(BUG) IAPs and first auto-renewable subscriptions stuck in “Ready for Review” but not in Draft Submission

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I am having an issue with both In-App Purchases and auto-renewable subscriptions using the current App Store Connect submission workflow.

My app was previously submitted for review along with its IAPs and first auto-renewable subscriptions. The app itself was approved, but the IAPs and subscriptions were not approved with it. Afterward, the IAPs/subscriptions showed “Developer Rejected.”

I did not intentionally reject these products individually. Because App Store Connect states that the first auto-renewable subscription must be submitted with a new app version, I created a new version (1.1.8), uploaded a new binary, and added version 1.1.8 for review.

I now have the following situation: • My In-App Purchases show “Ready for Review.” • My subscription group shows “Ready for Review.” • Both auto-renewable subscriptions show “Ready for Review.” • The Add for Review controls for these products are disabled, so I cannot add them to another submission. • App Store Connect shows only one Draft Submission. • When I open that Draft Submission, the only item listed is iOS App 1.1.8. • None of the IAPs, the subscription group, or the individual subscriptions appear in the Draft Submission.

Therefore, App Store Connect appears to consider the IAPs and subscriptions Ready for Review, but they are not actually visible in any Draft Submission and I have no way to add them to the 1.1.8 submission.

I have tried removing iOS App 1.1.8 from the Draft Submission and adding it again. This does not change the status of the IAPs or subscriptions and does not make them available to add to the submission.

I have contacted Apple Developer Support twice, but so far they have not been able to provide a solution. Has anyone encountered this with the new App Store Connect IAP/subscription submission workflow?

Is there a way to reset the review/submission state of IAPs and subscriptions that show “Ready for Review” but are not actually present in any Draft Submission?

I would strongly prefer to keep the existing product identifiers rather than recreate all of the IAPs and subscriptions.

Answer 1

timbueno OP

12h

I have this same issue exactly.

Answer 2

AppleDevMN OP

12h

Can I please get someone from the Apple Engineering team to look into this critical issue?

Answer 3

Tomato OP

11h

There are answers here and there if you just look for one for yourself. I don't bother with this type of questions because it's just a new user issue and because there will be another topic in the same nature tomorrow.

Answer 4

AppleDevMN OP

10h

Accepted Answer

The issue ia likely a bug in App Store Connect.
The internal records remained stuck in a review-ready state even though they are no longer attached to any visible submission. The system still considers them active or “inflight,” preventing them from being added to another draft or replaced. There are only two possible solutions:

The orphaned review associations need to be cleared or the records reset to an editable, pre-submission state. This will require involvement from the correct group at Apple.
Recreate IAPs and Subscriptions. Keep in mind that you cannot reuse the same IDs so your app will also need to be updated to utilize these new IDs.