Same problem here, I applied in January and again in Feb, still no answer in Jun…
Same here 😦 First applied Dec 2020, the same day the program was announced. Got no reply, beside the initial application confirmation email. Applied again the end of Feb 2021, the same, no reply beside the initial application confirmation.
I guess, as of now it just a PR move on Apple side, rather than a real deal.
I have applied 2 times, and always no response... is this even true? If I contact support using the button on their small program page, they say this program is manages by other team and they will reply. It's been 2 months!
Same here. Contacted support many times, they basically say that they are useless and can't do a thing. It's so ridiculous, Apple..
Just for a record: 6 months after my previous comment above, still heard nothing from them after two applications :(
I also applied on two separate occasions. After months had passed the first time and I almost forgot about the whole thing, I remembered and went through the form again. Strange that you can fill it out again, right? Does that imply that they didn't approve you and didn't tell you about it? Anyway, followed up after the 2nd time by filing support request. Got this:
The teams who review the App Store Small Business Program applications will contact you as soon as your application review is complete. Please make sure that you have accepted the latest paid application agreement in App Store Connect.
It seems to me like Apple made the whole thing for publicity.
on my first account, I waited only 6 days..on my second account (after 2 years) still nothing after 2 weeks.
Same thing is happening to me. On my first account I waited about a week. I created a business account for my single member LLC and it has been over 4 weeks now since I applied for the small business and I haven't gotten a reply. Apple is essentially stealing money from me by creating a review process that doesn't have an end date. If I knew how long the small business review process would be it would at least help me know if I should move my apps back over to my personal account. The app store and Google play store are currently my only sources of income so this is putting me in a terrible situation financially. I am considering moving all of my apps back over to my personal account but there are some drawbacks of doing that as well, especially if they approve me shortly after I do that.
After 25 days of waiting, I got it!
Ogh my... After multiple applications without any response, and contacting their useless support to no avail, I totally forgot about this crap, until today. I just got a new promo email from Apple inviting to "Enroll in the App Store Small Business Program, designed to accelerate innovation and blah-blah-blah" (well, the email actually looks quite the same as when they first announced and advertised the Program an year, or two ago). So... I just did yet another shot: the same form as an year ago, the same auto-response they received the request to join the Program, and will review details and email soon... At this point I treat it as a joke, and just posting it here in case somebody may have a good laugh about it :)
same here, applied for the second time three months back. No respons. it's a game of luck. I hope my luck changes. How can you see you are enrolled?
Same here - we applied 5! times, first time 2 years!! ago. Never got a confirmation. No answer from the support. What's the problem here?
Hello Apple - we got same issue - what's the status? Why does apple not confirm us to the program? It looks like it is programmed
I have applied four times, but received no response. Today, I applied again.
I am so pissed at Apple. This is grounds for a class action lawsuit. It is like they intentionally did not respond my initial request in Jan until Feb 15. Then it doesn't kick in until March 15 if it does at all. They have totally gamed the process to take as long as they want so they have keep earning 30% commission off of my business for an additional 2.5 months and there is nothing that I can do about it. I hope the law eventually catches up to them.
I also applied no response :(
It's time to say 'goodbye' to Apple. Developer support is a joke, to say the least. now that there are alternatives to the AppStore in the EU, there is no need to stay with Apple.
It took us 4 weeks.
Hi guys, I'm in the same situation. I've been applying for 4 years now, the first time was on December 3, 2020, and over the time I've sent seven applications, but none of them have received an acceptance or rejection response. Does anyone have any advice on how I can proceed?
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It's been 2 years for me. Is it possible to take any legal actions?
How i got approved in 2025
for of all, i was completely unaware of the program because Appstore Connect does not advertise it like the generous Google Play Console
I only discovered it while checking my revenue stats and realizing that Apple was taking too much commission. After a quick Google search, I found out about the program. Well, let bygones be bygones. Better late than never 😀
I applied on February 27, and upon submission, I received an application receipt email stating that Apple would notify me once my enrollment was approved. However, I received no further emails in February.
The FAQ on the application page mentioned:
When will my adjusted proceeds go into effect?
Your proceeds will be adjusted fifteen (15) days after the end of the fiscal calendar month in which your enrollment is approved. For example, if your enrollment is approved on February 10, 2022, your proceeds are adjusted starting March 14, 2022.
Based on this, I assumed that if I were approved in March, my reduced 15% commission rate would take effect from April 14.
However, when I finally received my approval email, I was surprised to see that the 15% commission started from March 14, not April 14.
Conclusion The FAQ wording is unclear. It seems that Apple approves applications and applies the 15% rate starting from the 14th of the month following your application date—not the month of approval. So, if you apply in February, the reduced commission starts on March 14, and this is the approval and start time of the commision. Apple is hard to understand though 😄
