# Publish to the Apple App Store

Publishing your app to the App Store can be a rewarding process. Apple requires a significant amount of information for apps that are available in their App Store. As a result, the publishing process can feel long and can require a bit of time to complete the necessary steps on the Thunkable website, which currently requires information from several different Apple websites. Our User Guide will show you the steps necessary to publishing whether you are just publishing for the first time with your first app or are submitting an update to an existing app on the App Store.

In these docs, we'll refer to the version of your app that you submit to the App Store as a **build**.

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Because of Apple's thorough review process, app submissions are frequently not approved on the first attempt. See here to assist you in troubleshooting the issues Apple flags with your submission: [Review Process](/publishing/publish-to-app-store-ios/review-process.md).
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