Two first submissions on a new account stuck in “Waiting for Review” for 7 and 12 days

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Both of our first-ever submissions from a new organization account have stayed in “Waiting for Review” and have never moved to “In Review”.

First app (iOS 1.0), submitted Oct 9, 2026, waiting 12 days
Second app (iOS 1.0.0), submitted Oct 14, 2026, waiting 7 days

Already checked:

Free and Paid Apps agreements, tax forms, bank account, and DSA compliance are all Active
No messages in App Review or the Resolution Center
No cancel or resubmit on either submission

I opened a support case on Oct 17, 2026 and have received only the automatic confirmation. Apple’s published target is 90% of submissions reviewed in under 24 hours, so I’d like to know whether both submissions are correctly queued or whether there is an issue on the account.

Much appreciated thanks.

Answered by ssdesign in 911326022

Same issue with me as well. I am old time developer but had not published anything for a while and just published two apps recently, both in similar situation. One for 11 days another for 5 days. No status change. Just says waiting for review.

No response to support ticket as well.

Is the AI slop choking the app submissions pipeline?

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Pokpong OP

That 90% figure is an overall review-time target, not a promise that every submission will be reviewed within 24 hours. Since both submissions have been waiting for several days and you have already checked the agreements and Resolution Center, I’d leave them in the queue rather than cancel and resubmit, and follow up on the existing support case with both app IDs, version/build numbers, submission dates, and the case number. Ask whether either submission or the account needs an action from you. The public forum can’t see your App Store Connect queue, so only Apple Support can confirm whether there’s an account-specific hold.
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Same issue with me as well. I am old time developer but had not published anything for a while and just published two apps recently, both in similar situation. One for 11 days another for 5 days. No status change. Just says waiting for review.

No response to support ticket as well.

Is the AI slop choking the app submissions pipeline?