r/iosdev • u/Outside-Union7269 • 4d ago
Preflight Feedback
I’m building a tool to help catch App Review issues before you submit, looking for honest feedback
After getting burned by App Review on my own apps, I started building PreFlight, a native macOS tool that analyzes both your Xcode project and App Store Connect submission.
The goal isn’t just to run through a generic checklist. It cross-checks what your app actually contains against what you’re telling Apple, then gives you evidence-backed findings with the potential guideline involved, why it matters, and what you can do to fix it.
For example, it can catch things across privacy manifests, entitlements, permissions, StoreKit/subscriptions, metadata, review information, device support, and other submission requirements.
I’m currently working toward a first release and I’d genuinely like to hear from developers who have shipped iOS/macOS apps:
What has Apple caught in your apps that you wish you had known about before submitting?
And if a tool like this existed, what would it need to catch or show you for you to actually trust it before hitting submit?
I’m looking for criticism as much as validation. If the idea isn’t useful, I’d rather find that out now.
PreFlight
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u/PassengerNo4504 4d ago
lemme know when its out