TestFlight, App Review 4.3(b), IAP, privacy, and writing your App Store listing.
For an indie developer, "the code runs" is the easy part of shipping an App Store app. This hub covers App Review hot spots, TestFlight, IAP / subscriptions, privacy disclosures, and post-launch iteration.
The screenshot layouts indie apps should ship in 2026: caption-first frames, the first-3 hierarchy, light vs dark, app previews, and the exact App Store Connect dimensions (1320x2868, 2064x2752, 3840x2160) that hold up across iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro.
How indie developers should price IAP in 2026: Apple's 15% Small Business rate, Google Play's new fees, opt-in vs opt-out trial conversion, the regional price grid, and the price tests that move installs and revenue together.
Guideline 4.3 'Spam' is the App Store rejection that confuses indie developers most. Here is the exact rule text, what 4.3(b) actually catches, why your app triggered it, and how to write an appeal that passes.
The App Store rejection reasons that actually trip up indie apps in 2026 — exact guideline numbers, what the reviewer clicks, and a pre-submit checklist for each.
What an App Store privacy policy must contain in 2026, how to map your data to App Privacy answers, and how to avoid the policy-vs-questionnaire mismatch that triggers rejections.
A field-tested 2026 guide to App Store listing copy: exact character limits, the name, subtitle, keywords, promotional text, screenshots, and description that convert browsers into installs.
Set up iOS in-app purchases with RevenueCat in about 30 minutes: free up to $2,500/month tracked revenue, then 1%. Real product IDs, SwiftUI paywall code, sandbox QA, and when raw StoreKit 2 wins instead.
A realistic 2026 pre-launch checklist for solo iOS developers: the legal, technical, and content prep that prevents the embarrassing first-submission rejection, with current screenshot sizes and pricing rules.
A June 2026 playbook for the first 90 days after an App Store launch: the retention numbers that matter, what to ignore, and how to ship updates without breaking your store presence.
A practical 2026 guide to TestFlight for indie iOS developers — exact tester limits, upload steps, Beta App Review timing, and how to run a beta that produces useful feedback before launch.