Enrol in the Apple Developer Program, create the app in App Store Connect, upload and test a build, then submit it for review. 1) Join for 99 US dollars a year, charged in local currency; in India enrolment works only through the Apple Developer app. A sole proprietor enrols as an individual; a company needs a D-U-N-S number and a working website on its own domain. 2) In App Store Connect add a new app with its name, bundle ID and SKU. 3) Upload a build from Xcode, or with eas submit if the app is built with Expo. 4) Test it with TestFlight. 5) Add screenshots, description, privacy details and age rating, then submit. Apple reviews at least 50% of submissions within 24 hours and 90% within 48 hours, and over 40% of unresolved issues fall under guideline 2.1, app completeness: crashes and placeholder content. Rule: ship a finished app that does more than wrap a website, since guideline 4.2 rejects thin apps.
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Apple's page for enrolling in the Developer Program, which you need to put an app on the App Store. It states the fee is 99 USD per membership year, shown in local currency at enrolment.
From developer.apple.com by Apple 5 min
Apple's enrolment help, which states that in India enrolment is only available through the Apple Developer app, and the 99 US dollar fee in local currency.
From developer.apple.com by Apple Help page
How to create the app record in App Store Connect with its name, primary language, bundle ID and SKU.
From developer.apple.com by Apple Help page
Apple's beta testing service for inviting testers to try builds before release.
From developer.apple.com by Apple Product page
Apple's steps to choose a build, complete the app information, age rating and privacy details, and send it to App Review.
From developer.apple.com by Apple Help page
Apple's page on review times and common rejections: at least 50% of submissions reviewed within 24 hours and 90% within 48 hours, and over 40% of unresolved issues under guideline 2.1, app completeness.
From developer.apple.com by Apple Program page
The rules Apple reviews every app against. Guideline 4.2 on minimum functionality rejects apps that are mostly marketing, web clippings or a collection of links.
From developer.apple.com by Apple Guidelines
Expo's docs for building and uploading an iOS app with eas build and eas submit, the route for React Native apps and many AI-built ones.
From docs.expo.dev by Expo Docs
A 2026 screen-by-screen walkthrough of taking an app from build to App Store submission.
On youtube.com by Code with Beto 20 min
The same ground, over in Launch & get your first customers, our D2C track.
How founders actually use AI for this, over in Sales Prospecting.
The same ground, over in Build pipeline, our GTM track.
