AI-generated app flood strains Apple App Review as synth developers face weeks of delays

A surge of AI-generated iOS apps is overwhelming Apple's App Review process, with developers reporting waits of weeks instead of the usual 24 to 48 hours. Unfiltered Audio's Michael Hetrick said Sinusoidal Run Rhythm was rejected four times, including one review that hallucinated a licensing requirement for the term Polyharmonic, and he released it audio-only after more than a month. Developer Marek Dendes said his CRUX Synth was rejected four times as design spam and a duplicate built from app generation templates, with appeals to the App Review Board unanswered.