App pricing different inside and outside app

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rossi256 OP

Created Sep ’15

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Hi,

We are on the way to publish 2 apps - one for Android, one for iOS.

The app is free with free content and for commercial content users have to subscribe.

The apps are connected to a DB on our server (the apps have a web-frontend also) which manages the subscription expiry and so on.

We know that we can not charge with anything else than through iTunes (or Play store in android app), so in each app, the only payment method is the app's.

But users can/could also purchase a subscription on our web app though credit card and so on. (this is conform with apple's policies, right?)

Now the question is: Would it be against the rules to have higher prices for subscriptions inside mobile apps to charge the user for part of Apple's fee's?

Example: 20 euros for a year if the user purchases on the website and 25 Euros if paying through the apps and paying through itunes/play store.

thanks

r

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Answer 1

HyperNovaSoftware OP

Sep ’15

You can charge whatever you want.

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Answer 2

larsbo OP

Oct ’15

I thought pricing had to be the same in app store and outside?

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Answer 3

HyperNovaSoftware OP

Oct ’15

What do you mean "outside"?

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Answer 4

KMT OP

Oct ’15

If by 'outside' you mean on another platform, I don't see why Apple would know/care. Just be careful about mentioning other platforms in your iOS app.

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Answer 5

rossi256 OP

Oct ’15

"outside" i mean for example on our website or on our mobile website.

So if we do not mention/promote the outside pricing inside the app, we are not against any rules, right?

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Answer 6

HyperNovaSoftware OP

Oct ’15

Whatever you do outside of the app is irrelevent.

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Answer 7

KMT OP

Oct ’15

>So if we do not mention/promote the outside pricing inside the app, we are not against any rules, right?

None that I know of - good luck.

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Answer 8

donarb OP

Oct ’15

At one point, Apple did require digital subscription pricing bought through IAP to match external pricing. Here's the relevant language from the review guidelines 4 years ago:

11.13 Apps can read or play approved content (magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, video) that is sold outside of the app, for which Apple will not receive any portion of the revenues, provided that the same content is also offered in the app using IAP at the same price or less than it is offered outside the app. This applies to both purchased content and subscriptions.

That language is no longer in the guidelines.

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