Hello,
I'm hoping someone from the App Review team can look into this situation, which has specific context that I believe makes it worth a careful look. Thank you in advance for your time.
I'm hoping someone from the App Review team can look into this situation, which I believe has specific context that makes it worth a careful look.
My app YADA: You've Already Met (App ID: 6759586097) has been in "Waiting for Review" since Wednesday May 6 at 7:44 PM ET - now over 96 hours. I have an open support case (20000112508151) filed Friday with no response yet.
I'm not writing simply to flag the wait - I want to explain why this submission deserves a thoughtful second look on the merits.
When YADA was submitted for TestFlight beta review, it was flagged under Guideline 4.3(b) for the same reason as the App Store rejection. I appealed, explained the differentiating mechanic, and an Apple reviewer evaluated the argument and approved the app for external testing. That approval is on record. I'm asking for consistency with that prior decision.
YADA's core mechanic is genuinely unlike any dating app currently on the App Store. A user privately adds someone they already know to a list. That person receives no information about who added them. A match is only revealed when both people have independently and privately added each other. If the feeling isn't mutual, nothing is ever disclosed. There is no browsing of strangers, no algorithmic recommendations, no swiping, and no rejection possible because neither party knows they've been added until both have added each other simultaneously.
Critically, YADA does not ask users to declare their gender or sexual preferences - because the mechanic doesn't require it.
This makes YADA the only interest-discovery platform on the App Store that works entirely without those declarations, which creates a uniquely safe experience for LGBTQ+ users and young people who are not ready to publicly disclose their orientation. No equivalent experience exists on the App Store.
The App Store rejection also included 5.1.1 and 2.1 issues, both of which I fully resolved - redesigning the contacts permission flow with a proper in-app explanation screen and directly answering Apple's question about data handling - with a new build submitted alongside my Resolution Center reply.
I'm not asking for special treatment. I'm asking for the opportunity to have the full argument evaluated by a reviewer with the time to consider it, consistent with how the TestFlight review was handled.
Support case: 20000112508151. App ID: 6759586097. Submission ID: abdf8b5b-5ea0-46a4-8a0b-fb58320fa701.
Thank You
