Checklist: how to submit an app to App Store

The last but not least step to a turnkey app is to submit it to the App Store. What can go wrong? Nothing? You are mistaken, if you think in this way. There are some issues that should be considered. 

We collect all the important things in the checklist. Check it now!

Subscription management

It’s important for the App Store team to know that when the user taps the ‘Buy’ button it won’t lead to any abrupt consequences for them. First of all, all text content should be concise, transparent, and easy to read.

List of available plans

List of available plans is to be displayed on one screen. It’s useful not only for user experience but for testers from the Apple who will surely find it hard to tap the button to see more options

Magic button

Add the ‘Subscription Management’ button — it allows the user to cancel a formerly chosen subscription or change it to a more relevant option. What’s crucial to take into account is redirection to iOS global settings.

I'll complain!

The user needs the opportunity to complain about any content that can be created or uploaded: photos, videos, text publications. It means that all the improper material should be checked by admins. 

Account for a QA engineer

The review team is not interested in spending much time and effort to log in to every app submitted to the App Store. Take care of the Apple team and just create a testing account for them. It’s as easy as pie.

Privacy first 

You will need to have the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy documents. Preparing texts for them won’t be challenging at all — just study the similar pages of competitors, and, if necessary, adapt it to yourself. 

What about money?

Neither Stripe nor PayPal can be integrated into apps that offer non-material benefits like subscriptions. You’ll have to adopt Apple In-App Purchases which is the native payment system.

One more tip

A little piece of friendly advice in the end. If the app is related to sports bets, religion, or falls into the category ‘For kids’, be ready for long negotiations with the Apple team. This may require several additional iterations. Just because the niche requires it.

Did you face a problem trying to submit an app to the App Store? How did you solve it? Leave a comment!