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As someone who has deployed dozens of apps to the App Store for clients, avoid submitting first time apps during the holidays and add free account solely for Ap

As someone who has deployed dozens of apps to the App Store for clients, avoid submitting first time apps during the holidays and add free account solely for Apple reviewers.

paulddraper 3y ago
It appears they submitted the app before the holidays? > After spending 19 days to review our submission, causing us to miss a long-planned January 2nd launch date
- angulardragon03 3y ago
  Apple’s offices were closed 22/12 - 01/01, which is a not-insignificant chunk of those 19 days (not mentioning that their chosen launch date was the first day back)
  - keleftheriou 3y ago
    People keep bringing this up, but the reality is that the US holiday season slowdown is only for a handful of days and not sufficient to explain a 19-day review time. From Apple's announcement[1]: > On average, 90% of submissions are reviewed in less than 24 hours. However, reviews may take a bit longer to complete from December 22 to 27. [1]: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=uijoypq9 https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=uijoypq9
    - lawgimenez 3y ago
      It took longer because they submitted a new app where reviewers have no means of signing in.
      - keleftheriou 3y ago
        Where do you get this from?
        lawgimenez 3y ago
        > Apple rejected our stand-alone free companion app “because it doesn’t do anything”. It says on DHH’s blog. We can’t know for sure unless he shares a screenshot of it but more or less that is the reason because I was rejected with this same reason before.
        ricardobeat 3y ago
        Providing credentials for a test account is mandatory, and as a company publishing multiple apps it’s not something they would miss.
        angulardragon03 3y ago
        It feels to me that, if you were going to make the complaint that DHH has, you would also explicitly mention that you had given them test account credentials. The actual reasonable complaint would be to say "we gave them test account credentials and they _still_ said our app was non-functional". But, that isn't the messaging here, it's not even mentioned. Given that DHH has very public opinions about Apple, I find it hard to believe he would miss the opportunity to make such a slam dunk, unless it wasn't true to make that claim.
        ricardobeat 3y ago
        So you think they intentionally not provided credentials, ruining their own release plans, yet somehow Apple took 19 days to realize and reply? The internet is funny…
        lawgimenez 3y ago
        Some Apple reviewers will take into account existing data too. Not just being able to sign in. So the provided credentials should have enough data.
        3y ago

As someone who has deployed dozens of apps to the App Store for clients, avoid submitting first time apps during the holidays and add free account solely for Apple reviewers.

paulddraper 3y ago

It appears they submitted the app before the holidays? > After spending 19 days to review our submission, causing us to miss a long-planned January 2nd launch date

angulardragon03 3y ago
Apple’s offices were closed 22/12 - 01/01, which is a not-insignificant chunk of those 19 days (not mentioning that their chosen launch date was the first day back)
- keleftheriou 3y ago
  People keep bringing this up, but the reality is that the US holiday season slowdown is only for a handful of days and not sufficient to explain a 19-day review time. From Apple's announcement[1]: > On average, 90% of submissions are reviewed in less than 24 hours. However, reviews may take a bit longer to complete from December 22 to 27. [1]: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=uijoypq9 https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=uijoypq9
  - lawgimenez 3y ago
    It took longer because they submitted a new app where reviewers have no means of signing in.
    - keleftheriou 3y ago
      Where do you get this from?
      - lawgimenez 3y ago
        > Apple rejected our stand-alone free companion app “because it doesn’t do anything”. It says on DHH’s blog. We can’t know for sure unless he shares a screenshot of it but more or less that is the reason because I was rejected with this same reason before.
        ricardobeat 3y ago
        Providing credentials for a test account is mandatory, and as a company publishing multiple apps it’s not something they would miss.
        angulardragon03 3y ago
        It feels to me that, if you were going to make the complaint that DHH has, you would also explicitly mention that you had given them test account credentials. The actual reasonable complaint would be to say "we gave them test account credentials and they _still_ said our app was non-functional". But, that isn't the messaging here, it's not even mentioned. Given that DHH has very public opinions about Apple, I find it hard to believe he would miss the opportunity to make such a slam dunk, unless it wasn't true to make that claim.
        ricardobeat 3y ago
        So you think they intentionally not provided credentials, ruining their own release plans, yet somehow Apple took 19 days to realize and reply? The internet is funny…
        lawgimenez 3y ago
        Some Apple reviewers will take into account existing data too. Not just being able to sign in. So the provided credentials should have enough data.
        3y ago