It depends on how you plan to give your source code to the reviewers.
Cocoapods
is just a way of installing and managing libraries. If all you do is zip your project folder and send it to the reviewers, they won't need to install Cocoapods
because the needed Pods
are already included in your project.
If you planned on giving them the code by giving them access to your repository, they will need Cocoapods
if your repository ignores the Pods folder (ex: you added the Pods folder in your .gitignore
). If your Pods are commited to the repository, they won't need it.