App stuck in “Waiting for Review” for a long time – need guidance

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App stuck in “Waiting for Review” for a long time – need guidance

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some guidance regarding my app review process.

I submitted my iOS app (version 1.0) and it has been in “Waiting for Review” status for quite some time now. I understand that review times can vary, but this is taking longer than I expected, and I’m not sure if this is normal or if there might be an issue with my submission.

For some additional context:

The first time I submitted the app, it was rejected.
Since I’m new to the Apple Developer platform, I mistakenly removed the rejected build instead of addressing the rejection and resubmitting.
After that, I submitted the app again, and now it’s been waiting for review.

My question is:

Could removing the rejected build have caused any delays or issues with the review process? Or is the current waiting time unrelated to that?

I would really appreciate any advice from experienced developers on whether I should just continue waiting or if there’s something specific I should check or do.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Mac mini, macOS 26.3

Posted on Mar 1, 2026 7:17 AM

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Answer 1

MrHoffman

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Mar 1, 2026 7:40 AM in response to sharian17

Hello and welcome to the user-to-user discussion forums.

Apple has an organizational demarcation between the user forms and support, and the developer forums and support. You’re here unfortunately on the wrong side of that demarcation.

Here are the developer forums: https://developer.apple.com/forums/

Here is the App Review forum: https://developer.apple.com/forums/topics/app-store-distribution-and-marketing/app-store-distribution-and-marketing-app-review

There are reports over there about some slow reviews, including one from an hour ago, though with reasons for that unclear. (And to be clear, there are usually reports of delayed reviews. Some reviews getting stuck are not unusual.)

Here is Developer Support: https://developer.apple.com/support/

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MrHoffman

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Mar 24, 2026 4:00 PM in response to torstenklement

torstenklement wrote:

The latest waiting idle is not good. I can confirm it. Many developer will leave their platform.

If you’re having issues with App Review, have a discussion with Apple Developer Support and the App Store Review folks. The folks that work for Apple may or may nor read postings around here, and seldom reply, and the folks in Developer Support and App Review are yet less likely to.

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sharian17 Author

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Mar 1, 2026 9:29 AM in response to MrHoffman

Thanks!

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Answer 4

Mar 24, 2026 12:10 PM in response to sharian17

The latest waiting idle is not good. I can confirm it. Many developer will leave their platform.

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App stuck in “Waiting for Review” for a long time – need guidance

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