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I'm trying to get some ideas on how others have implemented Tier 0 xx-day free trials. Can you recommend some non-subscriptions apps that have this functionality? Thanks!

I'd like to offer our potential customers (many of whom are schools / school districts) a free trial of our app, but it seems Apple School Manager does not allow for in-app purchases nor subscriptions. Unlike individual users, I can't offer schools a Tier 0 ($0) IAP which could give them a limited time access to a fully featured app. Similarly, I can't offer schools an introductory offer for a subscription. I came up with some alternatives but nothing is quite simple and direct. Freemium (Limited Features): Offer a free "lite" app with limited features and a paid "plus" app. I do this today, but it's far from perfect and it's moderately inconvenient to manage 2 apps. I'd like to offer schools a fully featured app so they can evaluate it in earnest. Freemium (Limited Credits): I suppose I could offer a free version and rather than limit the features, I could limit the quantity of uses/credits/actions that could be performed. I haven't researched this much, any best practices to keep in mind? Freemium (Limited Time): Could I offer a fully featured free app but have it stop "working" after a set period of time? Off-site Subscription: Sell subscriptions and manage user access myself (outside of the App Store). Many apps do this, but I'm trying to keep my life simple and also keep life simple for school IT manager who tell me they don't want to manage yet another off-site subscription. The other issue with IAPs is that for my customers who are not schools, instead they are families, who want to use family-sharing. I'm happy to support this and do so today, but IAPs can't be shared, so I'm still stuck with managing 2 apps (one free, one paid). And when users run into this issue, it's really confusing and frustrating for them. I'd like to avoid that. Perhaps I could instruct them to go purchase the paid app rather than offer an IAP to "unlock" the full feature set. For my sake, and more importantly for the sake of my customers (schools and families), I really wish Apple would make it easy for schools to access free trials for paid apps and/or subscriptions. If you have any other suggestions, I would love to hear them! Thanks.