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App Review Rejection Decoder

An App Review rejection names a guideline number and leaves you to work out what it means for your app. This reads the numbers out of the message, shows what each guideline asks for, and separates the fixes you can confirm from the ones that need a decision.

Your rejection message stays in this browser.

Step 01 / The message

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This decode reads the guideline numbers your message cites and shows what each one asks for. It does not predict whether App Review will accept a resubmission, and it is not legal advice.

Step 02 / Or open one directly

Guidelines covered here

23 of the guidelines behind most rejections. Apple’s full list is longer; every entry links to its section.

Method

How it works

01Paste the Resolution Center message. The text stays in this browser and the guideline numbers are read out of it locally.
02Each cited guideline opens with Apple’s own section title, what it asks for in plain terms, and what usually causes that rejection.
03Work the fix list. Green items have a yes-or-no answer you can check before resubmitting. Blue items need someone to make a call.

Boundaries

Limits

This is a reference, not a prediction. It cannot tell you whether App Review will accept a resubmission, and it is not legal advice.
It matches a number only when the word “guideline” precedes it, so a message that never cites one returns nothing. That is deliberate: a bare “2.1” also appears in version strings and prices.
It covers the guidelines behind most rejections, not all of Apple’s. A cited guideline it does not carry is reported as uncovered rather than quietly dropped.
Apple changes the guidelines. Every entry carries the date its section title was read and links to the live section.

Sources

App Review GuidelinesVerified 2026-08-22
Resolve an issue with your submissionVerified 2026-08-22

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Guidelines covered here

23 of the guidelines behind most rejections. Apple’s full list is longer; every entry links to its section.

How it works

01Paste the Resolution Center message. The text stays in this browser and the guideline numbers are read out of it locally.

02Each cited guideline opens with Apple’s own section title, what it asks for in plain terms, and what usually causes that rejection.

03Work the fix list. Green items have a yes-or-no answer you can check before resubmitting. Blue items need someone to make a call.

Limits

This is a reference, not a prediction. It cannot tell you whether App Review will accept a resubmission, and it is not legal advice.

It matches a number only when the word “guideline” precedes it, so a message that never cites one returns nothing. That is deliberate: a bare “2.1” also appears in version strings and prices.

It covers the guidelines behind most rejections, not all of Apple’s. A cited guideline it does not carry is reported as uncovered rather than quietly dropped.

Apple changes the guidelines. Every entry carries the date its section title was read and links to the live section.

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Guidelines covered here

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