Fix Sign in with Apple Rejections: A Config Checklist

App rejected over Sign in with Apple? The short answer: it is almost always configuration, not your code, and a short checklist clears nearly all of it. Capability, scopes, first-authorization capture, and equal prominence are the usual culprits. Run the checklist below and resubmit, and build the login screen from a free VP0 design, the free iOS design library for AI builders, with the button at equal prominence from the start. Apple rejected more than 1.7 million app submissions in 2023, over 248,000 of them for spam or copycat behavioronsider the scale: C.

Who this is for

This is for builders, especially of AI apps, whose submission was rejected over Sign in with Apple and who want a concrete configuration checklist that gets it approved.

The config checklist

Work these in order; each is a common rejection cause. Enable the Sign in with Apple capability on the app. Request the name and email scopes. Capture the name and email on first authorization, because Apple returns them only once, ever. Give the button equal prominence, similar size and visibility to your other login options, not buried. And ensure it is offered wherever you offer a social login, since guideline 4.8 requires an equivalent privacy option. The App Store Review Guidelines define 4.8, the Sign in with Apple documentation covers the implementation, and AuthenticationServices provides the button.

Checklist item	Why	Rejection if missing
Capability enabled	Required to use it	Build or runtime failure
Name and email scopes	Get the user data	Incomplete account
Capture first-auth data	Apple sends it once	Lost name and email
Equal prominence	4.8 expectation	Design or 4.8 rejection
Offered with social login	4.8 requirement	Missing-option rejection

Build the auth UI free with a VP0 design

Start the login screen right. Pick an auth screen in VP0, copy its link, and prompt your AI builder:

Build a SwiftUI sign-in screen from this design: [paste VP0 link]. Include a SignInWithAppleButton from AuthenticationServices at equal prominence to the other login options, request name and email, and capture them on first authorization. Match the palette and spacing from the reference, and generate clean code.

For related auth and review guides, see the Apple Sign In required rejection fix in SwiftUI, an Apple Sign In template in React Native, will Apple reject my AI-generated app, and a Supabase sign-up flow UI for iOS.

Resubmit with the checklist done

After the checklist, do a final pass: is the capability on, are scopes requested, is first-auth name and email captured and stored, is the button equal in size and visibility to your other logins, and is it present everywhere social login is. Then resubmit and note in the review information that Sign in with Apple is offered with equal prominence. Because these rejections are configuration, completing the checklist resolves them reliably, there is rarely anything to argue. The whole fix is usually minutes of setup, not a redesign, so run the list and ship.

Common mistakes

The first mistake is offering social login without Sign in with Apple at all. The second is the button buried below other options, failing equal prominence. The third is not capturing the first-authorization name and email, which Apple sends only once. The fourth is the capability not enabled. The fifth is appealing instead of completing the checklist.

Key takeaways

• Sign in with Apple rejections are almost always configuration, not code.
• Enable the capability, request scopes, and capture first-auth name and email.
• Give the button equal prominence to other logins.
• Offer it wherever you offer social login (guideline 4.8).
• Build the login UI from a free VP0 reference with the button at equal prominence.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my app keep getting rejected over Sign in with Apple? Usually config: capability not enabled, missing scopes, first-auth data not captured, no equal prominence, or social login offered without it. Run the checklist.

What is the Sign in with Apple config checklist? Enable the capability, request name and email scopes, capture first-auth data, give equal prominence, and offer it wherever you offer social login.

Does Sign in with Apple need equal prominence? Yes, present it as an equivalent option with similar size and visibility, not buried below other logins.

What is the best free auth UI for AI apps? Build the login screen from VP0, the free iOS design library, with the Sign in with Apple button at equal prominence, then wire it per the checklist.