Waiting for Review for 9 days (since Oct 7) – long-time developer, first time seeing this

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musacandir OP
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Hello App Review team,

Our game Istanbul Taxi: City Driver has been in "Waiting for Review" since October 7, 2026 and has not moved to "In Review" yet.

App Apple ID: 6819802943 Version: [1.0] Submission ID: 78962f48-9200-418d-acd6-7d104761acaa Submitted: October 7, 2026 Platform: iOS

Agreements, tax and banking are all active, and there are no messages or pending items in App Store Connect.

I've been an Apple developer for over 11 years and have never seen a submission wait this long before review. I understand there may be a backlog right now, and I'm not asking for special treatment. I'd just like to confirm that the submission is queued correctly and that nothing is needed from my side.

If anything is required, I can respond right away.

Thank you.

Answered by stacyd in 909830022

Same here. Our app has been in "Waiting for Review" since October 7, 2026 and hasn't moved to "In Review."

App: en route by hosted/trips App Apple ID: 6818689909 Version: 1.0.0 (build 16) Submission ID: bed86ab7-5a25-4eff-a96f-92893e8ea274 Submitted: October 7, 2026 · Platform: iOS

Agreements, tax and banking are active, the latest Program License Agreement is accepted, and there are no messages or pending items in App Store Connect. We also submitted an expedite request on October 12 and a support case (102996273806) on October 14, with no reply yet.

Like the original poster, we're not asking for special treatment, just confirmation that the submission is queued correctly and nothing is needed from us. Our first group trip using the app starts November 2. Happy to respond right away if anything is required.

Thank you.

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stacyd OP
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Same here. Our app has been in "Waiting for Review" since October 7, 2026 and hasn't moved to "In Review."

App: en route by hosted/trips App Apple ID: 6818689909 Version: 1.0.0 (build 16) Submission ID: bed86ab7-5a25-4eff-a96f-92893e8ea274 Submitted: October 7, 2026 · Platform: iOS

Agreements, tax and banking are active, the latest Program License Agreement is accepted, and there are no messages or pending items in App Store Connect. We also submitted an expedite request on October 12 and a support case (102996273806) on October 14, with no reply yet.

Like the original poster, we're not asking for special treatment, just confirmation that the submission is queued correctly and nothing is needed from us. Our first group trip using the app starts November 2. Happy to respond right away if anything is required.

Thank you.
sophiecmusical OP

Same problem here
ednalabs OP

I've been stuck since Oct 2nd
jln19 OP

Same. Several weeks now.
musacandir OP

I’ve been an Apple Developer for 11 years, and this is the first time it’s taken this long—I can’t quite make sense of it.
prodbld OP

Same. One of my apps has been waiting for review sind Sept 30 now while another one got reviewed within a few days in the same time span. Not sure what to do. I've got a couple of users waiting for it.
Knockverse_Shreyak OP

Same. Waiting for 16 days now, zero communication.
musacandir OP

It’s been exactly two weeks, and time keeps passing with no progress at all—what’s the situation on your end? I’ve been an Apple developer for 11 years, and this is the first time it’s taken this long.