Article URL: https://wisedayplanner.com/blog/apple-wont-let-me-show-my-app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49038187 Points: 23 # Comments: 17

Writing code is the #1 usage of LLMs right now. In the future that will likely change to automation (powering agents’ thinking as they work on tasks), but for today, the explosion of vibe coding has had a real effect on Apple. For the first time in its history, non-game apps have overtaken games as the #1 revenue source on the App Store. Probably because CRUD apps are easier to turn out than games. This has almost certainly created immense pressure for the app review team, who in general do a great job of keeping app quality high. After you submit a new app update for review, the message you get is that you should receive a response in 24 to 48 hours. This is a relic of the bygone era when they didn’t have as much volume to handle. Even some of the most used apps in the world, like X, are facing delays of a week or more That’s why when I received my rejection for the newest release of Wiseday, I was (and still am) upset. Because just communicating back and forth has a long delay. In my case, my initial submission managed to get a review in 3 days, but who knows when the next one will be? It seems like when you get rejected, the reviewers don’t actually write anything. They just pick from a menu of issues, and the reply is automatically drafted for them. That’s why if you disagree with the rejection, it can feel stifling, like you’re not actually talking to anyone.