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Review Ahead

Check your app before submission

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Scan an Xcode project for App Store submission problems before you submit. Evidence-backed findings with concrete fixes.

Problem: Developers need a pre-submission review without executing untrusted project code.
How it works: Accepts a project folder or ZIP, securely extracts it, discovers the Xcode project, parses configuration, analyses project data, generates a report, and deletes extracted files.
Result: A project can be checked without being built or run.
Why: The product reads text files and dependency graphs; it does not use a compiler, simulator, scripts, or code execution.

Problem: Permission declarations may not match linked framework usage.
How it works: Matches purpose strings against frameworks actually linked and identifies missing declarations with source evidence.
Result: Developers can address permission blockers before submission.
Why: A missing purpose string can cause rejection before a reviewer can use the relevant feature.

Problem: Privacy-manifest declarations can be incomplete relative to app and SDK behavior.
How it works: Checks required-reason APIs, tracking domains, and collected data types against code and SDKs.
Result: Undeclared privacy reasons can be found with evidence.
Why: Privacy requirements depend on what the project actually uses.

Problem: Third-party sign-in dependencies can create account-related obligations.
How it works: Detects relevant dependencies and evaluates related requirements such as Sign in with Apple and account deletion paths.
Result: Developers can identify account and sign-in requirements before review.
Why: Login SDKs in the dependency graph affect App Store review obligations.

Problem: Teams need to confirm that fixes remain fixed across builds.
How it works: Matches findings by rule, target, and evidence key on rescans, even if a file moved.
Result: Rescans show what was cleared and what is new.
Why: A finding is only marked fixed when its rule no longer fires on the new build.

ReviewAhead reads iOS Xcode projects or ZIP archives and produces an App Store submission-readiness report without building or running the code.

iOS developers preparing Xcode projects for App Store submission