Hello, Our app has been in "Waiting for Review" since September 8 with no status change. It has never moved to "In Review." Steps already taken: Expedited Review Request, approved on September 11, but status did not change Contacted App Review Support for a status update, no response Requested a call, no call has taken place We have received no rejection, no request for additional information, and no messages in Resolution Center. This is time-sensitive: we have a real-world community event on September 19 in Düsseldorf, Germany, tied to this launch. App: KIBAKI: Persian Community Apple ID: 6797615150 Version: 1.0.36 (35) Submission ID: d1f921a3-9001-4ef2-a392-657860c437cd Submitted: September 8, 2026 Could the App Review team please check whether this submission is stuck in the queue? Thank you.

Apple ID: [6768179663] First submitted for review: 2026-08-31 Status changed to "In Review": 2026-09-02 Current status: In Review — 14 days with no status change Submission contents: app version + 6 in-app purchase / subscription items Resolution Center: no messages from App Review App Review Status case: opened [2026-09-09], Case ID 102957220208, no reply yet Context: this is our first submission. The app includes UGC (community posts, comments, and user reporting) and AIGC, which we understand may require additional review time. Question for the App Review team: is this submission currently assigned to a reviewer and being processed, or is it sitting in the queue? And is there anything on our side — review notes, demo account access, or a specific guideline item — that we should provide in order to unblock it? We are not requesting an expedited review. Demo credentials, screenshots, or a walkthrough video can be supplied on request. Curious whether other developers are seeing similar In Review wait times this month.

Uploaded my first App for the app store! Apple said they have a very fast response time but despite their very quick response (only 8hrs after filling out all the paper work), their response felt very generic... basically saying "your a first time app creator we need more information" I responded to all questions and submitted a screen recording of the app and resubmitted for review. It's now been 4 days and no response to my resubmitted review! no email, no notice it was seen... Apple has all these stats about how fast they are to respond but if its just a quick fast initial generic response thats not really a response and its just a way for them to claim a high efficiency. Has anyone else encountered this? How long and how much back and forth should I expect publishing a basic app?

Hello, Our app Kadoz has been in "Waiting for Review" for 8 days with no status change. Apple ID: 6807392986 Version: 1.0 (build 9) Submitted: September 6, 2026 Current status: Waiting for Review This is our first submission. App Review Information is complete, including demo account credentials for the passwordless sign-in flow. All agreements are signed and the privacy questionnaire is published. We contacted Developer Support but have not received a reply. Could you check whether anything is missing on our side? Thank you.

Has anyone observed the intermittent issues with the AppStore Connect site? Missing app records and error banners where information should appear “Your account cannot be found” error “Please accept these terms and conditions” Could this explain why some apps remain in review or seem to wait indefinitely—perhaps due to suppressed technical bugs or errors in the site’s processing of changes, where end-to-end flows fail to complete what would otherwise yield a finished review?

Its my First App. It has been ready for Distribution since August 18, in the Business tap,everything is "Active" but my status in Compliance -Digital Services Act is stack "in review"!! No email replies, no nothing. Can anyone help me please?

My app has one App Store Connect listing with released iOS, tvOS, and native visionOS versions. I have temporarily discontinued native visionOS development due to very limited adoption and no access to a physical Vision Pro for ongoing testing. I would like Vision Pro users to receive my iPad app through “Designed for iPad” compatibility instead. Xcode is configured with “Apple Vision (Designed for iPad)” and correctly produces an iOS build. I am not trying to generate another native visionOS build. The obstacle is the existing published visionOS version. Apple’s documentation says that iPad compatibility is unavailable when the app already supports native visionOS, and that a platform cannot be deleted once a build has been uploaded. Has anyone successfully made this transition while keeping the same App Store Connect record? Specifically: Is there a supported way to retire the native visionOS version and offer the compatible iPad app? Can Apple Developer Support enable this if App Store Connect cannot? What happens to existing native visionOS installations? I would appreciate any firsthand experience or clarification from Apple on whether this transition is supported.

Hi Apple Team and Developer Community, We are looking for guidance on how to best escalate / resolve an ongoing App Review issue. Our app has been going through multiple App Review cycles for nearly three months. Each time, we address the specific concern raised, provide clarification or documentation, and resubmit. However, after one issue appears to be addressed, a new or related issue is raised in the next round. This has resulted in a prolonged review cycle despite repeated responses and supporting documentation. The current issue relates to Guideline 3.2.1(viii) for an India financial-services app. We have provided detailed clarifications and supporting documents through App Review, including partner documentation, entity-structure documents, and explanations of the relevant user flows. We have also: submitted an appeal; requested expedited review; raised a Developer Support case; and requested an App Review appointment / call. The expedited review has been accepted, but we are still waiting for closure. The earliest available App Review appointment is much later, and the delay is causing material business impact. We are not looking to debate the guideline publicly or disclose confidential review materials here. We would appreciate guidance on the correct process to have the App Review team review all open issues together, or to arrange a call/escalation so that remaining concerns can be clarified in one discussion rather than through repeated review iterations. Thanks in advance for any guidance.

Hello, We have submitted our app on August 10th, and still "Waiting for Review" for over 20 days. Can anyone help us resolve this issue?

I'm an iOS developer in India, not yet enrolled, and I want to confirm my distribution architecture before I incorporate and pick an account type. What I'm building: patient-facing appointment and clinic-management apps for independent single-doctor clinics. One shared codebase; branding, clinic details, and backend configuration differ per clinic. The clinics will not enrol in their own Apple Developer Program accounts. I would register a company and enrol as an Organization, that company provides the software platform, while the medical services are provided by the individual clinics. Under 4.2.6 and 4.3(a), is a separately branded app per clinic viable from a single Organization account? My reading is no, and that the aggregated or "picker" model, one app where patients select their clinic, is the intended path. Is that correct? Under 5.1.1(ix), for that aggregated app, is my company an acceptable seller given that the medical services themselves are delivered by the clinics? Or does Apple expect each clinic to be the seller? If separately branded per-clinic apps are only possible when each clinic enrols in its own account, can I be added to their teams and submit on their behalf, or must the clinic itself submit? Are there additional review requirements for apps tied to medical practices, clinic licensure documentation, proof of authorisation to publish on their behalf, or a regulated medical device declaration, where the app only handles appointments, records, and clinic administration rather than diagnosis or measurement? Developer Support case 20000147392668 (they directed me here for the guideline questions).

We are a team of developers, and our company is involved in creating mobile applications. Recently, our developer account was terminated, and all active apps were removed from the App Store. The email mentioned that our app violates section 3.2(f) of the Apple Developer Program License Agreement. We've been trying to identify the issue since then, but we're not involved in any fraudulent activities. Our company is facing a critical situation as it is essential for us to have the apps back on the App Store as soon as possible. We are unsure of how to proceed and would greatly appreciate any assistance or guidance. Thanks. Our app ID com.seriktes.kz App name Seriktes

Hi everyone, I submitted my app for App Store Review almost two weeks ago, and the submission has been stuck in “In Review” status ever since. I understand that review times can vary, but this seems significantly longer than the usual review period. There haven’t been any requests for additional information or clarification from the App Review team, and the status hasn’t changed during this time. Has anyone else experienced an unusually long review period recently? Is there anything I should do at this point, or is it best to continue waiting? I’d appreciate any advice or insight from developers who have experienced a similar situation. Thank you!

Hi all, My app has been stuck in the "Waiting for Review" status since August 13 (US Time), and today is August 23. It has been 10 days without any status updates or messages from the App Review team. App ID: 6800282515 Submission Date: Aug 13, 2026 Developer Support Request Submitted: Aug 19 (No response yet) Expedited Review Requested: Aug 20 (No response yet) Current Status: Waiting for Review Since both support inquiries and expedited requests haven't received a reply after several days, I am concerned there might be an internal system hold or communication breakdown regarding this submission. Could someone from Apple please look into this or advise if any additional documentation/action is needed from my side? Thanks for your help!

Hi all, I'm a dual US/Australian citizen, resident in Australia and trading as an Australian sole trader. My developer account is registered in Australia. In App Store Connect under Agreements > Tax Forms, the only US forms offered are W-8BEN and W-8BEN-E (which explicitly are not for US citizens). There's no W-9 in the list, and the (+) button only adds from the same country-based set. I've opened a support request asking Apple to enable W-9 and withdraw the W-8BEN over a week ago, but haven't heard back. Has anyone had Apple enable W-9 on an account registered outside the US? Did they do it in place, or did they require changing the account's registered country/region first? If the country had to change — what did that break? Bank account, existing agreements, anything on live apps? Roughly how long did the support request take? This is blocking Paid Apps from going Active for me.

Hi, I am seeing "Waiting for Review" for the past 10 hours, and I do not know why it is taking so long, some of my versions get approved quickly some versions taking a long time. General Information Bundle ID: com.salesforce.pronto.fooddelivery.ProntoFoodDeliveryApp SKU: com.salesforce.pronto.fooddelivery.ProntoFoodDeliveryApp Apple ID: 6756443629 App Name: ProntoFoodDeliveryApp Bundle Short Version String: 1.0.6 Bundle Version String: 2 Please let me know if you need any additional information. My testers are waiting to test the new features. Thank you

Hello, My app has now been stuck in “Waiting for Review” for more than 66 hours after resubmission, with no status change. This is the first public release of the app. I have also experienced unusually long review delays on several previous submissions. In one previous case, the submission remained stuck for nearly a week, and a Contact Us support request also went unanswered for about a week. Once the app actually enters “In Review”, the review itself is usually completed very quickly, which makes me concerned that the repeated delay may be related to queueing or routing rather than the review itself. I replied to App Review and resubmitted the app three days ago, but there has been no further response or progress since then. A priority / expedited review had previously been approved, so I am also concerned that the current resubmission may have lost its priority or may not be correctly routed in the review queue. Could an Apple Staff member please help confirm whether this submission is correctly queued for review, and whether there may be a routing or processing issue affecting it? Submission ID: cb8ae2c6-94ab-463d-b9a6-e218179ecefc Thank you very much for any assistance.

Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone here has seen something similar, or maybe someone from the App Review team can shed some light on this. I have a small game, Cryospire, that shipped as 1.0 earlier this year. App ID is 6794310965, bundle ID com.janewilliams.cryospire. I submitted version 1.1 on August 12, 2026 at 9:34 AM, and it went into “In Review” at 11:19 AM the same day. At the time I thought that was a good sign, but it’s now September 2 and the status hasn’t changed since. So it’s been sitting in review for 21 days. I’ve checked the Resolution Center and there are no messages or open threads. I’ve also checked my email (including spam) and haven’t received anything from App Review. The update itself isn’t a major technical change from 1.0. Same entitlements, no new permissions, no new SDKs. It’s mainly new features. Has anyone else had a build stay “In Review” for three weeks recently? I’m trying to figure out if this is just an unusually long review or if the submission might be stuck somewhere. Also, is there any way to reach an actual person about this besides the regular Contact Us form? And if someone from App Review happens to see this, I’d really appreciate it if you could take a look at the App ID above. Thanks!

Hey guys, quick question My game Astral Drop — Merge Puzzle (App ID 6792792341) has had a few updates approved before, usually within a day or two. Version 1.3 has been stuck this time though. I submitted it on Aug 20, it only moved to “In Review” on Aug 27, and it’s still there as of today. No messages in the Resolution Center, no rejection, nothing unusual in the update either. Is anyone else seeing really long review times lately? Also, is it worth contacting App Review at this point, or does that not really help? If someone from the App Review team sees this, I’d appreciate a look. Thanks!

Hello, I am new for apple developer. I see the problem and I think apple show me very few error message and I do not know to start with it. I was created my app by python and build to .app then package it to pkg by the pkgbuild. I have problem to upload the pkg file to app store connect by transporter both CLI and GUI. when I try to upload it by GUI, I see this message. Cannot find the ITMSP file: (null). (11)` and when I upload my pkg by the CLI, I found more message but still cannot start with it as well. [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> DEBUG: Registered file for monitoring: /Users/xxxxxxxxx/.itmstransporter/temp/tx-xxxxxxxxx.pkg-swinfo.plist16166255377348903097.tmp with action CANCEL_ALL [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> DEBUG: Started file monitor for 1 file(s) [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Starting upload for package b7ac46de-45fe-4fa6-b0f6-6fea35038d8f-tx-xxxxxxxxx.pkg-swinfo.plist16166255377348903097.tmp. [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Computing total size of files to upload ... [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> DBG-X: adding file for % complete logging: tx-xxxxxxxxx.pkg-swinfo.plist16166255377348903097.tmp , size: 7704460 [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> DEBUG: Setting total size of files for upload to: 7704460 [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Done computing total size of files to upload. [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Starting checksum calculations for 1 file(s) using up to 1 thread(s)... [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Checksum calculations are complete, elapsed time: 0 d 0h 0m 0s. [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Creating reservations for build upload: b7ac46de-45fe-4fa6-b0f6-6fea35038d8f [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> DEBUG: creating upload file... [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> DEBUG: SMART-CLIENT: getCurrent(); using pinned data center = contentdelivery01.itunes.apple.com [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Package upload progress: 0.00% completed [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Transfer Metrics Summary: [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: bytes transmitted: 0 [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: tx-xxxxxxxxx.pkg-swinfo.plist16166255377348903097.tmp transfer metrics: [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: bytes transmitted: 0 [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Starting checksum calculations for 1 file(s) using up to 1 thread(s)... [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Checksum calculations are complete, elapsed time: 0 d 0h 0m 0s. [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> INFO: Creating reservations for build upload: b7ac46de-45fe-4fa6-b0f6-6fea35038d8f [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> DEBUG: creating upload file... [2026-08-23 09:57:58 ICT] <main> DEBUG: SMART-CLIENT: getCurrent(); using pinned data center = contentdelivery01.itunes.apple.com [2026-08-23 09:57:59 ICT] <main> DEBUG: Stopped file monitor [2026-08-23 09:57:59 ICT] <main> DEBUG: Transport HTTP failed after 0 bytes, trying next transport. Error: could not upload file: tx-xxxxxxxxx.pkg-swinfo.plist16166255377348903097.tmp [2026-08-23 09:57:59 ICT] <main> DEBUG: Upload phase transition: CLOSED -> INITIAL [2026-08-23 09:57:59 ICT] <main> ERROR: All transport types failed for file: tx-xxxxxxxxx.pkg-swinfo.plist16166255377348903097.tmp Package Summary: 1 package(s) were not uploaded because they had problems: /Users/xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/../xxxxxxxxx_Image/xxxxxxxxx.pkg - Error Messages: All transport types failed for file: tx-xxxxxxxxx.pkg-swinfo.plist16166255377348903097.tmp [2026-08-23 09:57:59 ICT] <main> DBG-X: Returning 1 Not too sure if anyone ever see my issue and how you solved it?

Hi, I've read that Apple promises to publish, if everithing is ok, within 48H. I just want to know the real time needed to publish a new app for iPhone / iPad and how long it takes to publish a further update release of the same app. Thank you in advance d.