--- title: Apple App Store review process hits a traffic jam description: Developers are reporting unusually long waits for Apple App Store review, with some apps stuck in 'Waiting for Review' for about three weeks. One developer, D1... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-app-store-review-process-hits-a-traffic-jam-hyubvput2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Apple App Store review process hits a traffic jam | daily.dev og:description: Developers are reporting unusually long waits for Apple App Store review, with some apps stuck in 'Waiting for Review' for about three weeks. One developer, D1... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-app-store-review-process-hits-a-traffic-jam-hyubvput2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hyUBvPUT2.png og:image:alt: Apple App Store review process hits a traffic jam og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Apple App Store review process hits a traffic jam **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Developers are reporting unusually long waits for Apple App Store review, with some apps stuck in 'Waiting for Review' for about three weeks. One developer, D1 Tech, says they've been waiting since September 19. Apple's own guidelines state 50% of submissions are typically reviewed within 24 hours and 90% within 48 hours. A similar wave of complaints hit the forums back in February, with at least 74 developers reporting multi-week delays, some for mere bug fixes. Reports in March linked earlier slowdowns to a surge of AI-coded app submissions, and an April report cited an 84 percent jump in submissions. Apple has not responded to a request for comment. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is Apple App Store review taking weeks instead of the usual 24-48 hours? Developers on Apple's forums report waits of about three weeks or longer for App Store review, well beyond Apple's stated norm of reviewing 50% of submissions within 24 hours and 90% within 48 hours. Similar multi-week delays occurred in February, affecting even bug-fix updates to already-approved apps. Earlier reporting linked a prior slowdown to a surge of AI-coded app submissions, with one report citing an 84 percent jump in submissions. _Developers tracking App Store review slowdowns can follow the story's updates on daily.dev._ ### How long is Apple App Store review supposed to take? Apple's App Review guidelines state that App Review works around the clock, typically reviewing at least 50% of submissions in less than 24 hours and 90% in less than 48 hours. Despite this stated standard, developers have reported waits stretching to about three weeks or more during periods of backlog, including one case waiting since September 19. _Anyone planning an App Store launch timeline can monitor review-time reports like this on daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile), [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding), [#app-store](https://daily.dev/tags/app-store) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-app-store-review-process-hits-a-traffic-jam-hyubvput2) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Apple App Store review process hits a traffic jam","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-app-store-review-process-hits-a-traffic-jam-hyubvput2","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-app-store-review-process-hits-a-traffic-jam-hyubvput2"},"datePublished":"2026-10-22T15:05:08.971Z","dateModified":"2026-10-22T15:23:15.089Z","description":"Developers are reporting unusually long waits for Apple App Store review, with some apps stuck in 'Waiting for Review' for about three weeks. 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