Agent WranglersMOB-50Recommended
Answer the store age rating questions again when features change
Answer the age rating questions in App Store Connect and the content rating questions in the Play Console for every app. Answer them again in the release that adds chat, posts by users, a social feed, loot boxes or web access.
Review by
2027-04-30
How to do it
Apple's ratings run 4+, 9+, 13+, 16+ and 18+, with questions on in-app controls, medical or wellness topics and violence. Since September 2026, Apple requires the answers on social media features before it accepts a new app or update. Google Play needs an IARC rating, and removes apps without one. Wrong answers can lead to removal. A changed rating can count as a significant change under the laws in use the store's age signals where state law requires them. Keep the answers in the repository next to the feature list, so a reviewer sees both in one diff.
How to check
A release script compares the feature list with the stored answers. It fails when a listed feature, such as chat or a social feed, has no matching yes in both questionnaires.
Sources
- App Review Guidelines 2.3.6 Age ratings
- Apple, Age rating questionnaire now includes social media questions
- Google Play, Content ratings
Related rules
- MOB-36 Use the store's age signals where state law requires them in Mobile apps
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