Apple Guideline 3.1.2 Explained: How a Missing Link Blocked Our Subscription Release
Launching auto-renewable subscriptions on the App Store is not just a product or pricing decision. It is also a compliance milestone—and many apps only discover this when their binary gets rejected.
This article documents a real rejection we encountered while submitting LingoBoard, why it happened, and how we resolved it to successfully pass App Store review.
The Rejection: Guideline 3.1.2 – Business – Payments – Subscriptions During LingoBoard’s App Store submission, the app was rejected under Guideline 3.1.2, with the following message: