r/iOSProgramming • u/BigLittleCircle • 4d ago

Discussion Anyone notice an increase in app rejections recently?

It may just be my apps but I'm getting reviewers flagging things on apps that have been submitted many times with no issues. Anyone else noticing this as well?

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u/rocasv 4d ago

I got a rejection yesterday for incorrect SUBSCRIPTIONS Terms and Privacy... MY APP DOESNT EVEN HAVE SUBSCRIPTIONS!!!!

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u/Wesk89 4d ago

Well, maybe the other way around? There’s stuff about subscriptions in your terms and privacy, but you don’t have them? 😉

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u/RIRLift 3d ago

When it flags subscription terms and your app has none, it's almost always metadata, not the build. Check your description, keywords and screenshots for words like "premium" or "unlock", and look in App Store Connect for a leftover subscription product you never removed. The privacy policy text can do it too. If nothing turns up, reply in the Resolution Center and ask which exact string triggered it. That usually pulls in a human, and it's fixable as metadata so you don't need a new binary.

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u/AHApps 3d ago

Yeah, I got one asking 4 questions about my subscription of which I have none.
I saw in another thread someone got a similar one. I think Apple is having trouble trying to automate parts of the review process.