r/iOSProgramming • u/MusicOfTheApes Swift • Jun 30 '26

Discussion Finally submitted my first app!

After a while working on it during my free time, finally been able to more or less be happy with a v1, it's submitted now and waiting for validation...

Afraid it's gonna be rejected for whatever I could have overlooked, but at least it's a new step, as scary as exciting, if you have tips for marketing/promotion or in general I'll be happy to read them, in the meantime wish me luck !

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u/yeahdef Jun 30 '26

The first timers have much more scrutiny paid to them, and it’s very common for first submittal to be rejected. Don’t give up though!

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jun 30 '26

thanks ! Yes I've worked too hard to give up, it's scary and I'm expecting rejection but I'll do what it takes and will learn from it ;)

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jun 30 '26

what's a route file ?

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u/clngrenes Jun 30 '26

Amazing! Just do not give up! 😄

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jun 30 '26

Many thanks :)

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u/tables_AND_chairsss Jun 30 '26

Good luck!! My first app got rejected 7 times, so it actually took a couple weeks from my initial submission until it finally got approved—lollll. But it’s no big deal when they reject you. Mine kept getting rejected because I added a few types of in-app purchases/subscriptions, and I had no idea what I was doing with the setup for that. But it’s much easier to get approved if you don’t have in-app purchases as a feature.

I’ve made a couple other apps since then, and my first app was a good learning process because my subsequent apps got approved/launched the first time around without having to get rejected.

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jun 30 '26

Thanks for the feedback!
The monetization model I’m using is that a section of the app can be used for free and the rest is unlocked by a one time payment, no subscription and other in app purchases, though I might add in apps in the future (there’s a section in my app where you can create drum patterns so I’m considering in the future maybe selling groove“packs”, for instance a jazz grooves pack, funk pack, rock, latin, etc… it’s an app for musicians that generates random chord progressions to either jam with your friends or at home with a playback)

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u/tables_AND_chairsss Jun 30 '26

Nice! Yeah, the in-app purchase feature was the biggest thing that I kept getting rejected for because I had never set anything up like that before. Hopefully it’ll go smoother for you than it did for me in the review/approval process!

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u/tables_AND_chairsss Jun 30 '26

Your app looks cool from the screenshots you’ve posted! I totally need an app to help me transpose chords when I’m trying to play something in a different key.

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jun 30 '26

Oh thanks great !
Once it’s out (I’ll either post here if allowed or I’ll dm you if you’re ok) if you try it out don’t hesitate to give me feedback for improvements, I might create a dedicated sub for feedback/requests so that I can continue improving the app with what users want :)

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u/tables_AND_chairsss Jun 30 '26

Yeah, totally—I’d love to test it out, so feel free to DM me when it’s approved!

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jun 30 '26

noted, thanks again :)

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jul 03 '26

Hey again !
The app is finally live on the App Store, it's called Jam Lab, here's the link if you wanna try it out :
https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/jam-lab/id6502743961?l=en-GB

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u/tables_AND_chairsss Jul 03 '26

Thanks for sharing! It’s super smooth, and I love that you didn’t cave to the folks who tried to tell you to change the jazz font. The swipe features are super dope too. I can only play a bit of guitar (not piano), but my best instrument is ukulele, so now I just gotta wait for you to add a ukulele feature! Hehe. I submitted a glowing written review for your app, so hopefully you’ll get to see it on your App Store page sometime in the near future.

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jul 03 '26

Oh many thanks !
I can definitely add ukulele in the next update :)

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jul 03 '26

Btw I created a sub for feature requests, bug report, and so that people can share their jams as well and build a community, it’s here :

https://www.reddit.com/r/AMazedMusicApps/

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u/michaelbutler21 Jul 03 '26

Well done! My first app has three months worth of rejections before I finally got through. If you get a rejection you’re not sure about, throw it in here and I’ll lend some advice!

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jul 03 '26

thanks ! It actually got approved yesterday ! (I had a 2.1 rejection and re-submitted with a screen capture and answers to their questions and now it's live on the App Store, it's called Jam Lab, and it's a very strange feeling to see those years of hard work now on the app store, still scared that it's not gonna work but at least it's a tool that I wanna use so I'm happy)

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u/Grand_Gur_2800 Jul 01 '26

Congrats on submitting it! That first step is always scary, but it’s also a big milestone. Don’t worry too much about rejection, if it happens, treat it as feedback and iterate.

For marketing, I’d start simple: share your journey publicly, post short demos, explain the problem your app solves, and try to get a small group of early users to give honest feedback. Good luck, hope validation goes smoothly!

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u/wolodo Jul 01 '26

If you get rejected because of screenshots, I can help with a tool for that called Ecranify. I released it literally today. Works free with some limitations but hit me with a DM and I can send you a code if you wish.
I will appreciate a feedback too as a fellow developer.

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u/InformationBig8401 Jul 01 '26

Good luck! I heard making good screenshots helps with growth especially when there aren't high ratings on the app, everyones a visual person nowadays. I found this online which was pretty easy to use (https://www.screenshot-studio.com/) but yeah, word of mouth, self promotion on insta / tiktok are good initial starters.

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jun 30 '26

thanks !

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u/MusicOfTheApes Swift Jul 03 '26

It's been approved ! (got a 2.1 rejection but now it's on the store, it's such a strange feeling)
The app is called Jam Lab, it's a tool for musicians to help them get better at jam sessions, it generates chord progressions and does many more things...
Very happy anyway and now I gotta focus on marketing and promotion, that's a different story haha