Manual iOS Version Submission
We recommend using automatic distribution for most apps. When marketplace notifications are enabled in App Store Connect, Apple notifies Aptoide Connect when a new alternative distribution package is available, allowing us to automatically distribute the same build through our marketplaces.
If you need to distribute a specific build manually, you must submit each new version manually through Aptoide Connect.
Manual distribution is useful when you need more control over which builds are published to the App Store and which builds are published through Aptoide or AppArena. For example, you may want to maintain separate builds for different billing implementations, such as one build using Apple In-App Purchases for the App Store and another build using the AppCoins SDK for alternative marketplace distribution.
1. Disable Automatic Notifications for New Versions
Because you will submit each new version manually, you can disable automatic notifications of new app versions for each marketplace you manage manually: Aptoide and AppArena / あっぷアリーナ！.
In App Store Connect, go to Users and Access > Integrations > Alternative Distribution > Marketplace. Select the marketplace you want to manage manually, either Aptoide or AppArena / あっぷアリーナ！, then click Next. Select No, don’t send notifications to this marketplace, then click Save.
2. Submit the New Version for Notarization
Notarization is a less strict Apple review process intended for builds distributed exclusively through alternative marketplaces.
Upload your app to App Store Connect as usual. In the Review Type section of the submission form, select Notarization instead of App Store.
3. Submit the Alternative Distribution Package ID on Aptoide Connect
Once Apple approves your app, go to App Store Connect > My Apps > Your App > Distribution > History.
Copy the Alternative Distribution Package ID associated with the version you want to distribute.
Then, in Aptoide Connect, open Your App > Submit New Version. Fill out the submission form and include the Alternative Distribution Package ID copied from App Store Connect.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 each time you want to submit a new version manually.