Shipping your first iOS app deserves way more credit. You start with “I’ll build a simple app” and suddenly you’re: - Finding your way around App Store Connect - Learning what certificates, and .p8 files actually do - Finding out what a D-U-N-S number if you want to enroll company account - Fighting Xcode to get a build out - Figuring out the difference between a Bundle ID, an Apple ID, and an SKU - Setting up subscriptions, even with tools like Adapty, there’s still plenty to figure out - Filling out tax forms and banking details before earning your first dollar - Staring at “Missing Compliance” and wondering what you missed - Answering privacy questions about your app and every SDK you added - Learning that privacy manifests are a whole separate thing - Resizing screenshots to the exact dimensions Apple wants - Debugging why your subscription products won’t load in the sandbox - Discovering your first in-app purchase needs to be submitted with an app version - Getting an “Invalid Binary” after everything built fine locally - Watching your TestFlight build expire while you’re still working on the app - Building account deletion before you even have users - Setting up a demo account so App Review can get past your login screen - Learning that “Add for Review” and “Submit for Review” are two different steps - Getting rejected because you haven't added a privacy policy to your description. - Going back and forth with App Review over rejections I wonder how many good apps never make it through this list. If yours did, give yourself some credit. That first launch is a real achievement.

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