Older Resubmission in Queue — Stay Put or Consider AI Self-Review?

Shopify App Store
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Sharing my experience in case others are in a similar situation:

I originally submitted my app on March 12, received reviewer feedback on March 26, addressed the issue, and resubmitted on March 31.

My app is currently still in the “assigning a reviewer” stage, and Shopify Support has indicated higher submission volumes are affecting timelines.

I’ve seen discussion about the newer AI self-review path and faster approvals for some submissions, so I’m curious:

Has anyone with an older queued resubmission successfully used that path, or is staying in the current queue still the better approach?

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You might want to try the Shopify AI Toolkit on desktop: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/ai-toolkit

After installing it, go to your project’s root folder and run:

/shopify-app-store-review

The AI tool will automatically review your app and flag areas that may need improvement to comply with Shopify’s App Store requirements. You can fix the suggested issues and deploy the updated version live without needing to resubmit, since your app is already in the review queue.

For apps stuck in older review queues, this is a good way to proactively address potential reviewer concerns while waiting.

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Thanks — appreciate this.

I actually ran the Shopify AI Toolkit review after my March 31 resubmission and it came back clean, with no issues flagged.

That’s partly why I’ve been leaning toward staying in the current queue rather than withdrawing and re-submitting again.

Good point that it can be used proactively while waiting in queue though — that may help others in a similar position.

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We’re in a very similar situation. While the AI Tool helps speed up the review itself, it has no impact on queue position. Since we’ve already addressed the issues it identified, we’ve chosen to remain in the queue rather than withdraw. Please keep in mind that withdrawing your submission sends you to the back of the line.

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We’re in the same situation. It’s so frustrating to not know what position in the queue you have to be in? It can’t be that hard to add a feature that tells you which position in the line you’re at. Then you can at least have an idea when the review will happen. It feels like a Shopify store that tells its customers that the product will arrive in 5-10 days, but it comes months later with no or little communication… I’m pretty sure Shopify wouldn’t like that.