An indie developer's honest App Store submission log
RestBud is a screen-time timetable for parents, adding the two things iOS Screen Time leaves out: weekday grouping and per-session limits. This page logs every milestone of its Apple App Store journey, shared for fellow indie developers on the same path.
2026 · 08 · 02🚀 First Submission · iPhone + iPad
Another submission night that ran up to midnight: 1.0.20260802 (2) was archived and uploaded, and at 11:43 PM a Draft Submission went in on App Store Connect — the iOS app plus the three optional tip-jar in-app purchases, 4 items in total. Weekday lock windows, a 30-play / 5-rest cycle, and a reminder recorded in a parent's own voice — completely free, zero ads, no data collected.
The Xcode Organizer archive panel reads Version 1.0.20260802 (2), Identifier app.rexcode.restbud, Type iOS App Archive — the build is in App Store Connect.
② Submission finalized: the app plus 3 IAPs
The Draft Submission shows Items Ready to Submit (4): iOS App 1.0.20260802 (2) together with In-App Purchases (3) — the three optional tip-jar products. The version reads Ready for Review, and the page notes that this version has been added for review; swapping it out means removing it first.
Xcode archive — 1.0.20260802 (2) · app.rexcode.restbud (click to enlarge)App Store Connect — Draft Submission: the app plus 3 IAPs, 4 items (click to enlarge)
The review outcome — approval or rejection — and every update after launch will be logged here as it happens.
