App Store Connect 顯示 iOS App 1.0.20260626 (3) 為 Item Ready to Submit，與 iOS 版本一起送出審核。
App Store Connect · Add Build — 選用最新 build 3（點擊放大）App Store Connect — iOS App 1.0.20260626 (3) Ready to Submit（點擊放大）
2026 · 07 · 03🔴 首次退件 · 需補充資料
送審第 7 天收到 App Store Connect 回覆：Guideline 2.1 – Information Needed。審核團隊在核對 Guideline 1.3（兒童類別）時，需要更多關於資料處理的說明才能繼續審核。五子棋小學堂本來就是 100% 離線、零廣告、不收集任何資料，所以這一關的重點是「把『沒有收集資料』這件事講清楚、逐題回覆」。
條款：Guideline 2.1 – Information Needed（關聯 1.3 兒童類別）
通知時間：2026/7/3 上午 8:17（App Store Connect Resolution Center）
狀態：🔴 需補充資料後重審
Apple 要求回覆的四個問題
審核團隊列出四題，要求逐一詳答：
App 是否包含第三方分析（analytics）？若有，收集哪些資料？
App 是否包含第三方廣告？若有，提供該廣告網路針對兒童 app 的公開政策連結。
資料是否會分享給任何第三方？若有，用途與儲存地點為何？
是否為了分析／廣告以外的目的收集任何使用者或裝置資料？若有，完整說明所有用途。
我方回覆
在 Resolution Center 逐題回覆：無第三方分析、無第三方廣告、不與任何第三方分享資料、不收集任何使用者或裝置資料——全部運算都在裝置本機完成，並請 Apple 繼續審核。
2026 · 07 · 06🔴 二次退件 · Metadata
補完資料後，7/6 又收到第二次退件：Guideline 2.3.8 – Accurate Metadata。問題不在功能，而是名稱不一致——App Store 上顯示的名稱是「Gomoku Kids: Five in a Row」，但裝置上安裝後顯示的是「五子棋小學堂」，兩者差太多，會讓使用者不容易在手機上找到已下載的 app。
條款：Guideline 2.3.8 – Accurate Metadata
市集名稱：Gomoku Kids: Five in a Row
裝置顯示名稱：五子棋小學堂
狀態：🔴 已改名、送出重審
解法
把 App Store 名稱改成 「五子棋小學堂 Gomoku Kids」，讓它與裝置上顯示的「五子棋小學堂」一致；Bundle Identifier 不變，回覆 Apple 後送出重審。
App Store Connect Resolution Center — 2.3.8 名稱不一致，回覆已改名為「五子棋小學堂 Gomoku Kids」（點擊放大）
2026 · 07 · 07🎉 審核通過 · 正式上架
Congratulations！改名後重審通過——7/7 收到 App Store Connect 來信 「Review of your 五子棋小學堂 Gomoku Kids (iOS) submission is complete.」，五子棋小學堂 v1.0.20260626 正式上架 App Store。從首次送審（2026-06-26）到核准約 11 天，經歷 2 次退件（2.1 資料需求、2.3.8 名稱不一致）、逐一修正後過關。
版本：1.0.20260626 (3) · iOS App（iPhone + iPad）
核准時間：2026 年 7 月 7 日（Now eligible for distribution）
An indie developer's honest App Store submission log
Gomoku Kids is a five-in-a-row teaching game for children, built solo from scratch to launch. This page logs every milestone of its Apple App Store submission, shared for fellow indie developers on the same path.
2026 · 06 · 26🚀 First Submission
Gomoku Kids v1.0.20260626 was packaged in Xcode and uploaded to the App Store; in App Store Connect the latest build 3 was attached to the version and made ready for review. Color hints, three tutorials, bilingual voice, and parental controls — all offline, zero ads, no data collected. Its first step into iOS review.
Submitted build: build 3 (three builds 1 / 2 / 3 available — the latest, build 3, was selected)
Status: ⏳ Waiting for Review (Ready to Submit)
① Selected the build (App Store Connect · Add Build)
App Store Connect's Add Build lists the three builds of 1.0.20260626 (1, 2, 3); the latest build 3 was attached as the build for this submission.
② Attached & ready to submit (App Store Connect)
App Store Connect shows iOS App 1.0.20260626 (3) as an Item Ready to Submit, sent for review together with the iOS version.
App Store Connect · Add Build — selected the latest build 3 (click to enlarge)App Store Connect — iOS App 1.0.20260626 (3) Ready to Submit (click to enlarge)
2026 · 07 · 03🔴 First Rejection · Information needed
Day 7 brought a reply from App Store Connect: Guideline 2.1 – Information Needed. To continue reviewing under Guideline 1.3 (Kids Category), the review team needed more detail about data handling. Gomoku Kids is 100% offline, zero ads, and collects no data at all — so this step was really about spelling out, question by question, that there is no data collection.
Guideline: 2.1 – Information Needed (tied to 1.3 Kids Category)
Received: 2026/7/3 8:17 AM (App Store Connect Resolution Center)
Status: 🔴 Reply required, then re-review
The four questions Apple asked
The review team listed four questions requiring complete, detailed answers:
Does the app include third-party analytics? If so, what data is collected?
Does the app include third-party advertising? If so, provide the ad network's public kids-app policies.
Will data be shared with any third parties? If so, for what purposes and stored where?
Is any user or device data collected beyond analytics/advertising? If so, explain every planned use.
Our reply
Answered each question in the Resolution Center: no third-party analytics, no third-party advertising, no data shared with any third party, and no user or device data collected — everything runs on-device — and asked Apple to continue the review.
2026 · 07 · 06🔴 Second Rejection · Metadata
After supplying the information, a second rejection arrived on 7/6: Guideline 2.3.8 – Accurate Metadata. Not a feature problem — a name mismatch: the App Store name read "Gomoku Kids: Five in a Row" while the name shown on the device after install was "五子棋小學堂", too different, making it hard for users to find the downloaded app on their phone.
Guideline: 2.3.8 – Accurate Metadata
Marketplace name: Gomoku Kids: Five in a Row
Name on device: 五子棋小學堂
Status: 🔴 Renamed, resubmitted for review
The fix
Changed the App Store name to "五子棋小學堂 Gomoku Kids" so it matches the "五子棋小學堂" shown on the device; the Bundle Identifier is unchanged. Replied to Apple and resubmitted for review.
App Store Connect Resolution Center — 2.3.8 name mismatch; replied that the name is now "五子棋小學堂 Gomoku Kids" (click to enlarge)
2026 · 07 · 07🎉 Approved & Live
Congratulations! After the rename, the re-review passed — on 7/7 App Store Connect wrote "Review of your 五子棋小學堂 Gomoku Kids (iOS) submission is complete."Gomoku Kids v1.0.20260626 is live on the App Store. From first submission (2026-06-26) to approval took about 11 days, through 2 rejections (2.1 information, 2.3.8 name mismatch), fixed one at a time.
