IOS – Is a 16-day Apple Beta Review time normal

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I've submitted an iOS beta Testflight build for external testing on Jan 9th and it went into review that same day and has not changed status since. Normally it's only a few days as our previous beta took 2 days and it was a few days before. However, it's been over 2 weeks and counting so far.

I submitted an expedited beta review on the 21st (3 days ago) out of desperation to get our latest beta to our customers to test and it's like our app has been put into a void and forgotten about.

There is no way to contact our review team, so I'm not sure what's going on or if its some kind of fall back from the "holiday rush". Has anyone else been experiencing these long app beta review times? AppReviewTimes.com is reporting an impressive 2 days for full app reviews.

Best Answer

No, this is not a normal review time.

Review Times

You can get a gauge of average App Store review times on http://appreviewtimes.com

This site tracks the average App Store review times for both the iOS and the Mac App Store using data crowdsourced from iOS and Mac developers.

The current average iOS review time is 2 days.

Having submitted an expedited beta review, there is nothing you can officially do but wait. As a developer, the review process can feel capricious.