How often can I update an application in the application store?

Question

How often can I update an application in the application store? Can I update every 2-3 days?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Very unlikely.

Apple’s viewing time for a fully acceptable app update varies from less than 2 days to more than 2 weeks, and the developer has no control over this period of time. This will limit the speed of updating any application to the level of Apple. Attempting to update more often than this will return your update at the end of the queue and slow down your approval, and thus the App Store will release even more.

Somewhere, maybe a conversation between developers, they may have recommended non-critical (for errors) updates no more than once a month.

For more frequent content updates, see the Apple WWDC 2010 video on the design of data-centric applications and consider that the application updates certain content from your website.

Answer 2

Not really.

It usually takes Apple 7 days to review the application, and if you download a new update before the old one is viewed, you will be taken to the end of the queue. If you need to update your application more often than every 7 days, you should consider setting up the update mechanism via the Internet. Obviously, you cannot update any code this way, but you can update the content as much as you want.

Answer 3

No, you cannot change it every 2-3 days, because there can only be one version in the review of this application. If the binary is sent for verification and you download the new version, the old binary is discarded and the verification process starts with the new version.

Thus, you lose your position in the viewing queue every time you send a new binary, while the old one is already sent, but not yet accepted.

Answer 4

If you want, yes. But keep in mind that it will take some time to review your Apple applications.