Hi everyone,
I am building an app and planning to launch in Q1 2023. We will be building up until the last minute, but want to start taking pre-orders now. Would it be possible to start doing that even though the app is not fully built and approved yet?
If I have to submit the app and get approved before opening pre-order, what is the minimum build necessary to get approved?
Really appreciate learning from your experience!
Not really, no. You can't buy an app that isn't available, and I doubt Apple want to act as an Escrow account until you finally release your app. You could take orders on your own website, and provide customers with a promo code that lets them download the app for free, but there'a a limit on the number, so I wouldn't even contemplate that.
Just market your service/app beforehand, and let people know a release date when it's confirmed.
(Also, don't be building stuff right up to the last minute; you need to test things properly.)
Did you read app pre order ?