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Does the time depend on the category you are posting to? I got a productivity webapp approved in one week last July. I will be posting another finance app to

Does the time depend on the category you are posting to? I got a productivity webapp approved in one week last July. I will be posting another finance app to the app store but I don't expect huge delays because its not in the hugely popular game section. Am I wrong?

timburks 18y ago
No, I think you're right. There seem to be separate queues for different categories.
siong1987 18y ago
webapp is usually easier than real apple app which may have the potential to crash the whole iphone OS.
- timburks 18y ago
  I've never heard that web apps require approval. Probably a typo? Also, it would be nearly impossible to "crash the whole iphone OS." An app runs in a sandbox, the worst thing it could crash is itself.
  - augustus 18y ago
    No typo, timburks. Before the app store debut around July 2007, web apps was the only way to develop for the iphone. With Webapps, Apple simply place your application on their http://www.apple.com/webapps http://www.apple.com/webapps page and gives you a chance to promote yourself. Apple does not seem to promote those web apps as much as they should.
pcm 18y ago
I recently had a game approved and the entire review process took less than 4 days. After it was approved, it took about 6 hours for it to show up in the store. This was my first app so I figured I'd be waiting at least a few weeks. I was happy (and very surprised) to see it accepted so quickly. I have no real idea of what causes the varying review times.
pmjordan 18y ago
I suspect that the amount of content that ships with the app is a factor: all text, images, sounds, etc. presumably have to be reviewed. I've never dealt with the iPhone app submission process, but you have a similarly arduous validation process with video game consoles. Except they've been doing it for decades so they've probably smoothed out more of the kinks.

timburks 18y ago

No, I think you're right. There seem to be separate queues for different categories.

siong1987 18y ago

webapp is usually easier than real apple app which may have the potential to crash the whole iphone OS.

timburks 18y ago
I've never heard that web apps require approval. Probably a typo? Also, it would be nearly impossible to "crash the whole iphone OS." An app runs in a sandbox, the worst thing it could crash is itself.
- augustus 18y ago
  No typo, timburks. Before the app store debut around July 2007, web apps was the only way to develop for the iphone. With Webapps, Apple simply place your application on their http://www.apple.com/webapps http://www.apple.com/webapps page and gives you a chance to promote yourself. Apple does not seem to promote those web apps as much as they should.

pcm 18y ago

I recently had a game approved and the entire review process took less than 4 days. After it was approved, it took about 6 hours for it to show up in the store. This was my first app so I figured I'd be waiting at least a few weeks. I was happy (and very surprised) to see it accepted so quickly. I have no real idea of what causes the varying review times.

pmjordan 18y ago

I suspect that the amount of content that ships with the app is a factor: all text, images, sounds, etc. presumably have to be reviewed. I've never dealt with the iPhone app submission process, but you have a similarly arduous validation process with video game consoles. Except they've been doing it for decades so they've probably smoothed out more of the kinks.