Отказ Guideline 5.6 «скрытые функции» — не понимаем, что именно не так

Hi everyone!

We've received a rejection under Guideline 5.6 — Developer Code of Conduct for the second time, with the wording "the app contains features that appear to have been intentionally hidden during the review process." Apple doesn't specify the exact reason, and we are not hiding anything from review.

About the app:

  • Flutter, iOS, distributed on the Russian App Store;
  • Self-care audio content: meditations, practices, audio readings based on date of birth;
  • All content (texts, audio, prices) comes from our server, identical for all users, and there is no separate review mode;
  • Part of the content is paid; payment happens inside the app through the YooKassa SDK (card, SberPay, SBP) — there are no Apple In-App Purchases yet;
  • One section is locked with a "Coming Soon" label — it is not finished and is closed to all users;
  • On launch, the app checks its version against the server and, if the version is outdated, asks the user to update;
  • In the latest build we removed iPad support — the app is iPhone-only.





We submitted the first build by mistake without any notes for the reviewer and without a test account — that may be where this started. The second time, both the notes and the test account were included.

Has anyone else received this kind of rejection — what turned out to be the actual cause?

We'd be grateful for any experience you can share.

Добрый день!

  1. Как вариант тригером послужил раздел, который еще в разработке, но вы его уже добавили, сейчас лучше так не делать
  2. Про платежи не совсем понятно, у Вас одобрена внешняя ссылка на оплату? Или что Вы имели ввиду под SDK YooKassa?