If you built an iPhone or iPad app, the App Store is usually the first major gate between “the app works” and “real people can discover it.” The catch is that the App Store submission is not just about the build. It is also about the store-facing package around the build: screenshots, support information, privacy links, reviewer notes, content answers, and copy that explains the product clearly.
That is exactly where solo creators lose momentum. The code may be close to ready, but the submission package is still scattered across notes, image folders, app manifests, and half-finished policy pages.
Questions people ask before App Store Connect
- What do I need before I submit an iOS app?
- How many screenshots does Apple want?
- Do I need a support URL for the App Store?
- Do I need a privacy policy for my iPhone app?
- How do I organize the answers before I open App Store Connect?
What Apple’s current references make clear
Apple’s current App Store Connect references still make a few important prep facts clear:
- Support URL is required on the App Information page.
- Marketing URL is optional.
- Screenshot sizes vary by device family. Apple currently lists examples such as 1320 × 2868 for 6.9-inch iPhone, 1242 × 2688 for 6.5-inch iPhone, and 2064 × 2752 for 13-inch iPad Pro.
- Apple notes that the highest-resolution screenshots in a family can cover the smaller devices in that family when the UI is the same.
That is useful because it tells you what you should have ready before you even think about the final submission screens.
The new Vibe411 workflow for iOS prep
If the app is not live yet, the cleanest path is now:
- Open the public App Store Assistant page, or use Dashboard → App Store Assistant if you are already signed in.
- Choose Apple App Store (iOS).
- Enter the app name, then download the AI prep JSON template and prompt.
- Have AI return the completed JSON as a real file, upload it back into Vibe411, and review the grouped Apple sections inside the worksheet.
- Review the worksheet summary and print or save it as a PDF.
- Create a private Coming Soon Vibe411 draft only when you want the public listing started.
This matters because the App Store submission prep and the public Vibe411 listing are now separate on purpose. Most creators need the prep package before they want the public page live.
What the iOS App Store Assistant now includes
The Apple prep flow inside Vibe411 is grouped into the kinds of sections a creator actually needs:
- App information and store listing: subtitle, promotional text, keywords, categories, bundle ID, version details, pricing notes, login requirement, purchases, ads, and the shared product name.
- Privacy and data handling: privacy links, privacy choices URL, tracking, personal data, linked data, location, user-generated content, third-party partner notes, and privacy notes.
- Age rating, rights, and export compliance: unrestricted web access, sensitive content, gambling or medical flags, rights notes, encryption, and export-compliance reminders.
- Review access and tester notes: review contact fields, review-account availability, login or test instructions, and reviewer notes.
That gives you one place to collect the store answers instead of improvising them inside App Store Connect.
What the shared Vibe411 field helps you prepare
App / Product Name
Use the real product name. This keeps the assistant lightweight while still giving the AI and the worksheet the app identity they need. The rest of the useful overlap fields, such as support URL, privacy URL, marketing URL, and store copy, live inside the Apple-specific sections and can still carry into a later draft when they are relevant.
How the AI prep JSON helps
The App Store Assistant now has its own AI JSON flow. That JSON is separate from the public listing JSON. The point is different:
- the AI prep JSON helps answer Apple/Google submission questions strictly from the code, assets, manifests, SDKs, and current app behavior
- it can also return a smaller listing export that Vibe411 uses to create a private Coming Soon draft later
The AI should not guess privacy answers, age ratings, reviewer instructions, or export-compliance claims. It should leave anything uncertain blank for manual verification. It also should not invent icon URLs, screenshot URLs, feature graphics, or other image-asset answers for this prep JSON. Have it return the completed JSON as a real file, then verify every answer yourself.
What Vibe411 now gives you for iOS prep
- a minimal shared starting point with the app or product name
- Apple-specific prep questions and notes
- AI-assisted prep JSON for Apple answers
- a print-friendly worksheet summary you can save as a PDF
- an optional private Coming Soon Vibe411 draft that carries only the relevant overlap fields into the public listing form without publishing it
When signing in matters
- Anyone can use the App Store Assistant itself, including the AI prep JSON and printable worksheet.
- Signing in matters when you want Vibe411 to save overlap fields as a private Coming Soon draft or keep the prep attached to your account.
- Hosted docs are already included once you are using the account-side listing and docs workflow.
What Vibe411 does not replace
Vibe411 still does not replace:
- the Xcode archive/upload flow
- TestFlight or release management
- Apple’s final privacy declarations
- Apple’s final age-rating selections
- App Store Connect pricing, territories, and commerce setup
That distinction matters. Vibe411 is the prep system and public launch surface around the submission, not App Store Connect itself.
Why this helps your app get seen
Visibility is easier when the launch package is organized early. If the support link, screenshots, privacy link, review notes, and app story are already clean, you move through Apple’s process faster and you also end up with a better public-facing page when you are ready to publish the Vibe411 listing.