App Store Connect 的 Add Build 列出多個 build，選用最新的 build 5（1.0.20260627）掛上這次送審的版本。
③ 掛上版本、準備送審（App Store Connect）
App Store Connect 顯示 iOS App 1.0.20260627 (5) 為 Item Ready to Submit，與 iOS 版本一起送出審核。
Xcode Organizer — 封存 1.0.20260627 (5)，已上傳 Apple（點擊放大）App Store Connect · Add Build — 選用最新 build 5（點擊放大）App Store Connect — iOS App 1.0.20260627 (5) Ready to Submit（點擊放大）
2026 · 07 · 03🔴 首次退件 · 需補充資料
送審後收到 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。圍棋小學堂本來就是 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）
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。
App Store Connect — Guideline 2.1 Information Needed（點擊放大）
2026 · 07 · 06🔴 二次退件 · Metadata
補完資料後又收到第二次退件：Guideline 2.3.6 – Accurate Metadata。問題出在年齡分級（Age Rating）——內容描述勾選了「包含 In-App Controls（家長控制／年齡驗證）」，但審核團隊在 app 裡找不到對應的 Parental Controls 或 Age Assurance 機制，兩者不一致。
條款：Guideline 2.3.6 – Performance · Accurate Metadata
審核日期：2026/7/6 · 審核裝置：iPad Air 11-inch (M3)
審核版本：1.0.20260627 (5)
狀態：🔴 修正 Age Rating 後重審
問題描述
Age Rating 的內容描述指出 app 含 In-App Controls，但審核時找不到 Parental Controls 或 Age Assurance 機制。
解法
依 Apple 指示，把 App Information 的 Age Rating 選項調整為與 app 一致——Parental Controls 與 Age Assurance 皆設為「None」，讓分級 metadata 與實際功能相符，回覆後送出重審。
App Store Connect — Guideline 2.3.6 Age Rating 不一致（點擊放大）
2026 · 07 · 07🎉 審核通過 · 正式上架
Congratulations！修正 Age Rating 後重審通過——7/7 收到 App Store Connect 來信 「Review of your Go Kids: Weiqi & Capture (iOS) submission is complete.」，圍棋小學堂 v1.0.20260627 正式上架 App Store。從首次送審（2026-06-27）到核准約 10 天，經歷 2 次退件（2.1 資料需求、2.3.6 Age Rating）、逐一修正後過關。
版本：1.0.20260627 (5) · 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
Go Kids is a Go (Weiqi) 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 · 27🚀 First Submission
Go Kids v1.0.20260627 was packaged in Xcode and uploaded to the App Store; in App Store Connect the latest build 5 was attached to the version and made ready for review. Coach Mochi, readable green/red/orange/blue-star hints, three modes (Capture Go → Territory → KataGo match), and a parental center — all offline, zero ads, no data collected. Its first step into iOS review.
Xcode Organizer shows PlayGoKids 1.0.20260627 (5) archived and uploaded at 11:31 PM on Jun 29 — App upload complete, PlayGoKids 1.0.20260627 (5) uploaded.
② Selected the build (App Store Connect · Add Build)
App Store Connect's Add Build lists several builds; the latest build 5 (1.0.20260627) was attached as the build for this submission.
③ Attached & ready to submit (App Store Connect)
App Store Connect shows iOS App 1.0.20260627 (5) as an Item Ready to Submit, sent for review together with the iOS version.
Xcode Organizer — archive 1.0.20260627 (5), uploaded to Apple (click to enlarge)App Store Connect · Add Build — selected the latest build 5 (click to enlarge)App Store Connect — iOS App 1.0.20260627 (5) Ready to Submit (click to enlarge)
2026 · 07 · 03🔴 First Rejection · Information needed
A reply arrived 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. Go 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)
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.
App Store Connect — Guideline 2.1 Information Needed (click to enlarge)
2026 · 07 · 06🔴 Second Rejection · Metadata
After supplying the information, a second rejection arrived: Guideline 2.3.6 – Accurate Metadata. The problem was the Age Rating — the content description indicated the app includes In-App Controls (parental controls / age assurance), but the review team could not find those mechanisms in the app, so the two didn't match.
Guideline: 2.3.6 – Performance · Accurate Metadata
Review date: 2026/7/6 · Review device: iPad Air 11-inch (M3)
Version reviewed: 1.0.20260627 (5)
Status: 🔴 Fixed Age Rating, re-reviewed
Issue description
The Age Rating content description indicated In-App Controls, but no Parental Controls or Age Assurance mechanism could be found during review.
The fix
Per Apple's guidance, updated the Age Rating selections on App Information to match the app — set both Parental Controls and Age Assurance to "None" so the rating metadata reflects the actual features, then replied and resubmitted for review.
App Store Connect — Guideline 2.3.6 Age Rating mismatch (click to enlarge)
2026 · 07 · 07🎉 Approved & Live
Congratulations! After fixing the Age Rating, the re-review passed — on 7/7 App Store Connect wrote "Review of your Go Kids: Weiqi & Capture (iOS) submission is complete."Go Kids v1.0.20260627 is live on the App Store. From first submission (2026-06-27) to approval took about 10 days, through 2 rejections (2.1 information, 2.3.6 Age Rating), fixed one at a time.
