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Is my app ready for the App Store?

A plain checklist for the Apple App Store and Google Play. Tick what you already have. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

1. Developer accounts

• Apple Developer Program: $99 a year
  You need it to publish on the App Store and to use TestFlight. It renews every year.
  Apple Developer Program
• Google Play Console: $25 once
  A one-time registration fee. Google checks who you are before you can publish.
  Play Console: registration

2. App icon

• iOS: 1024 × 1024 px
  A square PNG with no transparency and no rounded corners. Apple rounds the corners for you.
  Apple: app icons
• Google Play: 512 × 512 px
  A 32-bit PNG, up to 1 MB. Google Play also needs a 1024 × 500 px feature graphic.
  Google Play: graphic assets

3. Screenshots

• iPhone screenshots
  1 to 10 screenshots for the 6.9-inch display (for example 1320 × 2868 px) or the 6.5-inch display (1284 × 2778 px). If your app runs on iPad, add iPad screenshots too.
  Apple: screenshot sizes
• Android screenshots
  At least 2 and up to 8 phone screenshots. Each side is between 320 and 3840 px, and the long side is at most twice the short side.
  Google Play: graphic assets

4. Links you must have

• A privacy policy URL
  Both stores need a public web page that says what data your app collects and why. You also fill in Apple's App Privacy form and Google's Data safety form.
  Apple: App Privacy details · Google Play: Data safety
• A support URL
  Apple needs a web page with real contact details, like an email address, where users can reach you.
  Apple: app information

5. If your app has login

• Let people delete their account
  If users can create an account, they must be able to delete it inside the app. Google Play also needs a web link where people can ask for deletion.
  Apple: account deletion · Google Play: account deletion
• Give the reviewer a test account
  Apple's reviewers must be able to sign in. Add a working demo login in App Store Connect.
  Apple: App Review Guidelines
• Offer Sign in with Apple when needed
  If you offer login with Google or another outside account, Apple asks for an equal private login option too, like Sign in with Apple (guideline 4.8).
  Apple: App Review Guidelines

6. Test on a real phone

• Try it on a real iPhone and a real Android phone
  Tap every button. Try it with no internet. A crash during review is a fast rejection.
  Apple: TestFlight
• New Google Play personal accounts: 12 testers for 14 days
  Personal accounts made after November 13, 2023 must run a closed test with at least 12 testers, opted in for 14 days in a row, before they can publish.
  Google Play: testing rules

Common reasons apps get rejected

• Crashes, bugs or broken links
  Apple guideline 2.1 (App Completeness).
  Apple: App Review Guidelines
• Placeholder text or screenshots that don't match
  Apple guideline 2.3 (Accurate Metadata). Screenshots must show the real app.
  Apple: App Review Guidelines
• Too simple, or just a website in a box
  Apple guideline 4.2 (Minimum Functionality).
  Apple: App Review Guidelines
• A copy of another app, or spam
  Apple guidelines 4.1 and 4.3.
  Apple: App Review Guidelines
• No privacy policy, or unclear data use
  Apple guideline 5.1.1 and the Google Play User Data policy.
  Apple: App Review Guidelines · Google Play: User Data policy
• Selling digital things without in-app purchase
  Apple guideline 3.1.1 and the Google Play Payments policy.
  Apple: App Review Guidelines · Google Play: Payments policy
• Data safety answers don't match the app
  Google Play checks that your Data safety form matches what the app really does.
  Google Play: Data safety
• An old Android target version
  New apps and updates must target a recent Android API level.
  Android: target API level

We checked these against Apple and Google rules in September 2026. Rules change, so always read the official pages linked here.

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