All apps should be developed according to the requirements of the Apple App Store be created. If you want your app submission to go smoothly, you should follow these requirements. If you don't, your submission may also be rejected. To submit your app to the App Store, you need to familiarize yourself with the requirements to protect your development and avoid app rejection.
Registration for the launch of an iOS app in the App Store: Apple development sprogramm
To publish your app in the App Store, you need to sign up for the Apple Developer Program. This way, you'll get access to special services and features, launch your app, and count on their continued support.
The cost to join the Apple Developer Program is $99 per membership year.
Test your app before publishing
Testing is a very important part of app launch. Therefore, you should test your app with real users before publishing it. You can take advantage of Apple's capabilities and use TestFlight as it provides you with up to 10,000 users. With this service, you can divide users into groups and test different builds of your app, assign roles, and share testing information. On the TestFlight page you'll get reports, screenshots and information from the users who use your app.
Development, test, release
Let's take a closer look at the process of publishing an app to the App Store.
Decide on the build version of your application
You can download multiple builds of your app for each version, but you only need to select one and associate it with the version of the app you launch in the App Store. You can even change your build selection at any time before you submit your app version for moderation.
Pricing policy for your app
Define the pricing for your app. If your app is free, you can choose not to specify an end date. However, if you want to change the pricing of your app in the future or move your app to the paid category, you should decide on a time period at this stage.
The area of availability of your app
At this stage, you need to specify the geographical availability of your app. You can select "All" (i.e. all regions and countries) so that your app is available all over the world. This may be a good idea, but if you are targeting a small local market (e.g. offering car cleaning services in your city and nearby cities in your country), then it's worth limiting the app's availability at this point.
Application metadata and keywords
It is worthwhile to make sure that the app is optimized for the App Store before releasing it. All details, tips & life hacks for proper textual and visual optimization should be checked before releasing the app.
ASO optimization of an iOS application includes the following app metadata fields:
- Title: Should contain the application name with up to 30 characters.
- Subtitle: Should contain the subtitles of the application, up to 30 characters.
- Keyword fields are visible only to app developers. A technical field with a length of 100 characters should contain relevant keywords, without spaces, separated by commas, and in separate sentences.
- The remaining metadata fields can be filled in without regard to optimization, since they are not indexed.
- Upload visual elements like an icon and screenshots of your app.
Visual elements are responsible for conversions and therefore deserve your attention.
Submitting the application for review
This is almost the last effort to get your application into the App Store. Passing moderation in the App Store is a challenging task, as Apple pays very close attention to the content of its App Store. Your app should pass a pretty strict selection for compliance with the placement page rules - privacy or security policy violations, bugs in the app, non-compliance with design and development requirements - all this and more can result in your app not being accepted into the App Store.
Immediately after your app is sent for review, its status will change to "Pending review". If you have any issues that need to be corrected or resolved, please contact Apple's Support Center immediately. After you have corrected the errors, you should submit your application for reconsideration. Your app will be published to the App Store within 24 hours of its approval.
What to do after the iOS app is released?
Now you have successfully published your iOS app! But the road to success is not over yet. Now you should develop your app, update and improve it, and the same goes for its optimization. You can start localizing your app for other countries to achieve global reach.
Conclusion
If you want to publish your application to the App Store, you should follow the guidelines that the App Stores provide. The guidelines are not meant to restrict you. Instead, they are meant to help you create an application that leads to returning customers. The App Store requirements can be used to determine whether an app is reliable and performs as expected.
However, you should not be discouraged if you receive a rejection. There is always the possibility to fix errors and resubmit your application.
If you are looking for a competent development team to help you build your app, contact appleute today. We look forward to creating a smooth user experience for your audience that complies with App Store guidelines. You can also check out our portfolio to get an idea of our expertise.
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