Practical AI-built app launch checklists without outcome promises.
Short, founder-friendly resources for Apple, Google Play, privacy/data, account deletion, billing, review notes, Agent Fix Packs, and rejection triage. Source-sensitive pages should be reviewed before citing official platform rules.
Every resource routes back to the Free Snapshot or paid App Checkup. HatchCheck does not provide legal advice or platform outcome guarantees.
App Store Review Checklist
Prepare review notes, account deletion evidence, privacy answers, screenshots, and production URLs before submission.
Checklist
- Review notes explain roles and paid access
- Privacy policy and App Privacy answers are ready
- Account deletion path is visible
Common mistakes
- Submitting with empty demo accounts
- Missing deletion proof
- Treating a privacy policy as the whole launch package
Example: Review note starter: This app supports coach and client roles. Use the reviewer demo mode to view both roles and seeded workouts.
Source/rule review date should be confirmed before citing official Apple requirements.
Read guideGoogle Play Launch Checklist
Prepare app access, Data Safety answers, account deletion URL, testing status, and production evidence.
Checklist
- Data Safety draft aligns with SDK list
- App access instructions are complete
- Deletion URL works
Common mistakes
- Leaving Data Safety fields incomplete
- Forgetting closed-testing evidence
- Using a broken account deletion URL
Example: Testing tracker: tester email, opt-in date, feedback, 14-day status, production-access notes.
Source/rule review date should be confirmed before citing official Google requirements.
Read guideApple Review Notes Example
Review notes should be factual, concise, and useful for account-based or paid apps.
Checklist
- App purpose
- Login or demo mode
- Role coverage
- Paid access explanation
- Account deletion path
Common mistakes
- One generic login for multiple roles
- Hiding paid-flow behavior
- Not explaining non-obvious AI or backend behavior
Example: The coach demo account has seeded clients and workouts. Account deletion is under Settings -> Account.
Do not include real credentials in HatchCheck. Add final credentials only in the official store review field.
Read guideGoogle Play App Access Instructions Example
Give reviewers a clean path to see locked, role-based, paid, or account-required features.
Checklist
- Access path
- Role explanation
- Seeded data
- Known restrictions
- Support/deletion URLs
Common mistakes
- Sending reviewers to an empty app
- Forgetting paid feature access
- Skipping account deletion notes
Example: Use demo mode to view coach onboarding, client assignments, and the account settings screen.
Keep response drafts respectful, factual, and non-deceptive.
Read guideGoogle Play Data Safety Form Help
Map app features and SDKs to possible data categories, then have the founder confirm final answers.
Checklist
- Auth
- Diagnostics
- Payments
- Push tokens
- Photos/videos
- AI inputs
Common mistakes
- Marking only email while SDKs imply more categories
- Forgetting crash diagnostics
- Not reconciling privacy policy copy
Example: Sentry may prompt diagnostics questions; Firebase Cloud Messaging may prompt notification token questions.
HatchCheck worksheets are drafts and do not submit official declarations.
Read guideApp Account Deletion Requirement Explained
Account-based apps should prepare in-app deletion evidence, public deletion URL evidence where applicable, and clear policy copy.
Checklist
- In-app path
- Public URL
- Privacy policy language
- Reviewer-note line
- Retention explanation
Common mistakes
- Only offering email support
- Broken deletion page
- No screenshot of the in-app path
Example: Settings -> Account -> Delete Account opens a clear deletion request or confirmation flow.
Use stored source/rule references before making official platform claims in a report.
Read guideStripe vs Apple IAP for SaaS Apps
Web billing plus mobile access needs careful explanation and may need human review.
Checklist
- What users buy
- Where they buy
- Whether app links to purchase
- Reviewer paid access
- IAP/RevenueCat status
Common mistakes
- Assuming web billing is self-explanatory
- Forgetting reviewer access to paid features
- Giving definitive legal/payment advice
Example: Review notes should explain that coach subscriptions are managed on web and reviewer access is pre-unlocked.
Billing edge cases should be marked needs human/legal review.
Read guideApple Rejected My App: What To Do Next
Turn the rejection into a calm evidence checklist, fix plan, reviewer response draft, and resubmission checklist.
Checklist
- Paste the message
- Identify likely policy area
- Collect missing evidence
- Fix the root issue
- Draft factual response
Common mistakes
- Arguing with the reviewer
- Submitting again without evidence
- Hiding paid flows or access restrictions
Example: Thanks for the review. We added the account deletion path under Settings -> Account and updated review notes accordingly.
A response draft should not imply resubmission outcome certainty.
Read guideGoogle Play Production Access Rejected: What To Do Next
Convert the rejection or production-access feedback into root cause, missing evidence, fixes, and a calm response.
Checklist
- Save the full message
- Confirm testing status
- Collect app access evidence
- Check account deletion and Data Safety
- Prepare resubmission notes
Common mistakes
- Resubmitting without new evidence
- Ignoring tester timeline gaps
- Skipping Data Safety or app access context
Example: We updated app access instructions, attached testing evidence, and verified the account deletion URL before resubmission.
HatchCheck can draft a response, but it should not promise a review outcome.
Read guideAI-Built App Store Submission Checklist
AI-built apps still need launch evidence: privacy, billing, reviewer access, production URLs, and account deletion.
Checklist
- AI feature explanation
- Data inputs/outputs
- Privacy policy alignment
- Sensitive-use flags
- Reviewer notes
Common mistakes
- Leading with generic AI copy
- Skipping data-use explanations
- Missing high-impact or sensitive-domain review flags
Example: Explain what the AI feature does, what user inputs are processed, and how reviewers can test it safely.
Sensitive AI, health, finance, kids, gambling, crypto, or regulated use cases need human/legal review.
Read guideReady to Submit Your App? Pre-Submit Checklist
Check the whole launch package, not only whether the app builds.
Checklist
- Store materials
- Privacy/data
- Account deletion
- Reviewer access
- Billing
- Production URLs
- What was not verified
Common mistakes
- Submitting with missing evidence
- Ignoring Google testing status
- Forgetting a final report QA pass
Example: Final packet: blockers resolved, review notes copied, screenshots current, URLs verified, unknowns listed.
Use HatchCheck to decide what to verify next, not to predict a platform outcome.
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