d like to raise it by motivating happy users to share feedback. I’m looking for ethical ways to do this without being pushy. What are the best strategies and timing for review prompts to boost ratings while keeping users satisfied?

Focus on improving onboarding, reducing friction, and delivering quick value so users form a habit early. Use analytics to identify drop-off points and continuously refine the experience. Increase spending by introducing clear value-driven upgrades, limited-time offers, and personalized recommendations. Reward loyal users and test pricing strategies to find what converts best.

Hey everyone 👋 I’m starting my journey in iOS app development coming from a Java background and I already have an app idea but want to approach things the right way so I’d love your guidance What AI tools do you recommend for coding debugging and learning Swift or SwiftUI 🤖 how do you approach app design 🎨 and where do you find UI inspiration graphics or useful resources for building apps 🚀 any tips or lessons learned would really help 🙏

Hello, My app has been in “Waiting for Review” since Feb 13. I’ve contacted Apple Support via Contact Us but received no response. Any advice on how to escalate would be appreciated. Thank you!

Hello, My app "Zen Mahjong!" has been stuck in the App Review process for an unusually long time and I’m trying to understand if something might be wrong with the submission. Timeline: First submission entered “In Review” and stayed there for 6 days without a decision. I rejected that build, uploaded a new build and resubmitted on February 17. Since then the app has been in “Waiting for Review” for more than 3 weeks. Additional context: App size ~40 MB Only IAP is a “Remove Ads” purchase I already contacted Developer Support and opened an expedited review request. Support also mentioned that this delay seems unusual. Has anyone experienced something similar or could this indicate that the submission is stuck in the review pipeline? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I am attempting to configure appclips, but I am getting this error in App Store Connect. I created an app clips target in my project, I have checked the XCAsset files and it is included when archived and pushed to App Store Connect. In both my parent and my app clips target I've added the associated domains capabilities, with the following associated same domains for both targets: appclips:akin-server-side-staging.onrender.com appclips:akin-server-side.onrender.com applinks:akin-server-side-staging.onrender.com applinks:akin-server-side.onrender.com My server is configured to serve the following json at all permutations of the staging endpoints and prod endpoints for both well known and aasa without well known. Here is one of them: https://akin-server-side.onrender.com/.well-known/apple-app-site-association Here is the JSON it is returning: {"applinks":{"details":[{"appIDs":["8PJ28P9ZZ8.com.ElevatedUnderdogs.akin1"],"components":[{"\/":"\/appClips\/referral\/venueToUser\/*"}]}]},"appclips":{"apps":["8PJ28P9ZZ8.com.ElevatedUnderdogs.akin1.Clip"]}} And yet I'm still getting Invalid Entitlement: Unknown ID in the store.

We have 7 Advanced App Clip Experiences that have been stuck showing "Received" in the App Store Connect UI for 90+ days. However, after inspecting the underlying API response, we can confirm all 7 experiences show "key": "PUBLISHED", "doc_count": 7 on the backend. Despite this, scanning a QR code on a device without the app installed returns "App Clip Unavailable" on every experience. This appears to be a CDN propagation failure — the backend is PUBLISHED but the edge nodes serving iOS devices are returning stale or missing data. Evidence – – App Clip Diagnostics tool shows all green checks for our registered experience URLs (screenshots attached) – App Store Connect UI shows "Received" for all 7 experiences – Backend API response (/appclips/api/v1/experiences) shows: json"statuses": { "buckets": [ { "key": "PUBLISHED", "doc_count": 7 } ] } – iOS devices without the app installed still return "App Clip Unavailable" when scanning QR codes – App version 1.4(6) is live and Ready for Distribution – AASA file is correctly configured and verified – Bundle ID com.goodtrkr.pixlbankar.Clip is correctly associated. Business Impact – This is a production blocker for our AR platform (PixlBank[ar] — Good TRKR LLC). Our entire product delivery depends on App Clip invocation via QR code for enterprise clients. We have been engaged with Apple DTS for 90+ days: TSI Case-ID: 18681098 New Case-ID: 18880040 Feedback Assistant report filed with diagnostic screenshots and sysdiagnose provided no help. REQUEST –  Can an Apple DTS engineer confirm whether there is a known CDN propagation issue affecting App Clip Experiences that are in PUBLISHED state on the backend but not being served correctly to iOS devices? And if so, is there a way to trigger a cache flush or re-propagation for our specific experiences?

I work on an SDK, and one of the ways we distribute it is as a pre-compiled static XCFramework. As far as I know, it’s the nature of a static framework to not contain symbols since the framework will be embedded in the final app binary, and the symbols should then be generated. However, when testing the "Validate" function of the Xcode 16 deployment process, our users are receiving a warning that says the framework does not contain symbols. Is my assumption about static frameworks and symbols incorrect? Could this be a bug in Xcode 16? Should we modify something in our framework to inform Xcode that symbols are not needed?

App Review App Store Connect Hi everyone, My iOS app has been stuck in “Waiting for Review” for over 10 days, and I’m starting to worry there might be an issue with my submission or account. Here are the key timeline details (GMT+7): Feb 3, 2026 – Submitted app → entered Waiting for Review Feb 5, 2026 – App went In Review and was later Rejected by Apple Feb 5 – Mar 2, 2026 – I made fixes and resubmitted Then on Mar 2, 2026: Submitted again → Waiting for Review On Mar 8, 2026: I made several quick re-submissions (Developer Rejected → Ready for Review → Waiting for Review multiple times within minutes) Since then: Mar 8, 2026 → Today (Mar 18, 2026) Status has remained “Waiting for Review” with no progress I have already contacted Apple Developer Support: Case ID: 102845134369 However, I haven’t received any meaningful update yet. My concerns: My app was previously reviewed (reached In Review and got feedback), so it doesn’t seem like a completely new or blocked app. The app itself is relatively simple (no sensitive content, no unusual permissions). I did perform multiple rapid re-submissions on Mar 8 — I’m not sure if that might have affected the review queue. My questions: Could multiple rapid “Developer Rejected → Resubmitted” actions cause my app to be deprioritized or delayed in the review queue? Is it normal for an app to stay in “Waiting for Review” for 10+ days without any status change? Should I: Keep waiting, or Cancel and resubmit again, or Submit a new build version? Is there any way to verify if my app/account has been flagged or requires additional information that is not shown in App Store Connect? I understand that review times can vary, but this feels longer than usual, especially since there has been no transition to In Review. If anyone (or Apple staff) has experienced something similar or has advice on how to proceed, I would really appreciate your guidance. Thank you very much.

App Review App Store Connect Hi everyone, My iOS app has been stuck in “Waiting for Review” for over 10 days, and I’m starting to worry there might be an issue with my submission or account. Here are the key timeline details (GMT+7): Feb 3, 2026 – Submitted app → entered Waiting for Review Feb 5, 2026 – App went In Review and was later Rejected by Apple Feb 5 – Mar 2, 2026 – I made fixes and resubmitted Then on Mar 2, 2026: Submitted again → Waiting for Review On Mar 8, 2026: I made several quick re-submissions (Developer Rejected → Ready for Review → Waiting for Review multiple times within minutes) Since then: Mar 8, 2026 → Today (Mar 18, 2026) Status has remained “Waiting for Review” with no progress I have already contacted Apple Developer Support: Case ID: 102845134369 However, I haven’t received any meaningful update yet. My concerns: My app was previously reviewed (reached In Review and got feedback), so it doesn’t seem like a completely new or blocked app. The app itself is relatively simple (no sensitive content, no unusual permissions). I did perform multiple rapid re-submissions on Mar 8 — I’m not sure if that might have affected the review queue. My questions: Could multiple rapid “Developer Rejected → Resubmitted” actions cause my app to be deprioritized or delayed in the review queue? Is it normal for an app to stay in “Waiting for Review” for 10+ days without any status change? Should I: Keep waiting, or Cancel and resubmit again, or Submit a new build version? Is there any way to verify if my app/account has been flagged or requires additional information that is not shown in App Store Connect? I understand that review times can vary, but this feels longer than usual, especially since there has been no transition to In Review. If anyone (or Apple staff) has experienced something similar or has advice on how to proceed, I would really appreciate your guidance. Thank you very much.

Another Limbo with IAP. I'm genuinely baffled by this. My app " Tapix - AI Writing Keyboard " was reviewed, approved, and is currently live and downloadable on the App Store. Great except the auto-renewable subscription that I submitted at the same time is STILL sitting in "Waiting for Review." Let me spell out what this means for real users: A user finds my app on the App Store They download it They open it and hit the subscription screen Nothing works. They can't subscribe. The core functionality is locked behind a paywall that Apple hasn't approved yet. They think the app is broken They leave a 1-star review and delete it. This is an absolutely terrible first impression and there's nothing I can do about it from my side. Everything is configured correctly metadata, pricing, review screenshots, subscription group, product IDs all of it. The app was approved. The subscription just... wasn't. How is it possible that Apple approves and distributes an app but leaves the IAP that the app literally depends on in limbo? Shouldn't these be reviewed together? Why would you release an app to users in a state where its core monetization is non-functional? Every hour this sits in "Waiting for Review" is real damage and a launch that's essentially sabotaged through no fault of my own. I'm asking for any guidance on how to escalate this. This needs urgent attention. Thank you. App Name - Tapix AI Keyboard

I am submitting an app to the App Store and want to understand the best way to handle keywords that include special characters. If a keyword has accents like coração and users may search for coracao without accents, should I include both versions or rely on Apple to match them automatically?

Is anyone else having trouble generating App Store promo codes? The promo codes page in App Store Connect is mostly failing to finish loading, and even when it does finish, promo code generation gets stuck on Generating.

Hello Apple Developer Community and App Review Team, I am reaching out here because I am completely stuck and have not received a response from the standard support channels. On March 4th, I requested and was successfully granted an Expedited Review for a critical bug fix for two of my apps ("Who Wants to Be AI Professor?" and "The Fed Chair"). However, it has been 12 days and both apps are still stuck in the "Waiting for Review" status. Suspecting a system glitch or "ghosting" issue, I contacted App Store Connect support on March 10th and received Case ID: 102840953234. The automated email stated I would receive a reply within 2 business days, but that time has long passed with no response. I kindly ask if an App Review Team member or Apple Staff could look into this Case ID and check if my submissions are stuck in a technical loop. I have refrained from canceling and resubmitting to avoid further delays, but I am currently completely blocked. Any help to push these manually to the review desk would be immensely appreciated. Thank you!

I want to provide free test accounts so that mobile games reviewers can play my iOS game for free. They should be able to make in-app purchases(consumables) without any charges. I don´t know how to create the free test accounts. Is it necessary that my iOS game is already published in the Apple App Store before I can provide test accounts for mobile games reviewers? Or is it necessary to let the reviewers play my game while it is still in TestFlight? If yes, should I ask them to give me there email address so that I can add it to my Sandbox accounts? My game was not yet released in the App Apple Store. It´s only available on TestFlight.

Hi, My app wich shipping ID is e18f049f-bff9-4993-97b4-742c6ba63d0e is waiting for review since last month. if there is any place that I can submit a ticket or ask more properly please let me know. best, David Silva

Hello, I submitted my app for review for the first time about two weeks ago and it is still stuck in "Waiting for Review" with no update. I haven't received any feedback yet and I'm not sure if this kind of delay is normal or if something might be wrong. Has anyone experienced something similar? What did you do in this situation? Thanks.

Hello everyone, I submitted my app USDT Miner – Rig Manager to App Store Connect on February 2, and it has been in “Waiting for Review” status since then. I understand that review times can vary, but it has now been several days without any status change or feedback. This is my first submission for this app, and there are no resolution center messages or rejection notices so far. I wanted to ask: Is this delay normal at the moment? Are there any known review backlogs or factors that could cause an extended “Waiting for Review” status? Is there anything recommended to do from the developer side, or should I simply continue waiting? Any insights from Apple staff or fellow developers who’ve experienced similar delays would be appreciated. Thank you.