App Store Submission

Instructions

App Store review is a gate every iOS app crosses. Most rejections are avoidable by knowing the rules and preparing metadata deliberately. Plan submissions; do not discover review at the end.

1. Accounts and Signing

• Apple Developer Program membership (paid) and an enrolled team.
• App ID registered with the bundle identifier that matches the Xcode project.
• Distribution certificate and provisioning profile for App Store distribution.
• App Store Connect app record created with matching bundle ID before the first upload.
• Use automatic signing for small teams; manual signing with profiles checked into secure storage for larger ones. Do not commit .p12 files to the repo.

2. App Store Connect Metadata

Required for every locale you list: