After being stuck in the review process for over a month-and-a-half, Apple silently pushed our application live a few days ago. We didn’t even receive an automated e-mail informing us that our app was not online. Our friend Marshall discovered it and notified us (After downloading and writing us a stellar review…Thanks!).

The last we heard from Apple:

Dear Steven,

Your application, Album Art Tap, is requiring unexpected additional time for review.   We apologize for the delay, and will update you with further status as soon as we are able.

Thank you for your patience.

I responded a number of times hoping for more clarification, or something I can do to help expedite the issue, but their lips were sealed and did not even bother me with a response. My guess is that since the app has in-app purchases there must be a different review workflow that takes an extended amount of time. I suppose I shouldn’t be too angsty since it did finally go live, but five-to-six weeks of little-to-no communication is a bit frustrating.

So now the fun part begins! We get to see people download and play with it, and most importantly, break it. Already was clued into a couple bugs that should be fixed in the next update. I submitted it a couple hours ago, so if our last experience is any indication, you should see it in a month-and-a-half. I’ve heard updates are processed faster, but I’m not holding my breath.