Hey y'all,
I'm reaching out because of an observed issue that I am experience both in sandbox and in production environments. This issue does not occur when using the Local StoreKit configurations.
For context, my app only implements auto-renewing subscriptions. I'm trying to track with my own analytics every time a successful purchase is made, whether in the app or externally through Subscription Settings. I'm seeming too many events for just one purchase.
My app is observing Transaction.updates. When I make a purchase with Product.purchase(_:), I successfully handle the purchase result. After about 10-20 seconds, I receive 2-3 new transactions in my Transaction.updates, even though I already handled and finished the Purchase result. This happens on production, where renewals are one week. This also happens in Sandbox, where at minimum renewals are every 3 minutes.
The transactions do not differ in transactionId, revocationDate, expirationDate, nor isUpgraded... so not sure why they're coming in through Transaction.updates if there are no "updates" to be processing.
For purchases made outside the app, I get the same issue. Transaction gets handled in updates several times.
Note that this is not an issue if a subscription renews. I use `Transaction.reason
I want to assume that StoreKit is a perfect API and can do no wrong (I know, a poor assumption but hear me out)... so where am I going wrong?
My current thought is a Swift concurrency issue. This is a contrived example:
// Assume Task is on MainActor
Task(priority: .background) { @MainActor in
for await result in Transaction.updates in {
// We suspend current process,
// so will we go to next item in the `for-await-in` loop?
// Because we didn't finish the first transaction, will we see it again in the updates queue?
await self.handle(result)
}
}
@MainActor
func handle(result) async {
...
await Analytics.sendEvent("purchase_success")
transaction.finish()
}
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I have an auto-renewable subscription and added everything in IAP subscriptions and inside my app. But I still keep getting this rejection and no one responds to be question at the app review.
"
Guideline 2.1 - Performance - App Completeness
We are unable to complete the review of the app because one or more of the in-app purchase products have not been submitted for review.
Specifically, the app includes references to subscriptions but the associated in-app purchase products have not been submitted for review.
Next Steps
To resolve this issue, please be sure to take action and submit your in-app purchases and upload a new binary in App Store Connect so we can proceed with our review.
Note you must provide an App Review screenshot in App Store Connect in order to submit in-app purchases for review. Learn more about required in-app purchase metadata.
"
But I have done all thse things and submitted the new binary as well. Still rejection.
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
App Store Connect
Tags:
Subscriptions
App Store Connect
Hey y'all,
I'm reaching out because of an observed issue that I am experience both in sandbox and in production environments. This issue does not occur when using the Local StoreKit configurations.
For context, my app only implements auto-renewing subscriptions. I'm trying to track with my own analytics every time a successful purchase is made, whether in the app or externally through Subscription Settings. I'm seeming too many events for just one purchase.
My app is observing Transaction.updates. When I make a purchase with Product.purchase(_:), I successfully handle the purchase result. After a few seconds, I receive 2-3 new transactions in my Transaction.updates, even though I already handled and finished the Purchase result.
The transactions seem to have the same transactionId, and values such as revocationDate, expirationDate, and isUpgraded don't seem to change between any of them.
For purchases made outside the app, I get the same issue. Transaction gets handled in updates several times.
Note that this is not an issue if a subscription renews. I use `Transaction.reason
I'm on macOS Sequoia Version 15.7.3 (24G419) and using Xcode Version 26.2 (17C52).
In my Xcode project, Transaction.updates and Product.SubscriptionInfo.Status.updates don’t seem to emit updates reliably.
The code below works consistently in a fresh Xcode project using a minimal setup with a local StoreKit Configuration file containing a single auto-renewable subscription.
class InAppPurchaseManager {
static let shared = InAppPurchaseManager()
var transactionTask: Task<Void, Never>?
var subscriptionTask: Task<Void, Never>?
init() {
print("Launched InAppPurchaseManager...")
transactionTask = Task(priority: .background) {
for await result in Transaction.updates {
print("\nReceived transaction update...")
try? await result.payloadValue.finish()
}
}
subscriptionTask = Task(priority: .background) {
for await result in Product.SubscriptionInfo.Status.updates {
print("\nReceived subscription update...")
print("state:", result.state.localizedDescription)
}
}
}
}
I initialise it in:
func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_ aNotification: Notification) {
_ = InAppPurchaseManager.shared
}
I do not build any UI for this test. I open StoreKit Transaction Manager then click Create Transaction → select the product → choose Purchase (Default) → Next → Done. The console shows that it detects the initial purchase, renewals and finishes each transaction.
It also works even if I do not add the In-App Purchase capability.
In my actual project, the initial purchase is detected and finished, but renewals are not detected. Subsequent transactions then appear as unverified, presumably because the updates are not being observed so the transactions are not being finished.
What can I do to make this work reliably in my actual project?
For context, in the actual project:
I have a StoreKit Configuration file that is synced with App Store Connect
The In-App Purchase capability is enabled
The configuration file is selected in the scheme
The products in App Store Connect show “Ready to Submit”
Loading products works:
try await Product.products(for: ...)
Also, I use ProductView for the purchase UI. The first purchase works and is detected and finished, but subsequent renewals are not finished because the updates do not seem to be emitted.
Environment
OS: iOS 26.2 ~ 26.3
SDK: Xcode 16.4 (Target: iOS 17.6)
Framework: StoreKit 2
Environment: Production (Cannot reproduce in Sandbox or Xcode Configuration)
Issue Description
We are encountering a critical purchase failure that occurs exclusively in the Production environment.
When a user who has a "Pending Downgrade" (scheduled for the next renewal date) attempts to re-purchase their current higher-tier product to cancel the downgrade, StoreKit 2 returns an error.
Steps to Reproduce
User is currently on "Product A" (Higher Tier).
User schedules a downgrade to "Product B" (Lower Tier). The status changes to "Pending Downgrade".
User attempts to purchase "Product A" again via Product.purchase().
The system purchase sheet appears, and the user confirms the purchase.
Immediately after authentication, a system alert from StoreKit appears saying: "Cannot process request at this time. Please try again later." (現在リクエストを一時的に処理できません。しばらくしてからもう一度お試しください。)
After dismissing the alert, the app receives StoreKitError code 2 (unknown) with the localized message: "Request could not be completed" (リクエストを完了できません).
Technical Observations
Transaction.currentEntitlements: Does not change.
App Store Server Notifications (V2): No notifications are sent to our server.
Sandbox Behavior: Works perfectly. Re-purchasing Product A successfully cancels the downgrade and the subscription remains at the Higher Tier.
AppStore.sync(): Running a manual sync does not resolve the pending state after the error.
Question
Since we cannot debug production-level logs, we are stuck. Is this a known regression in the StoreKit 2 commerce engine regarding state synchronization for downgrades? Has anyone found a workaround for this specific scenario?
Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
Hello,
In my iOS app, I have a customer center where the user can see some details about its current subscription. I display things like the billing period, the price, the introductory offer state, the renewal date if it's not cancelled or the expiration date if it's cancelled, etc. From this screen, the user can open the subscription management sheet.
I want to detect if the user cancels the subscription from this sheet or from the App Store (when the app is running) so I can refresh the information displayed on my customer center.
I checked the asynchronous sequences provided by StoreKit 2 like Transaction.updates or Product.SubscriptionInfo.Status.updates and tested with a Sandbox account on my physical device with the app debugged using Xcode. But I noticed these sequences don't emit when I cancel the subscription in Sandbox.
Is this the expected behavior?
Is there a way to observe in real time if a user cancels the subscription?
I can still manually check when the sheet is dismissed but it's not ideal because I want to know even if the user cancel from outside of the app with the app running.
Thank you,
Axel
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
StoreKit
Tags:
Subscriptions
StoreKit Test
StoreKit
In-App Purchase
I am developing a mobile application using Flutter and plan to implement in-app subscriptions for both iOS platforms. I would like to request guidance on the following:
Technical Implementation:
Recommended best practices for implementing auto-renewable subscriptions in Flutter apps
StoreKit 2 integration requirements and compatibility considerations
Server-to-server notification setup and endpoint requirements
Testing Procedures:
Sandbox environment configuration and testing workflow
TestFlight testing requirements for subscription features
Recommended testing scenarios before production release
Required Documentation and Accounts:
Complete list of required agreements (Paid Applications Agreement, etc.)
Banking and tax information requirements
Privacy policy and terms of service specifications for subscription apps
App Review guidelines specific to subscription-based apps
Subscription Management:
Grace period implementation requirements
Handling subscription cancellations and refunds
Promotional offers and introductory pricing setup
Could you please provide documentation or direct me to the appropriate resources? Additionally, if there are any specific requirements for Flutter-based applications, I would appreciate that information.
Application Details:
Platform: iOS (Flutter framework)
Subscription Type: Auto-renewable subscriptions
Hello,
I'm trying to submit my first auto-renewable subscription for my app, but it shows "Missing Metadata" status and I cannot identify which field is incomplete.
What I've completed:
✅ Product ID and Display Name
✅ Description
✅ Price: $4.99/month for 175 countries
✅ Duration: 1 month
✅ Localization (English): Display name and description filled
✅ Review Screenshot uploaded
✅ Review Notes provided
✅ Tax Category set
✅ Paid Apps Agreement signed and active
✅ Banking and tax info complete
Common issues I've already checked:
✅ Subscription is part of a subscription group (Premium Features)
✅ At least one pricing tier is configured
✅ Localization has both display name AND description
✅ Review screenshot is provided
✅ Paid Apps Agreement is active (not pending)
The Problem:
Subscription status: "Missing Metadata"
Localization status: "Prepare for Submission"
Need it to show "Ready to Submit" to include with my app
My Question:
What field am I missing? I've checked all visible fields but the status won't change from "Missing Metadata" to "Ready to Submit".
Has anyone successfully resolved this?
Thanks!
I recently had an app rejected for 2.1 - Performance - App Completeness and specifically, “no subscription options available“. The previous build I submitted did have the issue, but this latest one did not, at least as far as I could test. I tested on two different devices using a sandbox account as well as TestFlight and the IAP were visible and working. I also see each IAP pop up correctly within RevenueCat.
One thing that may be an issue is I don’t have the section to attach the IAP onto the build before submitting to review. I’ve read through every help article I could find and have triple-checked everything with the IAP is in order. Pricing, localization, screenshot, review notes, signed agreement, etc. I’ve also tried reaching out several times through the contact us page as well as replied to the review, but haven’t received a response.
Is there anything I could be missing? Is not attaching them to the build the issue and if so, how can I get them to show up without recreating the IAP with new names?
Thank you.
My apps been live on the app store for over a day now and my subscriptions have been stuck on waiting for review, ive sent an email and even been on live imsg support but they cant help either and i have had nothing back via email.
has anyone got any suggestions
Our subscriptions have been waiting for a review for almost a week. They were submit with a build and were not reviewed and our build was therefor rejected. We can not display the subscriptions in our app until they are reviewed. How do we solve this issue?
Hi :) I'm new to app store connect, and I just want to verify what does it take to be able to test subscription for a new app that isn't approved yet using sandbox? Or is this not possible that the app has to be approved first?
More context below:
My app is a new app, I only submitted for review and I linked the subscription from the app’s In-App Purchases and Subscriptions section on the version page when submit it for review. It got rejected for now.
When the app review status is both in-review and rejected, I've tried to test my subscription, where there is a button (like "subscribe"/"become a member") in my app that user can click on, which it calls ios's IAPProvider.startMembershipPurchase, I just get Error: [IAPService] Product not found: [<my_subscription_id>].
I ensured my subscription's product id in app store connect matches with the one in my code.
I can see the "rejected" status both on my app and the subscription.
So can anyone help clarify if the app has to be approved first in order to test subscription? Or am I missing any other setup? Or it might just be my code?
Thanks in advance! Any info is super helpful!
Hello,
My app was rejected on iPad (iPad Air 11-inch M3, iPadOS 26.2.1) with two related issues:
Guideline 2.1 – Performance – App Completeness
“The app exhibited one or more bugs that would negatively impact users.
Bug description: the premium subscription cannot be loaded properly.”
Guideline 3.1.2 – Business – Payments – Subscriptions
“The submission did not include all the required information for apps offering auto-renewable subscriptions.”
I am using StoreKit 2 with SubscriptionStoreView to present the auto-renewable subscription.
During development:
Subscriptions load correctly in the simulator (sandbox).
On real devices, I test without a local StoreKit configuration file to fetch products from App Store Connect.
The subscription UI (title, duration, price) displays correctly when products are returned.
At the time of review, the Paid Apps Agreement was not active.
I suspect this may have caused the subscription products to fail loading on the review device.
Since then:
Paid Apps Agreement is now Active. SubscriptionStoreView should automatically show required metadata.
Because the subscription failed to load on iPad during review, the required information (title, price, duration) was not visible, which likely triggered the 3.1.2 rejection.
Additionally, in TestFlight I sometimes see inconsistent behavior where the app appears but cannot be installed (“App Not Available”).
Also, my app was rejected, but the subscription is still waiting for review.
I would really appreciate guidance on the following:
Am I potentially missing any required configuration that could prevent products from loading in production?
Is there any propagation delay after activating the Paid Apps Agreement that could affect product availability?
If I am overlooking something in configuration or testing, please let me know what I should specifically verify before resubmitting.
Thank you very much for your help.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
StoreKit
Tags:
Subscriptions
StoreKit
In-App Purchase
TestFlight
Hello communities, I am going to submit a new binary build with subscriptions. However, I cannot find the In-App Purchases and Subscriptions section like before. Is there any update on this?
Despite the fact that the subscriptions were accepted and banking & agreements were set up, I still can't figure out how to include them in the binary build.
Thanks for the advice.
This is a copy of a reply to this post.
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/722222?page=1
I'm posting as new in the hope someone might have more up-to-date information, as I'm pulling out what little hair I have left.
I'm using Storekit 2, testing in Xcode with a local Storekit config file. I have created a very minimal system to investigate this issue. I have a SwiftUI-based window using SubscriptionStoreView, and my app set up with the usual listener. I have four types of auto renewing subscription, configured in the local Storekit config file.
With my app running, I subscribe to the lowest-level subscription I offer, via the SubscriptionStoreView. Notification of the inital purchase arrives, but subsequent auto-renewals do not trigger any action in my listener for Transaction.updates. They arrive as expected in the Transaction Manager. Radio silence in my listener.
If I upgrade one subscription (via my SubscriptionStoreView) I see this reflected in the UI immediately, and also in the Transaction Manager, but the update that arrives in Transaction.updates refers to the old subscription, and has the isUpgraded flag set to false.
Also, can anyone remind me what the grey warning triangle next to entries in the Transaction Manager means. I'm assuming it means unfinished, as that's what the sidebar indicates.
Can the testing system really be this broken, or am I wildly off the mark? Unless I'm doing something fundamentally wrong this all seems extremely flakey, but happy to be proved wrong.
I find this all rather unsettling if I can't test reliably, and am concerned that I my app may end up in this situation if I use storekit 2:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73530849/storekit-renewal-transactions-missing-in-transaction-all-or-transaction-updates
Hello,
I’m experiencing repeated rejections related to Guideline 2.1 – App Completeness for an iOS app using auto-renewable subscriptions, and I’m struggling to understand what is missing, as the purchase flow works correctly in sandbox and TestFlight.
App setup:
iOS app built with React Native (Expo + react-native-iap)
Auto-renewable subscriptions:
• Monthly: €4.99
• Yearly: €39.99
Paid Apps Agreement accepted
Subscriptions configured and active in App Store Connect
Privacy Policy and Apple Standard EULA included:
• Visible inside the app on the subscription screen
• Added in App Store metadata
What App Review reports:
App Review states they are unable to buy the in-app purchase, resulting in a rejection under Guideline 2.1 (App Completeness).
What works correctly:
getSubscriptions() returns valid products in sandbox
Subscription titles, prices, and durations are displayed in the app UI
requestSubscription() is triggered when tapping the subscribe button
Apple purchase sheet appears and completes successfully in:
• Sandbox testing
• TestFlight (external testers)
What I’ve verified:
No conditional logic blocks purchases in review builds
Purchase button always calls requestSubscription
purchaseUpdatedListener and purchaseErrorListener are correctly registered
No hardcoded prices; prices come from StoreKit
Same behavior on iPhone and iPad
Question:
Is there any known limitation or requirement in the App Review environment for auto-renewable subscriptions that differs from sandbox/TestFlight when using a custom subscription UI (not SubscriptionStoreView)?
If App Review requires a specific implementation detail (StoreKit 2, SubscriptionStoreView, or something else), I would really appreciate clarification, as this is not explicitly stated in the rejection.
Thank you for your help.
Our app is supposed to be removed from sale on May 31st.
Subscriptions our app is offering will also be removed on May 1st one month before our app removal.
I would like to know if AppStoreServerNotificationV2 EXPIRED event will be sent to a specified endpoint after the removal of these subscriptions.
I think each subscription will be canceled automatically from May 1st to May 31st and it will send EXPIRED event to our server, but is it true?
Thank you in advance.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
StoreKit
Tags:
Subscriptions
Developer Tools
App Store Server Notifications
I added my first subscription to my app using StoreKit's SubscriptionStoreView. Everything worked as expected in the debug environment and also in TestFlight. So I submitted my app and subscriptions to App Store Connect, got everything Approved and released.
After updating my app through App Store and checking the Subscription View, it just says "Subscription Unavailable. The subscription is unavailable in the current storefront."
I waited around 3 days and still getting the same message. Now the very strange behavior starts. I went to App Store Connect, I made and edit to the subscription description, saved, removed the edit, saved, and submitted to review. 15 minutes later the subscriptions appear in my app and everything works as expected. After getting the edit approved, the Subscription View in my app again only showed the message "Subscription Unavailable. The subscription is unavailable in the current storefront." No user is able to see the subscriptions anymore, even though it worked as expected before the edit was approved.
So I did the same as before. Again, make an edit to the subscription description, save, remove the edit, save, submit to review. 15 minutes later the subscriptions are again available in my app and it works as expected.
This is definitely not the expected behavior and submitting the subscription edits every day is wasting the App Review Team's time as well as mine. I contacted Apple Developer Support but I didn't get any reply back (at least yet).
I am not the only one experiencing this. I found a friend online who has the exact same issue, and is able to temporarily solve it by making an edit to the subscription description as well.
So far it has been a huge headache, and we are losing customers this way. Please if anyone has experience with this problem, or has any suggestions, they will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much,
Tomas
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
StoreKit
Tags:
Subscriptions
StoreKit
App Store Connect
In-App Purchase
Hello, I’m seeking clarification on In-App Purchase requirements for a marketplace vendor app offering real-world, offline services. We plan to offer paid vendor listing plans (Free, Silver, Gold, etc.) that provide business benefits such as increased visibility, analytics, and also include feature limits like the number of images a vendor can upload to their business profile and enhanced dashboard views. These plans are intended to support vendors’ real-world businesses and do not provide digital content to consumers. Does gating vendor features such as image upload limits or dashboard capabilities require Apple In-App Purchase under App Store Review Guideline 3.1, or can such vendor plans be processed using a third-party payment gateway as account-based service tiers?
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
App Review
Tags:
Subscriptions
App Review
App Store Connect
In-App Purchase
Hi,
It is the second time I am trying to create a Developer account and having the same issue.
First time, my account was "pending" for weeks until the payment were refunded to my account.
I called to Apple Store, which told me the issue could be with the bank processing.
I called the bank, which said the issue could be with Apple processing.
Now again, trying it, and Pending... Anyone had this issue and could give me some help please ?