App Store Faces Longer Review Delays

Apple's App Store is seeing a surge in new submissions since the mainstream release of agentic coding in 2025, with Sensor Tower reporting iOS launches rose 54.8% year‑over‑year in January after 56% in December. Developers report longer approval waits—one said his app took six weeks—while Apple says it reviewed 90% of submissions within 48 hours and processed about 200,000 weekly submissions.