{
  "id": 11041930,
  "title": "My App Was Rejected By the App Store Six Times: It's Finally Live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/my-app-was-rejected-by-the-app-store-six-times-its-finally-live",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-30T21:59:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "HackerNoon",
    "slug": "hackernoon",
    "url": "https://hackernoon.com/my-app-was-rejected-by-the-app-store-six-times-its-finally-live?source=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Buildhorn, a multi-layered application from Shipaton 2026 hackathon, has finally been approved and launched on the App Store after six rejections. The app allows users to receive CI build failures directly on their phones using Kotlin Multiplatform technology, an iOS app built with SwiftUI, and Firebase Backend. Buildhorn's journey through the App Review process was particularly challenging, as it took eight weeks and six rejections, with the main issue being the inability to access GitHub's email device verification code. To overcome this, the creator recorded a video of themselves demonstrating Buildhorn in the iPhone Duo simulator and uploaded it to the review conversation. Patience, personal touch, and working closely with the App Review team proved to be key factors in getting Buildhorn approved and live on the App Store.",
  "summary": "How a narrated walkthrough video got my KMP + SwiftUI CI alerts app through its sixth App Store rejection, plus building the site with Jekyll + Hallmark and tes",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}