Holding an app after approval - does it show up in New?

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Originally Posted by artcue

Is it possible to rate an app when you got a code for it, even if it is not released at that time?

Reviewers or testers or anyone can download an app even if you haven't released it yet. But I think rating an app you have downloaded with a promocode is impossible. We tried it and it failed. iTunes says something like 'You must purchase an app to review it'