apple-appstore-reviewer skill (github) for Claude Code: pre-submission App Store review

Makes Claude audit your iOS app like an App Store reviewer and list likely rejection risks, ranked by priority.

Installs: 11.4K; on skills.sh
Stars: 40.7K; on GitHub
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

apple-appstore-reviewer makes Claude act as an Apple App Store Review Specialist on your codebase. It looks for likely rejection risks and optimization chances in files like Info.plist, entitlements, privacy manifests, StoreKit code, onboarding and paywalls. The first pass changes no code.

The report has six parts: executive summary, prioritized risk register (P0 blocker to P3 low), detailed findings, a reviewer experience checklist, draft App Review notes and an optional second pass. Every finding needs evidence from your code, and checks it cannot verify are labelled Unverified. It lives in GitHub's awesome-copilot collection and bundles no scripts.

Good for

iOS developers checking an app before they submit it
Teams with subscriptions or in-app purchases that reviewers often question
Apps with user-generated content, accounts or login walls

Install apple-appstore-reviewer

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the apple-appstore-reviewer skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill apple-appstore-reviewer

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

From its listing on skills.sh. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Serves as a reviewer of the codebase with instructions on looking for Apple App Store optimizations or rejection reasons.

Sections in SKILL.md

Specific Instructions
Primary Objective
Constraints
Inputs You Should Look For
App metadata & configuration
Monetization
Account & access
Content & safety
Technical quality
UX & product expectations
Review Method (Follow This Order)
Step 1 — Identify the App’s Core
Step 2 — Flag “Top Rejection Risks” First
Step 3 — Compliance Checklist
Step 4 — Optimization Suggestions
Conditional Guideline Checks

Key facts

Author: Not named in SKILL.md. Published in the github/awesome-copilot collection, which describes itself as community-created.
Repository: github/awesome-copilot
License: MIT (crawl data)
Installs on skills.sh: 11,383 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars (repo): 40,666 (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit: Oct 30, 2026
Files: 1 file (SKILL.md only)

What it includes

Finds the app's purpose, top three user flows and what a user needs to get started.
Read · Step 1: identify the app's core
Scans for missing permission strings, privacy gaps, broken IAP and login walls.
Read · Step 2: top rejection risks
Checks privacy, payments, accounts, content and platform usage in order.
Read · Step 3: compliance checklist
Suggests reviewer notes, demo data and onboarding fixes that reduce friction.
Step 4: optimization
User content (1.2), pricing words (2.3.7), spam (4.3(b)) and Apple services (4.5.3).
Read · Conditional guideline checks (4)
Summary, risk register, findings, reviewer checklist, draft reviewer notes, next pass.
Six-part report
P0 blocker, P1 high, P2 medium, P3 low.
Severity levels
Each issue cites a file, symbol, screen or setting, or is marked Unverified.
Read · Evidence standard

From the official docs

Questions

How do I install apple-appstore-reviewer?

Use the install box above. It installs this one skill from github/awesome-copilot.

Does it change my code?

Not in the first pass. SKILL.md says to change no code initially and to produce recommendations. The report ends with an optional second pass that can propose a patch plan.

Does it guarantee Apple will approve my app?

No. It lists likely rejection risks from your code and metadata. Apple makes the decision, and the skill labels any check it cannot verify as Unverified.

Does it need internet access?

Not required. SKILL.md says that when internet access is available, Claude should verify current App Store Review Guidelines wording before quoting a guideline.

Is it made by Apple?

No. It sits in github/awesome-copilot, which describes itself as a community-created collection of agents, instructions and skills.

Is it safe to install?

The folder is one Markdown file with no scripts. It tells Claude to read your project files (plist, entitlements, StoreKit and more) and report, so installing adds instructions only. Review any second-pass patch before applying it.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: github/awesome-copilot
Folder: skills/apple-appstore-reviewer

github/awesome-copilot skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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apple-appstore-reviewer SKILL.md · github.com
skills.sh listing · skills.sh
Repository · github.com
awesome-copilot README · github.com
Using skills in Claude · support.claude.com