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Ask HN: My iOS app got stuck in review for a month. What should I do?

9 pointsby knlamover 2 years ago
Basically the title. Last month, I submitted an app to the App Store for review, and it&#x27;s been stuck in review for over a month now. Any attempt to contact apple is met with &quot;just wait&quot; response. It&#x27;s starting to feel like my app is stuck in limbo<p>I&#x27;ve searched the internet, and it seems like many people are experiencing the same problem. Any advice on how to get my app approved and out of review?<p>Thanks in advance!

6 comments

onionsover 2 years ago
This happened to me once, and it ended up taking about 6 weeks before they back got to me. It was a similar “just wait” response the whole time until then.<p>It turned out to be a very simple change they wanted, but because of the nature of the change I think it’s something they needed to consult their legal team for.<p>So if they are not giving you any info, but you are able to make an educated guess about what change they might want, you can reject the binary and re-submit. Otherwise you probably will just have to wait.
throw03172019over 2 years ago
Is it possible to reject the app&#x2F;binary while it’s “in review”? I don’t recall if they disable the button once it progresses to “in review”.
sanjayioover 2 years ago
That’s very unusual, I would cancel and resubmit or ask for an expedite. You can Google how to expedite AppStore reviews. If you have a good reason they’ll be reasonable. This is barring your app not doing something that might be in the grey area for the AppStore of course.
egotripperover 2 years ago
I&#x27;m thinking that a demo of the app to a couple devs you know who have stuff in the app store might help gain some insight. They know the process and may have experience in what to look for.
chucky123over 2 years ago
I, unfortunately, don&#x27;t have a solution for you. But I&#x27;m immensely frustrated by these platforms at their ability to make these processes inanely hard.
nugmanoffover 2 years ago
dang, same here, planning to cancel the submission and resubmit