Question on the monetization:
I have an app which I sell to businesses.
The businesses would be some number of license seats.
They distribute those license codes to their employees.
The employees download my app for free, apply their license code, and then have unlimited use of the app.
For those who download the app without the license code, they have limited use of the app.
This is the freemium model, except the license seats are purchased external to the app en masse by the business so that their employees don't have to buy them individually and file for individual reimbursement.
This seems like it fits squarely in the gray area of Apple's monetization policies. Am I allowed to do this?
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I am currently part of the development team for an app that intends on donating part of its proceedings to charities related to music teaching. We do not intend to let users donate through our app, but will conduct these donations using "our funds", obtained through the app. In our understanding, then, the app will comply to the acceptable business model issues from the App Review Guidelines (item 3.2.1, paragraph vi), in the sense that it wouldn't be necessary for our app to only donate to approved nonprofits.
However, we do intend to include within our app the claim that part of the proceedings will go to charity, explicitly stating the percentage of the proceedings to be used to this end. Is this permitted under the App Review Guidelines, and if not, what is the best practice for doing this?
In https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/business I only see the Free Apps Agreement which I already accepted, but the Paid Apps Agreement is not there.
I am the account holder and already signed the new Apple Developer Program License Agreement, so those are not the reasons for this issue.
I need to find and accept the Paid Apps Agreement because I have a subscription app on testflight which I want to publish to app store soon.
Thanks in advance!
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
App Store Connect
Tags:
Business Models
App Submission
Hi,
I have accepted the Paid App Agreements on App Store Connect, but my apps are still unable to process subscriptions. As a result, my users cannot subscribe, and I am losing revenue.
Could you please assist me in resolving this issue? I appreciate your help.
Thank you.
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
App Store Connect
Tags:
App Store Connect
Business Models
So my app was rejected in review and the review stated this :
The 13-inch iPad screenshots show an iPhone image that has been modified or stretched to appear to be an iPad image. Screenshots should highlight the app's core concept to help users understand the app’s functionality and value.
I don't want my app to be supported on ipad, as it probably won't look that good on it.
So is there any way i could restrict that to iphones only?
Also the review said that
We have started our review, but we need additional information to continue. Specifically, it appears your app may access or include paid digital content or services, and we want to understand your business model before completing our review.
And they have asked some 5 questions regarding the same.
Now, My application is completely free , yet they are saying that may include paid content.
So where can i turn this off?
In the pricing section , I have selected 0 in my local currency.
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
App Review
Tags:
iPad
App Review
Business Models
I have just released an update to my app from a Paid app to Free with Subscription model using the method described in Supporting Business Model Changes by Using the App Transaction:
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/storekit/supporting-business-model-changes-by-using-the-app-transaction
This works as expected in the Simulator and using TestFlight, but once released in production the paid content is not displayed.
Does the appTransaction.originalAppVersion refer to Bundle Short Version String or Bundle Version String ?
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
App Store Connect API
Tags:
StoreKit
Business Models