How to work out the itms-apps link for an app, pre submission?

Question

Before submitting the app that I'm working on, I want application to include a link to the app in the App Store (it will be within an email, generated by the app).

I've read a bunch of posts, including this one: How to link to apps on the app store

So I know the format of the link that I'm going to use. It will be:

itms-apps://itunes.com/apps/appname

What I want to double check - is the appname itself. Specifically, the difference between the bundle name and the bundle display name.

For example, if I have set the bundle display name to be: awesome'app

But the bundle name is simply: awesomeapp

In Xcode, Targets -> Build Settings -> Packaging, Product Name = awesomeapp This is what gets used for the Bundle name, as it is set to be: ${PRODUCT_NAME}

I'm making an assumption that it's better to not have an apostrophe in the product name, so I'm manually setting the Bundle display name to be: awesome'app

Question 1: as I have it now, will the 'appname' in the itms-apps link be "awesomeapp"?

Question 2: if it's actually just fine to use awesome'app throughout the Xcode project (therefore not having to manually set the Bundle display name), what would the itms-apps link be? Would it still be:

itms-apps://itunes.com/apps/awesomeapp

Thanks, Gavin

Answer 1

As soon as you create your app in iTunes Connect, you will get a link that will point to your app once it's live on the AppStore. Use that link.