App Store Rejection Diagnostics

Overview

Systematic App Store rejection diagnosis and remediation. 9 diagnostic patterns covering the most common rejection categories including technical, metadata, privacy, business, subjective, and safety violations.

Core principle Most App Store rejections fall into well-known categories. Reading the rejection message carefully and mapping to the correct guideline prevents the #1 mistake: fixing the wrong thing and getting rejected again for the same reason.

Most developers waste 1-2 weeks on rejection cycles because they skim the rejection message, assume the cause, and "fix" something that wasn't the problem. This skill provides systematic diagnosis from rejection message to targeted fix.

Red Flags — Suspect Submission Issue

If you see ANY of these, suspect a submission issue and use this skill:

• Rejection message cites a specific guideline number
• "Binary Rejected" without clear guideline (technical gate failure)
• Same app rejected multiple times for different reasons
• "Metadata Rejected" (no code change needed)
• Rejection mentions "privacy" or "data collection"