An indie developer's honest App Store submission log
Lode for iPhone (App Store name Lode: Notes, Voice & Scan) is the iOS companion to Lode on Mac — iPhone as a quick inbox, Mac as the processing hub. 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
Lode for iPhone v1.0 (1.0.20260626) was submitted to the App Store for review. A fresh archive — build (2) — was prepared for validation in the late afternoon, then sent off with "Submit" in App Store Connect. This is the Lode line's first step into iOS review.
App: Lode: Notes, Voice & Scan
Version: 1.0.20260626 (2) · arm64 · iOS App
Archived: June 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Submitted: June 26, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Status: ⏳ Waiting for Review
① Prepared archive for validation
Xcode Organizer shows LodeIPhone 1.0.20260626 (2) archived at 5:04 PM on Jun 26, with the status log marking Prepared archive for validation — the build is packaged and ready to upload.
② Submitted for Review
In App Store Connect, iOS App 1.0.20260626 (version 1.0.20260626 (2), type App Version) was submitted at 5:09 PM on Jun 26, officially entering Apple's review queue with status Waiting for Review.
Xcode Organizer — archive 1.0.20260626 (2), prepared for validation (click to enlarge)App Store Connect — submitted, Waiting for Review (click to enlarge)
2026 · 07 · 01🎉 Approved & Live
Congratulations! Apple's approval arrived — Lode: Notes, Voice & Scan v1.0.20260626 is now live on the App Store. From first submission (Jun 26) to Ready for Distribution: 5 days, approved on the first pass with no rejection. The iPhone quick-inbox is now officially paired with Lode on Mac.
App: Lode: Notes, Voice & Scan (Apple ID 6775551126)
