App Store Rejection FAQ

If your App Store submission is rejected, avoid immediate repeat submissions. Map policy clauses first, then fix functionality, metadata, privacy, and permission consistency in one pass.

What are common App Store rejection clauses?+
High-frequency clauses include 2.1 functionality completeness, 2.3 metadata accuracy, 4.0 privacy compliance, and 4.2 minimum functionality/design quality.
What should I do first after rejection?+
Break down each review comment, map trigger scenarios, and prepare an actionable remediation sequence before resubmission.
How do I fix a 2.1 rejection?+
Prioritize crashes, blank pages, broken core flows, and login issues. Ensure review accounts and test paths are reproducible.
How to handle 2.3 metadata mismatch?+
Screenshots, title, keywords, and description must match real in-app capabilities. Avoid over-promises and misleading copy.
What matters for privacy-related rejections?+
Align privacy policy, permission prompts, and actual data handling behavior. Keep data-use purpose explicit and verifiable.
How soon can I resubmit?+
You can resubmit after full remediation and internal validation. One-pass root-cause fixes outperform rapid repeat submissions.
How should I write appeal/review notes?+
Use clause-based structure: issue mapping, exact changes, validation results, and test steps. Clear notes reduce review loops.
How can I improve App Store approval rate?+
Run full-path regression tests and verify stability, account readiness, privacy alignment, permission logic, and metadata authenticity.