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Reputation: 3864

Offer introductory price only to some subscription buyers

I have an app in the Apple app-store where some extra features are offered through a couple of one time in-app purchases. I want to transfer that to a subscription model. To make it more acceptable for those who already bought the old IAP I want to give them the first year free. However, I have problems implementing this.

Alternative 1: Create an "Introductory offer" (one year free) for the new subscribed IAP. But I can't see a way to control who gets that offer, which means all new buyers will benefit from it.

Alternative 2: Create a "Promotional offer". But that is only meant for getting old subscribers back. So there is no way for a new buyer to use that offer (I think).

Alternative 3: Create two completely different IAP, one with an introductory offer and one without. That would work, but is a clunky solution that I want to avoid.

Are there any other alternatives?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 583

Answers (1)

Brandon Stillitano
Brandon Stillitano

Reputation: 1637

You are not allowed to change someone who bought an IAP with no expiry date to a subscription. Doing this will likely lead to Apple intervening and unlisting your app.

They bought your IAP with the understanding it was an eternal licence. You can only bill NEW customers on a subscription.

You’ll need to keep record of those who purchased the IAP and new customers who purchase a subscription.

Upvotes: 1

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