App Compliance Guide

App Store compliance checklist

Step-by-step App Store compliance checklist for privacy policy, account requirements, permissions, and review submission readiness.

Overview

App Store compliance requires accurate disclosures, clear user-facing policies, and reviewer-ready explanations for sensitive features.

Use this checklist before each iOS release to keep documentation, metadata, and in-app behavior aligned.

Why this matters

Apple review decisions often depend on consistency between your app behavior, policy links, and submission explanations.

Step-by-step checklist

  1. Verify privacy policy URL is public and reachable without login.
  2. Ensure account deletion and support flows are documented when required.
  3. Review permission purpose strings and match them to real feature use.
  4. Align App Privacy form entries with actual SDK and data flows.
  5. Prepare demo credentials or review notes if login is required.
  6. Check metadata claims against implemented functionality.

Common mistakes

  • App Privacy form says no data collection while SDKs still collect identifiers.
  • Policy links return restricted or outdated content.
  • Submission notes omit context for sensitive permissions.

How LogicSpring helps

LogicSpring gives teams a practical app compliance workflow for policy generation, review preparation, and rejection remediation across App Store, Google Play, and China Android app stores.