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Usama Sarwar
Usama Sarwar

Reputation: 9020

Can Pay Pal In-App Purchase be Included in a Free App..?

I am working on an application, which is intended to be free for the users in the Android Market. But, in the application, there is some section, which is a paid section and that payments would be through a Payment Processor, in my case through Pay Pal.

I have gone through Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement.

especially section 3.3, to extent I have understood it, it seems that you are violating the agreement if you include in-app purchase in a free app. But I am confused, whether I should include in-app purchase section in the app or should my app be a paid app. Suggestions and Explanations are always welcomed.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1383

Answers (3)

Sparky
Sparky

Reputation: 8477

It is okay to have In-App Purchase in a "free" app, in Android Market (now Google Play Store). It is okay to have PayPal IAP, in an app that is not distributed through the Google Play Store. It is not okay to have PayPal IAP (or any other non-Google IAP) in any app, paid or free, that is distributed through the Google Play Store.

Upvotes: 3

zrgiu
zrgiu

Reputation: 6322

In-app purchase is permitted and encouraged in free apps, as long as you use whatever Google gives you. You're not allowed to use third-party payment options in apps published on the Android Market though, and by doing that you are risking exclusion from the Android Market.

Upvotes: 3

dldnh
dldnh

Reputation: 8951

sorry, you cannot do that. if you want to get money for a free app, it has to be with a for-sale app of some kind, can't be done using PayPal.

Upvotes: 1

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