Coffee & Code - Navigating App Store Submissions for Flutter

Coffee & Code - Navigating App Store Submissions for Flutter

Navigating the challenges of Google Play Store and Apple App Store submissions for Flutter apps, including handling rejections and meeting guidelines.


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Cappuccino from Gather By Ghostlight in Dayton, OH.

Typically, Google app submissions are straightforward and rarely reject any apps I’ve submitted, unless there’s a significant issue like app crashes or authentication problems.

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Google Play accepting the newest release of Gift Grab, v 1.0.9.

However, iOS is known for its rigorous standards, often rejecting apps with the suggestion to “do better”.

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List of all iOS apps under my developer account.

Earlier this year, my app was rejected by iOS for not meeting Guideline 4.4 — Design — Extensions, or “not being complex enough”. So, I added a leaderboard feature and user authentication.

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Gift Grab App Store rejection.

Now, the app has been rejected for Guideline 4.3 — Design, with the reason being “your app is too similar to another app”.

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App Store Connect’s reason for rejecting the app.

This is my first encounter with this error, so it may not be as serious as it seems.

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My response to the rejection, (pretty much a back and forth convo about how to proceed).

Hopefully, they will accept my response and approve the app. If not, I might have to go through a whole new process of making the app more “unique”.

What project are you currently focused on? Drop a comment and let me know please.


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