App Store Submission

Overview

Systematic pre-flight checklist that catches 90% of App Store rejection causes before submission. Core principle: Ship once, ship right. Over 40% of App Store rejections cite Guideline 2.1 (App Completeness) — crashes, placeholders, broken links. Another 30% are metadata and privacy issues. A disciplined pre-flight process eliminates these preventable rejections.

Key insight: Apple rejected nearly 1.93 million submissions in 2024. Most rejections are not policy disagreements — they are checklist failures. A 30-minute pre-flight saves 3-7 days of rejection-fix-resubmit cycles.

When to Use This Skill

✅ Use this skill when:

• Preparing to submit an app or update to the App Store
• Submitting your first app as a new developer
• Responding to an App Review rejection
• Running a pre-submission audit before TestFlight or production
• Updating an existing app after a long gap (new requirements may apply)
• Wondering "is my app ready to submit?"