Avoid App Store metadata rejections for keywords and claims
Check names, subtitles, keywords, screenshots, preview text, support URLs, and claims before submitting metadata.
Open field guide →Submission readiness hub
Find submission blockers before Apple does.
These guides turn metadata, ratings, compliance, beta testing, and Review Notes into evidence a reviewer can verify.
Run the submission checklist01Diagnose
Start with the broad checklist, then open the guide for any weak area.
02Act
Use TestFlight and Review Notes pages to rehearse the exact reviewer path.
03Convert
Buy a report when several readiness areas need prioritization.
Submission readiness
App Store Submission Readiness Guides
Complete the App Store age rating questionnaire without under-rating risk
Map content, UGC, web access, purchases, medical topics, gambling-like mechanics, and regional limits to age rating answers.
Open field guide →Answer App Store export compliance questions for encryption features
Prepare an encryption feature inventory, exemption rationale, documentation path, and release checklist for App Store Connect.
Open field guide →Use TestFlight to find App Review blockers before submission
Turn TestFlight into a release-candidate rehearsal for login, purchases, permissions, crashes, metadata promises, and reviewer notes.
Open field guide →Write App Review Notes that shorten clarification loops
Give reviewers a deterministic path through accounts, subscriptions, permissions, hardware, UGC, and hidden features.
Open field guide →External purchase links and App Store review readiness
Decide whether an iOS app can show an external purchase link, what entitlement evidence to prepare, and how to avoid StoreKit policy confusion during App Review.
Open field guide →Health and medical app review evidence checklist
Classify health, wellness, medical, diagnosis, and device claims before App Review, with evidence packets and reviewer notes that avoid unsupported promises.
Open field guide →Subscription group and level App Review checklist
Configure auto-renewable subscription groups, levels, offers, entitlement states, and sandbox tests so App Review can verify purchase behavior.
Open field guide →App Clip App Review checklist
Prepare App Clip experiences for App Review with invocation URLs, card metadata, lightweight task scope, privacy, and full-app handoff testing.
Open field guide →Custom product page App Review checklist
Submit App Store custom product pages with review-safe screenshots, keywords, deep links, campaign claims, and fallback behavior.
Open field guide →Product Page Optimization test review checklist
Run App Store Product Page Optimization tests with truthful variants, localized assets, review-safe screenshots, and a winner rollout process.
Open field guide →Widget App Review checklist
Prepare WidgetKit widgets for App Review with useful glanceable content, refresh behavior, privacy controls, deep links, and configuration tests.
Open field guide →watchOS App Review checklist
Prepare Apple Watch apps, complications, notifications, metadata, screenshots, and iPhone dependencies for App Review.
Open field guide →visionOS App Review checklist
Prepare visionOS apps for App Review with spatial purpose, input behavior, comfort, immersion, privacy, simulator/device testing, and reviewer notes.
Open field guide →Game Center multiplayer App Review checklist
Prepare Game Center leaderboards, achievements, matchmaking, multiplayer, account states, and abuse controls for App Review.
Open field guide →Finance and trading app review evidence checklist
Prepare finance, trading, crypto, wallet, investment, and regulated-money apps for App Review with entity, licensing, jurisdiction, risk, and test evidence.
Open field guide →Accessibility Nutrition Labels App Review checklist
Prepare Accessibility Nutrition Labels with task-based evidence for VoiceOver, Larger Text, contrast, captions, motion, and other accessibility claims.
Open field guide →Intellectual property permission checklist for App Review
Avoid App Review rejection for third-party music, video, brands, sports data, characters, trademarks, screenshots, and licensed content.
Open field guide →Contests and sweepstakes App Review checklist
Prepare app contests, sweepstakes, prize drawings, votes, rewards, and random promotions with eligibility, rules, regions, and Apple separation evidence.
Open field guide →Donations and nonprofit fundraising App Review checklist
Accept donations in an iOS app with Apple Pay nonprofit approval, clear recipient identity, donation flow, receipts, tax language, and review evidence.
Open field guide →Hardware accessory and Bluetooth App Review checklist
Prepare Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, MFi, and hardware companion apps for App Review with accessory setup, permissions, no-hardware fallback, and review evidence.
Open field guide →CarPlay App Review checklist
Prepare CarPlay apps for App Review with category eligibility, entitlement evidence, driver-safe templates, simulator tests, and reviewer notes.
Open field guide →App Intents and Siri Shortcuts review checklist
Prepare App Intents, Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, and system actions with predictable parameters, privacy, authentication, and error handling.
Open field guide →HTML5 mini-app and downloaded-code App Review checklist
Avoid App Review rejection when an app uses HTML5 experiences, remote content, scripts, mini-apps, plug-ins, or server-driven feature bundles.
Open field guide →Subscription price increase consent review checklist
Plan auto-renewable subscription price increases with consent rules, storefront timing, entitlement behavior, subscriber messaging, and review evidence.
Open field guide →Family Sharing for IAP and subscriptions review checklist
Enable Family Sharing for in-app purchases or subscriptions with product eligibility, entitlement ownership, restore behavior, privacy, and support tests.
Open field guide →Consumable vs non-consumable IAP product type review checklist
Choose the correct in-app purchase product type before App Review, with entitlement lifetime, restore behavior, product ID, metadata, and migration evidence.
Open field guide →IAP price and availability App Review checklist
Prepare in-app purchase pricing and storefront availability with product status, regional access, remove-from-sale planning, sandbox behavior, and review evidence.
Open field guide →Subscription offer code and promotional offer review checklist
Use subscription offer codes, promotional offers, and win-back discounts with eligibility, redemption, disclosure, entitlement, and support tests.
Open field guide →Billing Grace Period subscription review checklist
Handle Apple subscription Billing Grace Period with entitlement access, billing retry, user messaging, server state, support, and App Review evidence.
Open field guide →Universal Links and Associated Domains App Review checklist
Prepare Universal Links, Associated Domains, AASA files, authentication routes, web fallbacks, and reviewer evidence before App Review.
Open field guide →Background Modes App Review checklist
Justify iOS background execution modes with a user-visible task, stop behavior, battery impact, notifications, and reviewer evidence.
Open field guide →Apple Pay App Review checklist
Prepare Apple Pay in-app checkout with merchant setup, goods classification, payment sheet behavior, failure states, and review evidence.
Open field guide →Wallet pass App Review checklist
Prepare Wallet passes with pass type, issuer identity, signed content, barcode behavior, web service updates, privacy, and review evidence.
Open field guide →Core NFC App Review checklist
Prepare NFC tag reader features for App Review with tag type, scan purpose, no-tag fallback, privacy, physical-world evidence, and reviewer notes.
Open field guide →HomeKit App Review checklist
Prepare HomeKit apps for App Review with home access, accessory setup, roles, simulator states, automations, privacy, and reviewer notes.
Open field guide →CloudKit and iCloud sync App Review checklist
Prepare CloudKit sync for App Review with iCloud-off states, containers, conflict handling, sharing, offline behavior, and privacy evidence.
Open field guide →Passkeys and AuthenticationServices App Review checklist
Prepare passkey login, registration, fallback, account recovery, device changes, security keys, and reviewer access before App Review.
Open field guide →Share Extension App Review checklist
Prepare iOS Share Extensions for App Review with accepted content types, extension UI, authentication, completion behavior, privacy, and host-app states.
Open field guide →File Provider Extension App Review checklist
Prepare File Provider extensions for App Review with domains, item identifiers, sync states, offline files, conflicts, errors, and privacy evidence.
Open field guide →Document Browser App Review checklist
Prepare document-based iOS apps for App Review with file creation, import, export, edit, conflicts, cloud locations, and review sample files.
Open field guide →iMessage app and sticker pack App Review checklist
Prepare iMessage apps and sticker packs for App Review with content rights, age rating, metadata, purchases, privacy, and conversation states.
Open field guide →MapKit and directions App Review checklist
Prepare MapKit apps for App Review with location purpose, map attribution, annotation accuracy, route behavior, offline states, and reviewer evidence.
Open field guide →ARKit App Review checklist
Prepare ARKit apps for App Review with camera permission, spatial safety, sample content, no-camera fallback, real-world claims, and reviewer notes.
Open field guide →WeatherKit App Review checklist
Prepare WeatherKit apps for App Review with weather data purpose, location minimization, attribution, caching, unavailable states, and reviewer evidence.
Open field guide →App Attest and DeviceCheck App Review checklist
Prepare App Attest and DeviceCheck server validation for App Review with environment handling, unsupported-device fallback, fraud checks, and reviewer access.
Open field guide →App screenshots and previews App Review checklist
Prepare App Store screenshots and app previews with truthful claims, device-state proof, localization checks, specs, and review-safe asset governance.
Open field guide →EU DSA trader status App Store review checklist
Complete EU Digital Services Act trader requirements in App Store Connect with accurate public business details, support alignment, and compliance records.
Open field guide →Support URL and review contact checklist
Prepare App Store support URLs, review contact information, escalation paths, and help pages so reviewers and users can verify support claims.
Open field guide →App icon App Review checklist
Prepare App Store app icons for review with truthful branding, rights evidence, visual legibility, platform variants, and metadata consistency.
Open field guide →App Store category selection review checklist
Choose App Store primary and secondary categories with user-job evidence, metadata alignment, regulated-category checks, and post-launch monitoring.
Open field guide →Bundle ID and capabilities App Review checklist
Align App ID capabilities, entitlements, provisioning, privacy behavior, and reviewer-visible features before submitting an app to App Review.
Open field guide →Guideline 2.5 software requirements review checklist
Avoid Guideline 2.5 rejection by auditing APIs, runtime behavior, device compatibility, resource use, networking, and unsupported software patterns.
Open field guide →Guideline 5.2 legal rights App Review checklist
Avoid Guideline 5.2 rejection with a rights-to-feature ledger for names, logos, media, services, data, regulated claims, and App Store metadata.
Open field guide →Third-party login options App Review checklist
Prepare third-party login, enterprise identity, social login, Sign in with Apple parity, fallback states, and reviewer access before App Review.
Open field guide →App Store localization review checklist
Localize App Store listings safely with claim checks, availability, screenshots, support, legal copy, and locale-specific review evidence.
Open field guide →App name, subtitle, and keywords review checklist
Set App Store name, subtitle, and keywords without keyword stuffing, trademark risk, misleading claims, or metadata-review friction.
Open field guide →Marketing URL App Review checklist
Prepare App Store marketing URLs with accurate claims, mobile access, privacy-safe tracking, localization, support alignment, and review-safe landing pages.
Open field guide →WebView and external content App Review checklist
Prepare apps with WebViews, remote content, CMS pages, external links, and embedded web tools for App Review without hidden functionality changes.
Open field guide →StoreKit sandbox testing checklist
Use StoreKit sandbox testing to verify products, purchases, renewals, refunds, restores, family states, and server entitlement parity before launch.
Open field guide →Transaction validation and entitlement checklist
Validate StoreKit transactions and app transactions with one entitlement source of truth across purchases, restores, refunds, upgrades, devices, and support.
Open field guide →Responsiveness and hang diagnostics checklist
Diagnose app hangs and responsiveness issues before App Review with critical path budgets, device testing, instrumentation, and user-facing fallbacks.
Open field guide →IAP review information and screenshot checklist
Prepare App Store Connect in-app purchase review information, screenshots, product records, reviewer paths, and runtime proof before submission.
Open field guide →Subscription introductory offer readiness checklist
Use introductory offers with clear eligibility, paywall copy, renewal terms, StoreKit testing, support rules, and launch monitoring.
Open field guide →Streamlined purchasing review checklist
Prepare streamlined purchasing with product eligibility, system surfaces, entitlement activation, support handling, and App Review evidence.
Open field guide →Managed app configuration review checklist
Make managed app configuration reviewable with keys, defaults, validation, fallback states, buyer documentation, and support evidence.
Open field guide →Enterprise Program internal app boundary checklist
Decide whether Apple Developer Enterprise Program distribution is appropriate or whether App Store, custom app, or unlisted distribution is safer.
Open field guide →Private buyer Review Notes checklist
Write App Review Notes for private buyer apps with buyer scope, demo accounts, managed configuration, custom access, and fallback evidence.
Open field guide →App ID registration governance checklist
Register App IDs with durable naming, bundle identity, capabilities, environments, transfer context, and ownership before release work depends on them.
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