Ivan · App Store review

I get iOS apps through App Store review: rejections, first submissions, paywalls. Send me your rejection, I'll tell you what's behind it. DMs open

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

I'm Ivan. I help indie devs get iOS apps through App Store review.

Rejections, info requests, 4.3 spam, paywalls that keep bouncing. I read the message, tell you what's actually behind it, and if you want, I write the reply and handle every round until it's approved.

Send me the rejection message, DMs are open.

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@LinoLeighton the form also asks why. apple lists critical bug fixes and time-sensitive events as the reasons, so put a real date in it

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@adar2378 good, report and block were the big ones. the same rule has one more piece, sent it to your dm

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@startupoppa @johnternus when it's a misread, don't upload again. reply under the rejection with a short screen recording of the thing they missed, on the same build

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

Guideline 2.1 has a line people skip: if your app has a login, include demo account info. And turn on your backend.

It usually breaks on the account itself. It needs a code sent to your phone, it expired, or it's empty.

Before submitting, delete the app, install from TestFlight and sign in with the exact login from App Store Connect.

if your login is what got you bounced, send me the message and I'll tell you where I'd start.

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@trackmypoops a poop log is health data in apple's privacy labels. make sure yours say so before review opens it, they're editable without a new build

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@NiPeIO @anumness then the part to check is the code. was it built with an app builder or on a base other apps also ship? dm'd you the rest

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@Max9105134 @AlDev0 competitor titles and subtitles in that country's store first, https://t.co/SlUnphK6HS with the country code shows them. then see which ones come up in search suggestions

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@Akshay__1603 so each fix held and the next round found something else. sending you a dm

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@freshteapot privacy policy link from your listing, open it on a phone before review picks it up. it has to work, and a site fix needs no new build

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@Zoroarts a link goes in that reply even when a photo can't. does the steam page list the same developer name as your apple account?

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@NiPeIO @anumness spam on a new app is the 4.3 rule. does the message say it's too close to another app, or that the category has enough of them?

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@petamarket nothing in the guidelines works like a shadow ban. waiting for review means nobody picked it up yet, and the contact form lets you ask about the status

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@gladimdim keep the patch out of this submission. if you pull the build to add it, the new build goes in as a fresh submission

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@Max9105134 @AlDev0 write the keywords per language, not translated from english. people in each market search with their own words

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@resetnak @EntryStateGod while it waits, open your support url on a phone. the guidelines want an easy way to contact you there, and you fix the site without a new build

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@gpt4fpl if the name or screenshots use FPL or premier league logos, apple's IP rule asks for permission to use them. do you have that sorted?

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@its_oByes some items on lists like that are metadata, fixed in app store connect with no new build. which guideline is first on yours?

[Ivan · App Store review @verdict_studio]

@chijuano is it (a) or (b) under 4.3 in your message? (a) means it looks too close to another app, (b) means the category is too crowded. different fix for each