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App Store Review Status Tracker and Predictor

Real-time tracking, wait-time predictions, and smart alerts for your App Store and Google Play review submissions.

Added Mar 10, 2026

Developer Tools

Productivity

Mobile Development

Opportunity score

Low opportunity (45%)

The Problem

iOS and Android developers frequently experience unpredictable app review times, ranging from minutes to weeks, with no transparency from Apple or Google about why delays occur. Developers are left refreshing App Store Connect, posting on forums asking if others are experiencing similar delays, and unsure whether to take action like requesting expedited reviews or resubmitting builds.

Potential Solution

A monitoring dashboard that aggregates crowdsourced review time data from thousands of developers to provide real-time median wait times, predicted approval windows for new submissions, and instant push/email alerts when review status changes. The tool would also flag anomalies (e.g., unusually long reviews) and recommend actions like requesting expedited review or contacting support.

Why Now?

App Store review times have become increasingly inconsistent as Apple scales its review process, and the growing number of indie developers and small teams shipping frequent updates makes unpredictable delays a larger productivity drain than ever.

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Apple App StoreSep 1, 2026

Apple Wallet

Overall Apple wallet is the best!!! It allows you to track your packages through the wallet and see all purchases that was made through the wallet!!! Thank you for us to keep track of everything that has something to do with are purchases!!! Apple you’ll need to update the wallet to automatically receive a tracking number from the email, so you can know without having to check the email to get the update. Once that is updated this app will eliminate you checking your ema

Apple App StoreAug 23, 2026

TestFlight

What a awesome app This app covers everything you need to to know and what your loved ones need to know. I highly recommend using this app Try it - you will find it indispensable ‼️

Apple App StoreAug 15, 2026

App Store Connect

Mini ASC While mobile apps usually have less features than their desktop counterparts, there are entire sections missing for ASC mobile. You can’t see app impressions, conversion rate, redownloads and more which are all statistics presented in the main dashboard of ASC web. The statistics are already there and calculated; they just need to be presented in the app!

Apple App StoreJun 6, 2026

Apple Developer

Cannot renew Apple literally failed to auto-renew our $99/year account for an app that is making them hundreds per day, ripped the app from the App Store without warning, and their purchase flow is completely broken in this app preventing renewal.

Apple App StoreMay 23, 2026

Apple Developer

A huge disappointment - Sadly This is one of the best examples of how a badly designed app can completely ruin the user experience. What surprised me even more is that this is an official Apple app. I’ve always expected Apple products to feel polished and reliable, but this app was a huge disappointment. I tried uploading my ID more than 10 times on both my MacBook and iPhone, and it still hasn’t worked successfully so far. The process is frustrating, unreliable, and

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