Our app has been in the “We’re assigning a reviewer to your submission” state for almost two weeks now. The app is intended to remain unlisted, and installation is performed exclusively via a direct installation link provided to Shopify stores that choose to integrate with our company. My question…

There’s not unfortunately. You just have to wait it out - believe me I tried to speed it up too. Keep in mind it’s 5-10 business days to get that first review going. Then it’s 2-3 business days for each iteration. If you’re near 2 weeks then you’re near your first review.

Hi @MikeRefined There’s currently no process to speed up a review for an unlisted app - these are treated the same as listed apps. installation is performed exclusively via a direct installation link provided to Shopify stores that choose to integrate with our company. This could be a problem f…

Hi Liam, Just to clarify. I didn’t mean that the app must be installed exclusively via a direct installation link. From our side, the app can be public and installable via the standard Shopify-managed installation flow as well; that wouldn’t be an issue for us. The mention of the direct installati…

[image] MikeRefined: the app can be public and installable via the standard Shopify-managed installation flow as well; that wouldn’t be an issue for us. It that case - all should be good for approving the install flow, and shouldn’t impact on the review process. We are seeing a higher than us…

Hello @Liam-Shopify I’d really appreciate it if you could take a look at our app review submission when you have a moment. I’ve seen a few threads here mentioning waits of 27+ days before a reviewer is assigned, so I just wanted to check in. Thanks a lot! App name is “refined-ownweb”

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Liam-Shopify March 4, 2026, 8:38am 7

Hi folks - please see this update for info on review timelines: Longer App Store Review Times: What You Need to Know

You can expect to see time to review being ~30 days, but we’re actively working on strategies to reduce this.

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