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Reputation: 2833

How to tell if app user is upgrading or new purchaser?

I would like to switch my app from paid to free with in app purchase, but I don't want to make my current users pay twice. Is there a way to know if a user is upgrading or new?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 103

Answers (3)

Joris Weimar
Joris Weimar

Reputation: 4931

what you could do is an upgrade of your paid version that allows a user to generate a special code that they could use (once! some server connection would be useful to register these codes) in the new "free" app to get an upgrade to the full version.

Upvotes: 0

Mil0R3
Mil0R3

Reputation: 3956

updated
If your IAP product's type is non-consumable, user can not buy it again.

Upvotes: 1

Richard Brown
Richard Brown

Reputation: 11436

You can't tell if a user is a new user or a previous owner of the app. Let's say a previous owner of the app buys a new device and installs the latest (IAP) version; there's nothing to let you know that user is new or existing.

If you want to maintain two separate App IDs you could release two versions of your app: one that does not have IAP but costs money (for your existing customers) and one that's free and has the IAP.

Upvotes: 2

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