What Happens to Existing Subscribers if I Remove a Subscription Plan from Sale in App Store Connect?
Hi everyone,
I'm a developer with an app that offers several subscription plans. I'm planning to set the availability of one specific subscription to "none" in App Store Connect, effectively removing it from sale so that new users can no longer subscribe to it.
However, I’m not sure what will happen to users who already have an active subscription to this plan.
If I set the availability to none (remove it from all storefronts), will those existing users continue to be charged and automatically renewed for future billing cycles as usual? Or does this action also stop renewals for current subscribers?
I’m asking this specifically because I want to prevent discontinued subscription plans from showing up in the "In-App Purchases" section of my app on the App Store.
I'm posting this because I’ve found several threads in the developer forums with contradictory answers. Some say users will continue to be charged as long as they don’t cancel, while others suggest that removing availability might stop renewals automatically. I'd really appreciate a definitive answer or any official documentation on this.
Examples
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/694191
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/739491
To be clear, my goal is to stop new users from subscribing, but I want existing subscribers to continue being charged and renewed normally unless they cancel on their own.
Thanks in advance for any clarification or experiences you can share!
Best regards,