My game just got approved. Should I wait until tomorrow?

steve86steve86 Member Posts: 806
edited November -1 in iPhone and Android Publishing
Hey guys.

My game just got approved. Finally. But right now I placed the release date for tomorrow. But my quick question to you is should I just release it right now? if I do will I be feature on the new release section just for the remainder of the day? Do you think is better to set it for tomorrow? why?

I am at US central time btw right now its 9:35 pm

thanks so much

ps: ill post some promos once its live

Comments

  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    I would wait till thursday. It will give you a full week to get noticed and featured by apple if you release tomorrow you will only get 1-2 days
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  • steve86steve86 Member Posts: 806
    But I read in some other post before making this one that if you wait to much. You wont be feature in the new release section anymore. Is that true?
  • steve86steve86 Member Posts: 806
    apparently from what I read on another forums. The release date is the one it counts.

    Let's say that your app is approved today April 12, but you don't "release" it until April 24. It will become available for download on April 24th, but on that day it will not appear in the the category's latest release list.

    New & Noteworthy is another story, this only applies to the list of new releases.

    So I guess the best thing to do is to calculate the time apple takes to review your app and try to get it approved in a Thursday
  • calvin9403calvin9403 Member Posts: 3,186
    tenrdrmer said:
    I would wait till thursday. It will give you a full week to get noticed and featured by apple if you release tomorrow you will only get 1-2 days

    +1
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    I have never had an issue with the release date not changing until the date it actually releases
    My last two releases where done that way and the release date list updated fine with my app.
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  • steve86steve86 Member Posts: 806
    tenrdrmer said:
    I have never had an issue with the release date not changing until the date it actually releases
    My last two releases where done that way and the release date list updated fine with my app.

    Oh okey thank you for that... :)
  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    As long as you change the release date fairly quick after the app has been approved, you're in the green. Once in awhile it does glitch and it won't change the release date, but most of the time it works, good luck!
  • steve86steve86 Member Posts: 806
    I changed it to Thursday once the state of the app changed to processing to app store. I think you have to change it in the "in review" or "waiting for review" state.. Because it didn't work and I can see my app in some stores.. not in all of them I guess it takes some time.. its kinda weird. Oh well Now I know for future releases. I'll give you guys some promos once its out for good. Hope you like it
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    It should work. the first time I bumped out a release date it went live on the store for little while before I changed it. and it still updated the date a week later once it released.
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  • steve86steve86 Member Posts: 806
    ill try that thx.. hope it gets pulled in the next couple of hours
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