How long for an app to be approved for Amazon AppStore?

Question

What is the average time it takes for a application to be reviewed by the Amazon AppStore?

(small, non-controversial, quality application, popular on the Android Market)

I know it is variable, so rough figures (3 days? 3 weeks? 3 months?) of minimum/maximum would be extremely helpful, I am just looking for some real-world examples.

Solution 1

Submitted a free app on the day the Appstore launched (3/23). Two weeks later to the day (4/5) it was approved. Figured it would take longer since they'd be saturated right after launch, but 2 weeks doesn't seem that bad. Now just waiting for it to go live.

Solution 2

I uploaded my first app before the store opened and it took 4 days to get approved and was live when they launched.

Since the store opened I've submitted two more and they are taking longer. One was approved after a similar delay but has since been stuck in the "Approved" state for about a week and isn't live yet. The other (submitted first) is took longer to become approved and also isn't live yet. Not sure why there is such a delay between becoming approved and going live.

Amazon have said that submissions exploded after the store launched and that they are working hard to get through the backlog.

Solution 3

Edit: Just under 5 days and counting for my paid app, and just under 4 days and counting for my free app. The waiting continues...

I'll update when approved.

Edit 2 Took 10 days for my paid app and still waiting on my free app.

Solution 4

1 week and still waiting. Since the store was opened only 2 weeks ago, they may be very busy with the new apps. It's probably gonna be faster in a few months

Solution 5

Free app took over a month before AppStore opened. Multiple followups did not appear to speak it up.

A link in my app went to Google Market, so had to resubmit. Then took another 1-2 weeks after that.

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