Set up your Apple Developer account

A step-by-step checklist to get your own Apple Developer account ready — enrollment, agreements, and the secure key OverSkill needs to publish for you.

Early access — Branded App Store publishing is rolling out now to Studio plans. You can complete this account setup anytime; contact support if you'd like it turned on for your account.

Publishing to the App Store happens under your own Apple account. You own the app, and Apple's fees and payouts go to you — not through OverSkill. This is the one part of the process you can get a head start on today. Work through this checklist and you'll be ready to publish in minutes.

For the big picture, start with Publish your app to the App Store.

1. Enroll in the Apple Developer Program

Apple charges $99 per year for a developer account, paid directly to Apple. When you enroll, you'll choose an account type:

• Individual (recommended for most people) — approves in 1–2 days, with no D-U-N-S number to chase down. Your personal or business name is on file with Apple, but your App Store listing still shows your app's own branding.
• Organization — choose this only if you need a registered company name shown as the seller on your listing. It takes longer and requires a D-U-N-S number for your business.

Enroll at developer.apple.com. When in doubt, pick Individual — you can always move to an Organization account later.

2. Accept Apple's agreements

Once enrolled, open App Store Connect and accept the current Paid Apps and legal agreements (under Business). Builds can't be uploaded until these are accepted, so it's worth doing right away — even if your app is free.

3. Create a secure key so we can publish for you

So we can upload your app and manage your listing without you ever opening Xcode, you'll generate one secure key in your account and paste it into the publish wizard. It's quick:

1. In App Store Connect, go to Users and Access → Integrations → App Store Connect API and generate a new key.
2. Give the key the App Manager role. (Use App Manager, not Admin — it's the least access needed to do the job.)
3. You'll get three things to paste into the publish wizard:
   • Key ID — a short code shown next to the key.
   • Issuer ID — a longer code (the same for every key in your account).
   • The key file — a .p8 file. Download it.

Keep the key file safe

• It downloads only once. Apple will never let you download that same file again — so save it somewhere safe the moment you create it. If you lose it, no harm done: just delete that key and make a new one.
• Apple allows only two active keys on an account at a time. If you're already at the limit, revoke an unused one first.
• We store your key encrypted, never show it again, and you can revoke it anytime from App Store Connect. With it, we can upload builds and manage your listing — we cannot touch your bank or tax details, accept agreements on your behalf, or do anything outside publishing your app.

4. Add yourself as a test tester

Apple's TestFlight lets you try a build on your own phone before it goes to the public. Add yourself as an internal tester in App Store Connect so your first build lands on your phone the moment it's ready — you'll confirm it looks right before it's ever submitted for review.

One small manual step later

When you reach the branding step of the wizard, you'll get a bundle ID (your app's permanent unique identifier). You'll use it to create the app's record in App Store Connect — a roughly two-minute step Apple requires you to do yourself. Everything after that is automated, and we walk you through it in the wizard.

What to read next

• Publish your app to the App Store — the full overview
• App Store publishing FAQ — review times, rejections, updates, and costs
• Selling in your mobile app — how payments work by country