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6 articles about App Store, written for builders shipping web and mobile products.
Oct 5 brought product page headers, search creatives, Asset Library, and a preview tool. A practical priority plan for indie apps—with DripScore as the worked example.
Apple's unified EU terms took effect Oct 1, 2026. Real fee math for In-App Purchase vs alternative payments vs web links, the 12-month lock-in trap, and a decision checklist.
Two Threads comments drove ~3k iOS installs vs ~$800 ads for ~200. Playbook for searchable names, organic name drops, and why charts ≠ retention.
Pre-orders Oct 16, ships Oct 23. Indie checklist for iPhone Duo: iOS 27.1 SDK tiers, poses, adaptive layouts, and Xcode 27.1 simulator reality.
Apple’s monthly subscription with a 12-month commitment lets customers pay monthly while committing to a full year on a one-year auto-renewable product. It is a billing plan on an existing annual SKU — not a new product type — with StoreKit pricingTerms, commitmentInfo, and Server Notifications V2 lifecycle hooks.
I thought submitting to the App Store was just clicking "upload." I was wrong. My first submission took 8 days and got rejected twice. Here's what nobody tells you about getting your iOS app approved — the gotchas, timeline, and how to actually get through Apple's review process.