I have to solve the problem of how to allow review (testing) of our app by prospective developers, when the app is not yet Ad Hoc. I can't get it that far. Here's the problem:
I have to find a new developer to help update our app for 2016. It's a 365-day calendar of info that updates every year. The initial app download is a shell (free) in which 29 in-apps, each a different geographical region of information, can be purchased & downloaded. Regions are 16.95 each. In order to help candidates familiarize themselves with the app, they need to be able to download an in-app region and see the app function. I can't expect candidates to pay 16.95 for a region, so I need a way for them to test the app.
1: I can't use the promo code feature in iTunes Connect because it is worthless for in-app testing, which makes it worthless for many apps out there since the in-app is often where much of the critical content lies.
2: I can't sign candidates on as Sandbox or TestFlight testers because I can't upload the app into iTunes connect without getting an error message I don't know how to fix. When I try and submit the app through XCode or the App Uploader, I get an error reading, "The Info.plist in the package must contain the CFBundleShortVersionString key." I don't know what to do with that error, so I can't get a version into the iTunes Connect environment to invite testers into.
