Lovable App Store Submission: What Apple Checks

Lovable gets you a working web app in days. Getting that app approved on the App Store is a different job: Apple reviews it as a native product, not a website.

The short answer

To meet Apple's review guidelines, a Lovable app needs to be built into a native iOS app with real native features (push, in-app purchase, offline handling), accurate privacy labels, Sign in with Apple if you offer social login, StoreKit for any digital subscription, and a complete store listing. Missing any one of these is the usual cause of rejection.

What Apple checks

1. Native value (Guideline 4.2). A plain website in a frame is rejected. Add push notifications, native navigation and in-app purchase.
2. Payments (Guideline 3.1.1). Digital subscriptions sold inside the app must use Apple in-app purchase. A Stripe checkout for the same thing will be rejected.
3. Sign in with Apple (4.8). Required if you offer Google or other social login.
4. Account deletion (5.1.1). Users must be able to delete their account from inside the app.
5. Privacy labels. Declare everything your Lovable backend collects, including analytics.
6. Completeness (2.1). No placeholder screens, broken links or test data. Give Apple a working demo login.

Step by step

1. Freeze a release version of your Lovable app and test it on a real iPhone.
2. Build a native iOS app around it and add push and StoreKit.
3. Set up App Store Connect: bundle ID, agreements, tax and banking.
4. Create subscription products and connect them to your paywall.
5. Prepare screenshots, a subtitle and keywords.
6. Submit from your own Apple Developer account with review notes and a demo account, then answer Apple quickly if they reply.

How long it takes

Preparation takes a day if you have done it before. Apple review usually takes 24–48 hours, and longer in peak periods.

Want a guided launch?

Wanilla builds a native iOS app with you, adds native features, and prepares your submission ready for you to submit from your own Apple Developer account. See how Wanilla works with Lovable.