App rejected for sandbox purchasing issues

Hi,

Our app recently has been getting rejected for not being able to purchase, even though when we test on both development signed builds (xcode with Sandbox users), and with TestFlight, the sandbox purchasing is working fine.


The app store reviewers insist it is a problem with handling sandbox receipts, but we already correctly do the suggested approach of first validating with the prod endpoint, and then trying the sandbox one if the specific error is returned. Additionally, our data seems to indicate that the reviewers are getting the errors BEFORE we even get to the stage of verifying the receipt.


The errors are usually "Cannot connect to iTunes store" or other similarly unhelpful messages that indiciate a generic problem when issuing a SKReceiptRefreshRequest.


Recently, our in app purchases had new Description text added, but when they reject the build they turn red and say "Proposed changes have been rejected". Is this a symptom or a cause? Does that mean they got rejected because the app got rejected? Or could it be causing the problems somehow? Regardless, changing this text seemed to lead to the same rejection....


We can't really file a bug report because we cannot reproduce the errors that the app reviewers are experiencing... what should we do?

Hi Rich,

We have the same issue since this week.

I sent you an email as well.

App ID: 1552901420

Thanks, Mat

Hi, we have the same issue, It works correctly in TestFlight and in debug. App Id : 1593894245 We have already sent email.

Hi Rich,

Our App was rejected during the review because StoreKit returned invalid product id when request product information, but the sandbox test and testflight test is ok.

App ID: 1605737346, 1605738844

I've already sent you email, thank you so much,

Leo Young

Hi Rich,

We are facing the same issue since last week.

I sent you an email as well.

App ID: 1585293099

Thanks,

SESISOFT Co., Ltd.

Hi Rich,

We have the same issue and our app was rejected twice.

When I test in-app purchases via Sandbox Testers and TestFlight, it works fine. But when review team test iap, purchase is failed - "invalid product identifier" error.

I sent you an email as well. App ID: 1605733721

Thanks you so much.

MANA GAME FACTORY

Hello Rich,

we tried to contact the reviewer as we have the same issue as everybody, working fine in Testflight and locally, but didn't receive any answer so far.

our App ID is 1611373674 and we'll send you an email as well.

Best regards

JM

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