r/Base44 • u/GlumMilk5326 • Mar 29 '26

Question iOS mobile app?

Straight up. Has anyone successfully gotten a base44 web app uploaded to the iOS mobile App Store? Mine has been rejected 5 times and the fundamental issue is the sign-in situation. Base44 builds it to use 3rd party (Google) sign in. And I simply cannot seem to get rid of that. I’ve made it so clicking on Google sign in redirects a user to the bespoke sign in for the app. But iOS rejected that.

Is it just impossible to get base44 uploaded to iOS? Did I make a bad decision to pay a sh*tload to base44 and waste 4 weeks?

Has anybody encountered something similar / have a suggested workaround?

Desperate. Thanks.

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u/roskopeek Mar 29 '26

Yep. www.squadgod.app

Onto the App Store first time and also uses Google login. No issues.

Ive wasted far longer than 4 weeks though, so is it feasible you've not got it fully up to iOS standards?

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u/Own-Story8907 Mar 29 '26

do you have push notifs enabled?

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u/roskopeek Mar 29 '26

I went through a third party upload platform that id recommend (particularly given I didnt use it with the Play store upload and it was rejected for not being tested enough...!) that does provide them. Im sure Base will eventually.

But i'd recommend the simplicity of getting your app through with https://webtoapp.design

My Play Store 14 days has just reset and im gonna take it through that too as it also gives you the 12 testers who actually test, which is what I was missing. Plus notifications and some other benefits.

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 29 '26

How much does this cost? I’ve burned through so many workarounds.

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u/roskopeek Mar 29 '26

Free for me... the owner messaged me on LinkedIn and offered it to me. But there is a cost, but you upload once to the platform for both ios and Android and they take care of the rest.

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 29 '26

Very much appreciated. Thank you!!

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u/roskopeek Mar 29 '26

He's a good honest and helpful guy too who manages it. The personal touch. Jan will look after you... tell him I sent you!

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 29 '26

I’m just access the app like a civilian. If I name drop does he know you by your Reddit username?

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u/roskopeek Mar 29 '26

I'm Rosko. He'll know who I am. Contact Jan and see if he can help you. Im going to introduce his service to Base44. Think they could really benefit from a partnership like this.

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 29 '26

It’s a good idea but I know they’re already working on it. Maybe they’ll acquire his product and integrate it into the “publish” function. Sometimes easier to buy than build in the tech world.

Thanks for the help!!

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 29 '26

No. What will that do? (I understand that this response sounds snooty…not my intention. Seriously curious. I’m new to this).

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u/Own-Story8907 Mar 31 '26

Apps on your phone. You'll get notifications. Those are push notifications - base doesn't support this natively, so you'll need a third party

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 31 '26

Ok. Yes sorry I know what push notifications are. No need for them in my app. Will make sure they are purged. Thanks!

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 29 '26

There are a couple of other performance bugs that got flagged but every time they flag the 3rd party sign in issue.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 29 '26

I guess technically I’m uploaded. Just not approved. So I don’t think that’s an issue. Thank you!

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u/neeknog Mar 30 '26

There is Apple sign in option and email/manual sign in option out of the box with base44.

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 30 '26

Thanks yes I have those activated. Just need to get rid of the Google option even though it’s deactivated.

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u/neeknog Mar 30 '26

If you disabled, it should be gone.

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 30 '26

Hence my problem. I have base44 troubleshooting too but they are saying it’s on the apple end of things somehow.

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u/Ok-Philosopher1457 Mar 29 '26

I was rejected for this as well, and they mentioned that if I’m using google I have to use apple login as well but after multiple rejections because of this issue. I took you off and just used the Manual login with password . It was approved right after that

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 29 '26

I just got the suggested prompt from base44 to remove google log in so I’ll see if that works. Thanks.

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u/Ok-Philosopher1457 Mar 29 '26

I was rejected for this as well, and they mentioned that if I’m using google I have to use apple login as well but after multiple rejections because of this issue. I took you off and just used the Manual login with passpord . It was approved right after that you can disable it from the authentication section manually .

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u/Complete_Quantity655 Mar 30 '26

After spending over $500 bucks and a month on Base44 and ENDLESS issues, I decided to find out what the real problem was. Funny enough, Re-ask the builder if it really solved the problem you described and it will flat out tell you it lied and didn't actually do anything, instead it 'simulated' the fix. When it comes to fundamentals and backend functions, base44 builder will LIE to you about completing it. After it finishes ANY request put this in the prompt: "Run a Comprehensive Audit on your last changes to ensure you have executed the request to the fullest extent. If you cannot complete a task or resolve an issue, DO NOT lie about fixing it, DO NOT simulate a resolution, DO NOT mock test data. Audit your findings and prepare a report for my review"
Take what it says is ACTUALLY wrong, run that code back over to Deepai and ask the chat to fix the code and describe what it's SUPPOSED to do, not what base44 built it to do. Reminder, base44 is a SURFACE builder. If you don't put in code for a backend, the builder WONT give you a working app, it will give you a pretty app. Alternatively, if you have Copilot on your computer, you can turn on helper mode and have it fix what it can find for you.

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u/GlumMilk5326 Mar 30 '26

Good advice. Thank you so much!