App Store Connect Help
Overview of app transfer
You’ll need to transfer the ownership of an app when you’ve sold the app to another developer or you want to move it to another App Store Connect account or organization.
You can complete the transfer while keeping the app available for download. The app retains its App Store reviews and ratings during and after the transfer, and users continue to have access to future updates. When an app is transferred it maintains its Bundle ID, which can’t be changed once a build has been uploaded for the app.
1: Verify that the app can be transferred
The app must meet all app transfer criteria to be transferable.
2: Back up all app information
Because an app is removed from your account after an app transfer, you should back up all information about the app before you transfer it.
3: Initiate the app transfer
Your membership Account Holder initiates the app transfer. Learn more.
4: Accept the app transfer
The receiving Account Holder accepts the app transfer. Learn more.
What happens during and after an app transfer
After an app is transferred, its associated App ID is also transferred to the recipient’s developer account. If the transferor’s App ID was a wildcard App ID, it’s converted to an explicit App ID that exactly matches the app’s bundle ID.
The transferor is responsible for exchanging the actual code set and building assets directly with the recipient. Be sure to inform the recipient about any capabilities or App Store configuration added to the app, such as keychain sharing, Game Center, or push notifications, so these are maintained in future updates.
Keep in mind that regardless of app ownership status, new or additional promo codes do not become available after an app has been transferred. Only 100 promo codes can be generated per app version, and are valid for four weeks from the day they are generated.
Data for Sales and Trends and Payments and Financial Reports
If you transfer your app, you'll continue to have access to information for payments and sales that occurred prior to the transfer. You won't be able to access information for sales after the transfer has been completed. The recipient of the transferred app will only receive payment and sales information for transactions that are initiated and completed after the transfer. Any transactions that were initiated prior to the transfer but completed after the transfer will be attributed to the transferor.
Data for App Analytics
When you transfer an app from your account to someone else, you will no longer have access to the app's data in App Analytics. You can find the historical data of the app in Sales and Trends. If someone transfers an app to you, you'll get access to all analytics data as of April 1, 2015, or since the app was first made available on the App Store, whichever occurred later.