iOS App Store Submission Checklist

iOS App Store Submission

Ensure the application

Does not crash

Does not simulate a failure (e.g. crash or cracked screen)

Remains responsive after long/excessive usage

Does not hardcode any price information inside the app

Does not make use of any private APIs in the SDK

Does not make use of any undocumented features in the SDK

Does not refer to hardware capabilities which don't exist on the users device

Warns the user when there is no network connectivity, if it needs a connection

Does not resemble (too closely) any native apps

Does not replicate (too closely) the functionality of a native app

Does not expire (stop working) after a certain time or number of runs

Does not use any unapproved hardware accessories

Does not contain contain racist material, prolonged graphic violence, graphic sexual content or nudity

Does not "accidentally" contain such material, e.g. unrestricted web browsing, explicit lyrics, unfiltered collections of books

Does not ridicule well-known public figures, past or present

Does not contain a scripting interpreter, plugin or other runtime that can execute downloaded content

Does not use continuous vibration

Uses the relevant keyboard per input field (e.g. numbers for a phone number field)

Deselects rows in table views after their selection causes another view to be displayed

Restricts video streaming or other big downloads to WiFi connections only

Makes clear to the user when private data will be sent to a server, and provides an opt-out

Does not make covert or non-obvious use of the camera or microphone

Uses Core Location (GPS) for a real user benefit, not just advertising or tracking (if applicable)

Does not make excessive use of iCloud storage

Only stores user-created content in iCloud

Stores temporary files in /tmp and deletes these on exit

Uses the "do not back up" attribute for files that need to persist but should not be saved to iCloud

Conforms to Apple's Human Interface Guidelines

App looks well designed and of high quality

Native button icons are consistent with their native actions

Activity spinners must not spin indefinitely

Buttons trigger on touch-up

Screen layout can handle the double-height status bar (e.g. during phone call)

App state is saved when stopping the app and restored on next start

Landscape mode, if supported, looks well designed (i.e. is not accidental and bad)

iPad specific

Your app should work in all four orientations, but if only portrait or landscape, must support both ways up

Your app doesn't nest popovers, i.e. selecting something on a popover should not display another popover

Your app doesn't show more than one popover at a time

Submission package details

The name of your app (in the binary package) matches (or is abbreviated version of) the iTunes name

Your iTunes description accurately describes the functionality of the app, i.e. it works as advertised

Your iTunes description does not contain the price

Your iTunes description (and the binary) do not include the names of any competing platforms (e.g. Android, Blackberry)

Your iTunes description does not mention unreleased iOS version numbers

Your iTunes keywords match the functionality of the app

Your iTunes keywords do not contain the names of other apps

If your app's price is over $100 or has in-app purchases over $100, it is rated 17+

The screenshots do not include error states, including iAd errors

The categories the app is in match its functionality

Any easter eggs in the app are innocuous and are disclosed in the 'demo account' field

Icons are provided for each of the sizes: 57, 72 (if on iPad), 114 and 512 pixels

The different sizes of icon all contain the same artwork

Version number (bundle version number) is >= 1.0

The required-device-capabilities entry in the info.plist file match the requirements of the app

Your app matches your claimed OS version compatibility

NSZombieEnabled is set to NO

App IP configured correctly (and signed) for

iCloud enabled/disabled, with correct entitlments if enabled

push notifications, with correct entitlements (for production) if enabled

In App purchasing enabled/disabled

Game Center enabled/disabled

When updating

Your iTunes "What's New" description accurately matches the changes to your app

The updates to your app are real and detectable

Version number is greater than the previous version number

Miscellaneous

The app has a reasonably sized market, i.e. is not a tiny niche or for a private audience

There are no greyed out buttons or features in your app to do with a future release

Lite versions of apps must not be unusably restricted; they have to "work" as is

Lite versions of apps cannot be time limited

Lite versions must not display the price of the full version

Webpages loaded by the app, that are part of the app itself, are online and working

Any associated email addresses exist and are working

All (paid) app upgrades and other transactions use the App Store

The app is not a simple browser window onto a website

The app conforms to any regulatory requirements, e.g. if the app is medical in nature, or contains contests with prizes

If relevant, official rules for sweepstakes and contests are presented in the app

If relevant, the app makes it clear that Apple is not a sponsor or involved with any sweepstakes, contests or their prizes

If you use encryption, you have registered with BIS and can provide documentation

If your app requires signing in, you have provided test account

If your app uses MapKit, it does not hide or obscure the Google logo

If using the camera, your app doesn't disable the shutter sound

Any references to Apple's products or apps are spelled correctly

Copyright, trademark, ownership

You can prove you own (or have permission to use) all the code in your app

You can prove you own (or have permission to use) all the artwork in your app

You can prove you have permission to use any brand names, names of public figures or other trademarked material

You can prove you own (or have permission to use) any videos, music or lyrics in your app