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Commerce · March 26, 2012

App in Review

I'm one of the creators of App in Review. My buddy and other creator, Mubs (@mubashariqbal), approves this message. We recently submitted our first app into the Apple app store and began the indeterminate waiting process. There is no visibility into Apple's review process, which is fine because all we want to know is where in the line are we? Even a rough guess would be fine. It was during this waiting process that we had the idea for App In Review. A little site where iOS developers can share the apps they've submitted and how long they've been in the Apple review process. With enough…

App in Review launched on March 26, 2012 with 17 votes, #69 of 340 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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In plain words

App in Review is a community platform where iOS developers can share information about their app submissions to the Apple App Store and track review timelines. Developers post when they submitted their apps, allowing the community to crowdsource data about Apple's review queue and estimate wait times. The site addresses the lack of transparency in Apple's review process by aggregating user submissions to provide developers with rough visibility into where their apps stand in line and how long reviews typically take.

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From the sources

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In the maker’s words, at launch

I'm one of the creators of App in Review. My buddy and other creator, Mubs (@mubashariqbal), approves this message. We recently submitted our first app into the Apple app store and began the indeterminate waiting process. There is no visibility into Apple's review process, which is fine because all we want to know is…

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