① Archive & validate in Xcode (Organizer · Distribute App)

Xcode Organizer shows LetDrum archived on 2026/7/11 9:40 PM, version 1.0.20260711 (2), status Validation succeeded; hit Distribute App to upload to the App Store.

② Build attached, Binary State Validated (App Store Connect)

App Store Connect's Build Metadata shows LetDrum: Kids Rhythm Games, Bundle Short Version 1.0.20260711, Binary State Validated — passed upload validation.

③ Draft submission created, ready to submit (App Store Connect)

App Store Connect shows iOS App 1.0.20260711 (2) as an Item Ready to Submit, sent for review together with the iOS version.

Guideline 2.3.7 — Accurate Metadata

The subtitle contained a price reference ("free"), which isn't allowed in app metadata. Fix: remove the price wording from the subtitle and move it into the description instead.

Guideline 2.1 — Information Needed (1.3 kids privacy)

Asked whether the app includes third-party analytics/ads, shares data with third parties, or collects any user or device data. Fix: answer honestly in App Store Connect — none of it. Fully offline, zero ads, no data collected.

① The theme: a little every day, with a coach nearby

A rhythm a day: a date-seeded pick (tempo and hi-hat vary daily), stamped for XP; the rhythm garden's plant grows with your streak — miss a day and it just dozes off, never dies. Deliberately no countdowns, no push notifications, no punishment. The rhythm coach is on-device and rule-based: it reads the practice log, speaks one kid-friendly diagnosis (rushing / dragging / steady), opens a three-item daily menu, and suggests ±BPM after each run. No cloud, no model downloads.

② Creation and collection: beat maker, stickers, play-along, two-player

A 16-step three-track beat maker (inspiration dice, save 8 beats, challenge yourself in the lane); performance replay (event replay, not a recording); a 41-sticker album with free drum skins for completed pages and seasonal skins that arrive by month; three play-along folk songs with on-device synthesized melody (0 MB); a two-player mode with mirrored drum pads; jelly-textured drums and a drummer-bear, moving the art from SF Symbols to characters. Coins are earn-only — there is no way to buy currency.

③ Theory, parents, and the tip jar

Theory Park grows from 10 to 26 lessons (3/4 and 6/8 time, syncopation, real 2:3 polyrhythm, staff notation, drum-kit ear training); the mic mode adds a body-percussion course (zero props). For parents: expanded call-and-response, local multi-child profiles, a dashboard, weekly-report PNG / DIY guide PDF / learning-report Markdown — all parent-initiated exports behind the gate; the app itself has zero networking. Plus a three-tier "buy the developer a coffee": behind the parental gate, unlocking nothing; 1.0's "There are no in-app purchases" line is removed accordingly. And a full iPad layout pass.