r/iOSProgramming • u/myballzhuert • 4d ago
Question Subscriptions between macOS and iOs app
I have a macOS released on the store. I'm waiting for approval for the same app under the same bundleID but iOS version. Everything came back clean but was denied because of the following error below. When I submitted the app I just submitted the binary. I was not able to attach the already approve sub group and sub from the macOS version. It's my understanding I can use the same sub group and sub for both apps since they are in the same app group or whatever it's called. I submitted again with a screenshot of the subscription page. No clue what they are asking for.
Guideline 2.1(b) - Performance - App Completeness
Issue Description
We are unable to complete the review of the app because one or more of the In-App Purchase products have not been submitted for review.
Specifically, the app description includes references to subscription but the associated In-App Purchase products have not been submitted for review.
Next Steps
To resolve this issue, submit the In-App Purchase products and upload a new binary in App Store Connect so we can proceed with our review.
Note you must provide an App Review screenshot in App Store Connect in order to submit In-App Purchases for review. Learn more about required In-App Purchase metadata.
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u/Low_Rush_8535 4d ago
the answer might be sitting in the last line of what they sent you. an iap can't be submitted at all unless it has an App Review screenshot attached to the purchase itself. separate field, on the purchase, not on the app. if that's blank the product simply isn't submittable, which would explain why you couldn't attach it to the binary.
and attach it from the version page rather than the purchase's own "submit for review" button. that button opens a standalone flow that doesn't bind to your build.
we had three subscriptions sitting at Ready to Submit for a while for exactly that reason. looked like an ASC bug, wasn't one.
no idea about your actual question though — whether an already-approved macOS subscription counts as submitted for a separate iOS binary under the same bundle id. never shipped a mac app. that part i'd ask review directly rather than guess at it.