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App Store and TestFlight review times

Current average iOS review times, TestFlight beta review times, and build processing times; updated regularly from real data

Current average iOS review times, beta review times, and build processing times; updated regularly from real data

Waiting for review

March
Avg:
8h
Max:
3d 4h
Min:
8m
Mar
April
Avg:
11h 7m
Max:
2d 18h
Min:
6m
Apr
May
Avg:
15h 4m
Max:
3d 2h
Min:
8m
May
June
Avg:
13h 6m
Max:
3d 20h
Min:
8m
Jun
July
Avg:
16h 35m
Max:
3d 16h
Min:
8m
Jul
August
Avg:
13h 9m
Max:
2d 17h
Min:
9m
Aug
Sundays
Avg:
11h 13m
Max:
1d 24h
Min:
6m
Sundays
Mondays
Avg:
13h 16m
Max:
6d 18h
Min:
7m
Mondays
Tuesdays
Avg:
10h 23m
Max:
7d 10h
Min:
6m
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Avg:
9h 11m
Max:
4d 14h
Min:
6m
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Avg:
9h 28m
Max:
27d 14h
Min:
6m
Thursdays
Fridays
Avg:
1d 3h
Max:
3d 16h
Min:
7m
Fridays
Saturdays
Avg:
1d 2h
Max:
2d 15h
Min:
7m
Saturdays
⏰
13h 9m

In review

March
Avg:
1h 13m
Max:
9d 3h
Min:
6m
Mar
April
Avg:
1h 11m
Max:
10d 3h
Min:
5m
Apr
May
Avg:
1h 20m
Max:
6d 8m
Min:
6m
May
June
Avg:
1h 5m
Max:
3d 20h
Min:
6m
Jun
July
Avg:
1h 21m
Max:
6d 19h
Min:
6m
Jul
August
Avg:
1h 31m
Max:
18h 13m
Min:
5m
Aug
Sundays
Avg:
1h 17m
Max:
9d 5h
Min:
6m
Sundays
Mondays
Avg:
1h 14m
Max:
3d 12h
Min:
5m
Mondays
Tuesdays
Avg:
1h 14m
Max:
12d 21h
Min:
4m
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Avg:
1h 9m
Max:
6d 8m
Min:
6m
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Avg:
1h 21m
Max:
5d 9h
Min:
5m
Thursdays
Fridays
Avg:
1h 16m
Max:
10d 3h
Min:
5m
Fridays
Saturdays
Avg:
1h 7m
Max:
4d 18h
Min:
7m
Saturdays
🔍
1h 31m
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TestFlight

waiting for beta review

⏰
7h 45m

In beta review

🔍
18m

build processing

⚙️
56m
updated
Aug 30
12:00 am
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What are all these App Store review times?

These are average review times, beta review times, and build processing times for iOS apps measured over the past two weeks, including time waiting in the queue to be reviewed and time the review actually takes. These averages are meant only as an interesting point of reference; actual review times, beta review times, and build processing times for any given app can depend on a variety of factors.

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Where are these App Store review times coming from?

The numbers shown represent an average* of actual App Store review times, TestFlight beta review times, and build processing times encountered in the wild by teams using Runway.
* or, more accurately, a truncated mean

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Why are App Store review times a thing, and where can I learn more about the review process?

For some context, we recommend checking out Apple’s App Review documentation and the App Store Review Guidelines.

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Why are TestFlight beta review times a thing, and where can I learn more about the beta review process?

If you’re sharing TestFlight beta builds with external testers, Apple requires a review of the first build of each new version. (Subsequent builds for a given version won’t need a review, nor will any builds that will only be going to internal testers.) For some more context, we recommend checking out Apple’s TestFlight beta testing documentation and the App Store Review Guidelines.

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What’s the App Store Connect build processing time about?

Once you’ve successfully uploaded a build to App Store Connect, there’s an additional wait before the build is available to distribute to testers or submit for review — during which time you’ll see the build’s status show as “Processing”. It’s normal to see processing times anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. For a bit more context (but not much), check out Apple’s Uploading builds documentation.

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Wasn’t there another site for this stuff?

Yep — Dave Verwer (of iOS Dev Weekly fame) published crowdsourced App Store review times on appreviewtimes.com up until March, 2019. He felt (and we agree) that issues around long or unpredictable wait times in prior years had been largely solved. Read his full explanation here.
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We do still think a page like this is interesting, and perhaps even useful. There are occasional variations in App Store review times, and it’s still nice to get a read on recent review times across the iOS world.  If a recent app submission is taking a bit longer than usual, don’t fret – maybe others have had a similar experience lately. On the flipside, it’s fun to see just how fast App Store review times are trending these days.

One notable difference with this new page is that it pulls from actual data on recent app review times, versus crowdsourced estimates. Also, the data on TestFlight beta review times and build processing times is unique to this new site!

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What about Android and Play Store review times?

We would love to make this a resource for the Android side as well, surfacing average Play Store review times. Unfortunately, we're currently limited by the fact that the Google Play Publishing API does not return in-review statuses. As soon as that changes, we'll pull in Android review times here as well!

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