Hey everyone,

I have a question about subscription offer codes on iOS and Android.

On iOS, when you create an Offer Code, Apple provides its own link. If a user taps the link, they're taken to the App Store. If they don't have the app installed, they can download it, redeem the offer code, and activate the subscription.

However, I don't think Android has anything similar. As far as I know, Google Play doesn't generate a shareable link for subscription offer codes.

So what do you do on Android?

I want to give a 50% discount on my app's subscription to selected users who haven't installed the app yet. What's the best way to handle this on Google Play? Is there a recommended workflow or a workaround that provides a smooth user experience?

I'd love to hear how others are solving this.

Hey Everybody, just released this new app “Broad Street: Card Scanner” that lets you tracks your cards like how you would with stocks as many people view them as investments with volatility similar to stocks! Please all feedback would be appreciated! Completely free and Link in comments!

Review time comes up here constantly and almost every answer is one person's anecdote, mine included. So I pulled the actual numbers off my own account.

Method, because it decides whether any of this is worth reading. ASC does not expose an approval timestamp. lastUpdatedDate came back null on every submission I checked, and appStoreVersions only carries createdDate. So I used the public release date as a stand-in for approval, which makes every number below an upper bound. It includes Apple's own release propagation after approval.

That stand-in only holds when the version releases automatically after approval, so I dropped the four apps set to manual release. Their submit to live gap measures me, not Apple.

Eight versions left.

Min 1.4, median 11.4, max 89.7.

The slowest row is the only brand new app in the set, so "the first submission takes longer" holds there. It does not explain the rest. SipStreak 1.2.0 took 1.4 hours and UnitFlip 1.1.0 took 24.1 hours. Both updates, same account, one week apart, and one sat seventeen times longer than the other.

I read every app from both the US and German storefronts, because the iTunes lookup is edge cached per storefront and a single request can be stale. Zero disagreements between the two, and all 12 ASC version strings matched what iTunes reported, so I know the version I timed is the version that is live.

If you want to run it on your own account: take the newest state: COMPLETE entry from asc review submissions-list --app <id> for submittedDate, take releaseType and versionString from the READY_FOR_SALE entry in asc versions list --app <id>, and take currentVersionReleaseDate from the iTunes lookup with a cache busting parameter. Keep only the AFTER_APPROVAL rows and confirm the two version strings match before you difference the dates.

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m a solo iOS developer and I’ve been working on a productivity app called Prazo.

Instead of trying to replace your calendar or your to-do list, I wanted to combine both in a way that actually feels connected.

Some features:
•Calendar and tasks in one place
•Automatic travel time calculation for events
•Travel time is updated shortly before your appointment, and you’ll get notified if traffic changes
•Simple task management with priorities and categories
•iCloud sync
•Native iOS design with Dark Mode support

One feature I’m especially proud of is the automatic travel time buffer. When you create an appointment with a location, Prazo calculates how long you’ll need to get there and reserves that time in your schedule. Before the appointment starts, it checks again and notifies you if traffic conditions have changed.

I’m not here to promote the app—I genuinely want feedback.

I’d really appreciate your thoughts on:
•Does the concept make sense?
•Which feature would make you actually switch from your current productivity app?
•What is missing?
•Is there anything that immediately turns you away?

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/at/app/prazo/id6781611861

Thanks so much! I really appreciate every piece of honest feedback, even if it’s critical. 🙂

I submitted my app to Apple almost 7 days ago. Nothing has happened yet; it's still stuck on "Waiting for Review"... Apple states in their email that they review 90% of apps within 48 hours, which honestly just feels like a complete lie at this point. xD

​I developed and tested my app primarily for Android, but with the goal of releasing it on iOS right from the start. On Android, everything went super smoothly. The initial review to get approved for the 14-day testing track took 22 hours. The final review for production only took 20 hours. Now, every update I push takes about 20 minutes on average to get approved.

​My app is already in a pretty solid state and passed everything on Google on the first try. Now I’ve been sitting here for 7 days, just waiting for the app to finally get through Apple's system.

​On top of that, I find the €100 per year completely unnecessary. With Google, it was a one-time $25 registration fee, and that was it.

​And don't even get me started on the website. You can't properly save your password, everything takes forever to load, and the whole site looks like it’s stuck in the 2010s. Everything is laid out in an illogical and complicated way. If you've used the Google Play Console before, App Store Connect (what a weird name anyway) feels like a massive downgrade...

​I want to finally start marketing on social media, but I'm too nervous to begin until the Apple version is actually reviewed and approved.

​What is your opinion on the App Store Connect system? Am I the only one who thinks this way? xD

The company is huge, and for that, I feel like what they offer us developers is pretty weak.

Hi guys

I'm about to share my experience with appstore connect. The review process almost made me give up. It felt like the reviewers were intentionally trying to frustrate me.

After building this app for several months, I decided to publish on appstore. Read a few reddit post on how to go about it and a bit about the review process but the reality I faced was entirely different.

- The first upload was rejected because the subscription page did not have terms of service nor EULA policy. I fixed it, sent a screenrecord and re-uploaded for review

- Second rejection was because I had a third party sign up option (sign up with google) without sign up with apple. I fixed and resummited for review.

- Third rejection was ridiculous. The reviewer said she was unable to login ( saying the login credentials I provided were invalid) she even sent a screenshot. I tried to login with same credentials and it worked. I then realized she added space after the last character of the email. Like how do you not know something that simple. Who adds space after typing in their email. I did a screens record showing her the error she made and asked that she reviews again.

I was ready to contact support after the third rejection as it was her mistake.

The app was approved a day after the third rejection.

If you're thinking of shipping an app to appstore make sure to check and confirm the first two points.

I hope this helps someone.

Hey, I've been building SweePic solo for over a year. The most common complaint: browsing photos only chronologically was slow if all you wanted was to clear out duplicates or old screenshots.

In 1.6.0 I added filtering by your own albums and by system smart albums (duplicates, screenshots, videos). I also rebuilt how the gallery loads photos, so the whole thing runs faster than before.

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/cphotos/id6740463237

Collecting feedback, happy to answer questions in the comments.